A Midsummer Night’s Dream – Act 2 Study Guide Name:
Shakespeare
Hoffman
Hour:
ACT II
1. Where does the scene take place?
2. According to Puck, why is Oberon angry at Titania?
3. According to Titania, what are some of the effects on nature of Oberon’s quarrel with her?
Why won’t she give in to Oberon?
4. How does Oberon plan to revenge himself on Titania? Whose aid does he enlist to accomplish
this plan?
5. In her soliloquy at the end of Scene 1, what does Helena decide to do, and why? What further
orders does Oberon issue after he witnesses the quarrel in Scene 1 between Demetrius and
Helena? How doe these orders backfire in Scene 2? Explain Puck’s mistake.
6. Explain the consequences of this mistake for each of the four lovers: Hernia, Helena, Lysander,
and Demetrius.