Act 2 Scene 1 - Portfolio

Act II Scene I:

1. What does the reader find out about the current relationship between Oberon, King of the Fairies, and Titania, Queen of the Fairies, from Puck and the first fairy?

Answer: That Puck is kind of  the one that does whatever they tell him to do and does different favours for them and has to obey them as they are the King and Queen Fairies.

2. How have Oberon and Titania been involved in the past with Theseus and Hippolyta, and why have they come to Athens?

Answer: Titania accuses Oberon to have been with Hippopotami before. So he has come to Athens, to see at her wedding. Oberon suggests that Titania also had some "spirit loving" time with Theseus. The two constantly bicker over the boy left we Titania.

3. What effect has their quarrel had on nature, on the seasons, on humans?

Answer:
Nature: Fogs & floods, farming
Seasons: Changes in seasons (feels like winter when its summer)
Humans: Puck performs trick for amusement of Oberon

4. Why won’t Titania give up the changeling to Oberon?

Answer: Titania says that his mother was a member of her order & died giving birth to the boy.

5. What does Oberon send Puck to find?

Answer: He sends him to find Demetrius and Titania to put a potion on their eyes.

6. What are Oberon’s plans for Titania?

Answer: To send Puck to put the potion on her eyes and  make her fall in love with whatever is there and then take the Indian child while she is distracted.

7. How does Helena react to Demetrius’s verbal abuse?

Answer: She says the the more he pushes her away the 

8. What is her response to his threats of physical abuse?

Answer: Helena follows him, still determine to pursue him & hoping for a change of heart

9. In what way is Helena’s behavior inappropriate for Athenian women?

Answer: They aren't supposed to or aloud to speak back to the men.

10. What does Oberon tell Puck to do about Demetrius and Helena?

Answer: He tells Puck to take the flower and put it on Demetrius' eyes when the next thing he is likely to see will be Helena.

Act 2 Scene 1 Prediction

I predict that the potion that is supposed to be placed on Demetrius' eyes is going to be placed on Lysanders eyes as they are both wearing Athenian clothing and are both in the woods. Then Lysander will see Helena first meaning that he falls in love with her and Hermia is alone.

Oberon's plan on Titania will not work and she will fall in love with Puck instead of something else.

Portfolio - Act 1 Scene 2

Act 1 Scene 2:

1. Of what social class/status are the characters introduced in this scene? How do you know? Think about the markers of class that we discussed in Social Studies. 

Answer: The lower or working class.

2. This group of amateur actors are called "The Mechanicals." What are your first impressions of them?

Answer: They seem different and a bit crazy.

3. What are the men planning? 

Answer: They are planning a play to perform

4. In what way is this scene funny? Why do you suppose Shakespeare included this scene?

 Answer: It is funny because there is Bottom wanted to play a bunch of the roles and Quince trying to get everything ready. It also helps you to know more about the characters

5. Where are the actors to meet the following night? Who else is meeting in these same woods at the same time?

Answer: They are going to the woods. Lysander and Hermia are also going there.

Portfolio - Act 1 Scene 1

Act 1 Scene 1:

1. Why has Egeus brought his daughter, Hermia, and her two suitors, Demetrius and Lysander, to Theseus?  

Answer: Because Egeus, Hermia's father wants Hermia to marry Demetrius but Lysander and Hermia love each other and plan to get married.

2. What was the proper role for women and daughters in Athenian society according to Egeus and Theseus? 

Answer: That they must listen to their fathers as they are property of their fathers.

3. According to Theseus, what three options does Hermia have?

Answer: Follow her fathers demands, face death or become a nun and forfeit men forever. 

4. What evidence does Lysander give against Demetrius' character?  

 Answer: That he had an affair with Helena, Hermia's bestfriend.

5. What does Lysander mean when he says "The course of true love never did run smooth" ? Do you agree? Why or why not?

Answer: Love isn't always smooth and isn't always nice and problem free. I do agree with him.

6. What do Lysander and Hermia plan to do about their situation?

Answer: The plan to run away into the woods and get married where her father cant legally stop her.

7. How does Helena feel towards Hermia? Why?

Answer: She is jealous because Demetrius loves Hermia and not her.

8. Even though Helena loves Demetrius and is Hermia's best friend, why does she decide to tell Demetrius of Hermia and Lysanders' plans?

Answer: Because she thinks it will make Demetrius love her.

9. We meet several characters in this act. Fill in the empty boxes in the table below with information about the characters we've met so far.

Character	Current Situation	Relationship to other characters	Views on love (How do you know?)
Theseus
Hippolyta
Egeus	Wants Hermia to marry Demetrius	Hermias Father
Hermia	Doesnt want to marry who her father wants her too	Daughter of Egeus wants to marry Lysander
Lysander	Wants to marry Hermia but her father doesnt want her too.	Wants to marry Hermia. One of the two candidates to marry hermia
Demetrius	Is trying to marry Hermia but Lysander and her are in love.	Egeus wants Hermia to marry him.
Helena	Loves Demetrius. Is going to foil Lysander and Hermias plans.	Best friend to Hermia