Reading Comprehension Check: Act 1 & Act 2 A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare Name: __________________________________ 1. Where is the play set? ________________________________________________________________ 2. List the names of the “four lovers” that we meet in Act 1: ________________________________________________________________ 3. What important event are the group of actors preparing their play for? ________________________________________________________________ 4. Theseus has given Hermia three options to choose between before his wedding day. List the three choices: __________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 5. What does Oberon hope to accomplish by using the love potion on Titania? ________________________________________________________________ 6. At the end of Act 2, Lysander loves Helena, not Hermia. How is this possible? ________________________________________________________________ 7. How does Helena learn of Hermia and Lysander’s plan to elope? ________________________________________________________________ 8. Why does Helena tell Demetrius about Hermia and Lysander’s plan? ________________________________________________________________ 9. What is Titania devoting her time and attention to that has made Oberon jealous? ________________________________________________________________ 10. How did Titania come to be responsible for the baby boy? ________________________________________________________________ BONUS! Which real-life English monarch helped inspire Shakespeare’s use of the love potion? ______________________________________________________________
