Kent-Drury
English 312
Midsummer Night's Dream, Acts I & II

Overall questions on the play:

1. Comedy is sometimes described as beginning in adversity and ending in
resolution and harmony.  In what ways does MND fit and not fit this description?
2. What kinds of comic devices does Shakespeare use?  Which ones did you find
humorous?  Which ones weren't funny?
3. What are the four main plots in MND?  Which plots would have appealed to which
audiences?
4. What kind of a place is the greenwood in MND?  How does the Elizabethan
conception of the woods/nature differ from ours?


Acts I & II

1. Make a chart of the main love relationships in the play.
2. Why are Oberon and Titania in the area?
3. In what situations do the women in MND find themselves?  
4. What are the couple relationships like?
5. What is Puck's role in the action of the play?