Bottom: (As Pyramus) If I were fair, Thisby, I were only thine.
Quince: O monstrous! O strange! We are haunted. Pray, masters! Fly, masters! Help!
(Exit QUINCE, SNUG, FLUTE, SNOUT, and STARVELING)
Puck: I'll follow you; I'll lead you about a round,
Through bog, through bush, through brake, through brier.
Sometime a horse I'll be, sometime a hound,
A hog, a headless bear, sometime a fire;
And neigh, and bark, and grunt, and roar, and burn,
Like horse, hound, hog, bear, fire, at every turn.
(Exit PUCK.)
Bottom: Why do they run away? This is a of them to make me afeard.
(Enter SNOUT.)
Snout: O Bottom, thou art changed! What do I see on thee?
Bottom: What do you see? You see an fool head of your own, do you?
(Exit SNOUT.)
(Enter QUINCE.)
Quince: Bless thee, Bottom, bless thee! Thou art translated.
(Exit QUINCE.)
Bottom: I see their knavery. This is to make an fool of me, to fright me, if they could. But I will not stir from this place, do what they can. I will walk up and down here, and I will sing, that they shall hear I am not afraid.
The audience can see and hear Puck in this scene, but the other characters onstage are unaware of him.
What’s the impact of this on the audience?
Choose 1 answer:
Choose 1 answer:
(Choice A) The audience realizes that the actors don’t know what they’re doing.
A
The audience realizes that the actors don’t know what they’re doing.
(Choice B) The audience can anticipate that mischief is going to happen.
B
The audience can anticipate that mischief is going to happen.
(Choice C) The audience understands more about the relationship between Bottom and the other actors.
C
The audience understands more about the relationship between Bottom and the other actors.
(Choice D) The audience is confused about why the actors can’t see him.
D
The audience is confused about why the actors can’t see him.
B. The audience can anticipate that mischief is going to happen.
Since the audience can see and hear Puck in the scene, they are aware that he is planning to cause mischief by disguising himself as different animals and frightening the other characters. This creates anticipation and suspense for the audience, as they wait to see how Puck's actions will affect the other characters onstage.
Why does Puck decide to trick Bottom and his friends, and give Bottom a donkey’s head?
Choose 1 answer:
Choose 1 answer:
(Choice A) because he’s jealous that he didn’t have a part in the play
A
because he’s jealous that he didn’t have a part in the play
(Choice B) because he doesn’t like Bottom’s attitude
B
because he doesn’t like Bottom’s attitude
(Choice C) because he doesn’t like the play they’re performing
C
because he doesn’t like the play they’re performing
(Choice D) because he thinks they’re rehearsing too close to Titania’s bed
D
because he thinks they’re rehearsing too close to Titania’s bed
D. because he thinks they’re rehearsing too close to Titania’s bed
Puck decides to trick Bottom and his friends, and gives Bottom a donkey's head, because he believes they are rehearsing too close to Titania's bed. This is part of Oberon's plan to trick Titania into falling in love with a donkey-headed man as a form of revenge for a disagreement they had. Puck follows Oberon's orders and causes mischief by transforming Bottom.