In English Class, we were asked to translate and summarize Act Four Scene One of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream.
Act Four Scene One:
Act Four Scene One begins with Bottom being pampered. This time, Bottom's attitude has drastically changed. Instead of being shy and doubtful, Bottom orders the fairies to get him select items. Bottom is unsuccessfully attempting to give off the image of being in a higher class. After this, Oberon tells Puck that he has received the Indian boy from Titania and that there is no need for the love-spell to continue. Puck then releases Titania from the spell and turns Bottom's head back into his own. Once together again, Oberon and Titania use music to put Bottom, Lysander, Hermia, Demetrius, and Helena to sleep.
Theseus, Hippolyta, Egeus and others venture into the forest to celebrate May Day. While in the forest, the group discovers Lysander, Hermia, Helena, and Demetrius sleeping on the ground. The group then wakes the four lovers. At this point, Lysander and Hermia love each other, while Demetrius and Helena also love each other. Lysander reveals to Theseus, Hippolyta and Egeus the plan that he and Hermia plotted to marry where the laws of Athens were not in effect. Enraged, Egeus asks Theseus to penalize the lovers. However, the circumstances change when Demetrius announces his love of Helena. When Theseus hears this news, he disregards Egeus's request and announces that each couple will marry on the day of his own wedding to Hippolyta. Everybody then leaves the forest and begins the journey to Athens. After this, Bottom wakes and tries to remember his experiences. He is convinced that the night was a dream.
Sunday, May 13, 2007
Thursday, May 10, 2007
A Midsummer Night's Dream: Act Three Scene Two
In English Class, we were asked to translate and summarize Act Three Scene Two of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream.
Act Three Scene Two:
Many odd events take place in Act Three Scene Two. At the very beginning, Puck reports to Oberon on the progress of their evil plan to steal the Indian Boy away from Titania. Oberon is satisfied with Puck's work and both creatures hide as Hermia and Demetrius come into view. this time, Hermia confronts Demetrius about the disappearance of Lysander. She wrongly accuses Demetrius of murdering Lysander and then fiercely storms off. After this, Demetrius finds that it would be senseless to follow enraged Hermia and decides to go to sleep. Oberon then scolds Puck--he had messed up the love-fixing plan. Puck is then ordered to correct his mistakes and applies the love-nectar to Demetrius's eyes.
During this time, Lysander continues to attempt to unsuccessfully woo Helena. While doing this, they manage to wake up Demetrius who immediately falls for Helena. Both men begin to fight for the right to Helena's love. In response, Helena becomes offended and views the flattery as a form of mockery. Hermia then enters the commotion and fights for Lysander's love. Lysander, however, is cruel and tries to shake Hermia from him. Then, Helena becomes even more offended and accuses Hermia of being in on Lysander and Demetrius's plan. Confused, Hermia believes that Helena has plotted to steal away Lysander. Hermia then confronts Helena about her actions and a fight erupts. Both women lunge at each other with words and fists. While the fight is occurring, Demetrius and Lysander leave to battle for the right to Helena. After this, the fight between Helena and Hermia dies down and both women leave. Still invisible, Oberon scorns Puck once again on his mistake and orders him to undo the mess.
Oberon gives Puck an herb that will undo the effects of the original nectar that he put on Lysander. This time, if the plan went right, Lysander would fall back in love with Hermia. Puck decides that he will stir-up the battle between Demetrius and Lysander. He is wishing to create an immense amount of confusion and energy loss that would cause both men will become tired. Once they fall asleep, Puck can apply the undoing-nectar to Lysander's eyes. During the fight, Puck impersonates the voices of Lysander and Demetrius. This causes Demetrius and Lysander to race aimlessly around the forest in search of one another. After the intense chase, fatigue sets into Demetrius and Lysander. Both men immediately fall asleep. A short while later, Hermia and Helena also lay down to rest. With all four Athenians asleep, Puck sneakily applies the reverse herb to Lysander's eyes and prays that all will go well.
Act Three Scene Two:
Many odd events take place in Act Three Scene Two. At the very beginning, Puck reports to Oberon on the progress of their evil plan to steal the Indian Boy away from Titania. Oberon is satisfied with Puck's work and both creatures hide as Hermia and Demetrius come into view. this time, Hermia confronts Demetrius about the disappearance of Lysander. She wrongly accuses Demetrius of murdering Lysander and then fiercely storms off. After this, Demetrius finds that it would be senseless to follow enraged Hermia and decides to go to sleep. Oberon then scolds Puck--he had messed up the love-fixing plan. Puck is then ordered to correct his mistakes and applies the love-nectar to Demetrius's eyes.
During this time, Lysander continues to attempt to unsuccessfully woo Helena. While doing this, they manage to wake up Demetrius who immediately falls for Helena. Both men begin to fight for the right to Helena's love. In response, Helena becomes offended and views the flattery as a form of mockery. Hermia then enters the commotion and fights for Lysander's love. Lysander, however, is cruel and tries to shake Hermia from him. Then, Helena becomes even more offended and accuses Hermia of being in on Lysander and Demetrius's plan. Confused, Hermia believes that Helena has plotted to steal away Lysander. Hermia then confronts Helena about her actions and a fight erupts. Both women lunge at each other with words and fists. While the fight is occurring, Demetrius and Lysander leave to battle for the right to Helena. After this, the fight between Helena and Hermia dies down and both women leave. Still invisible, Oberon scorns Puck once again on his mistake and orders him to undo the mess.
Oberon gives Puck an herb that will undo the effects of the original nectar that he put on Lysander. This time, if the plan went right, Lysander would fall back in love with Hermia. Puck decides that he will stir-up the battle between Demetrius and Lysander. He is wishing to create an immense amount of confusion and energy loss that would cause both men will become tired. Once they fall asleep, Puck can apply the undoing-nectar to Lysander's eyes. During the fight, Puck impersonates the voices of Lysander and Demetrius. This causes Demetrius and Lysander to race aimlessly around the forest in search of one another. After the intense chase, fatigue sets into Demetrius and Lysander. Both men immediately fall asleep. A short while later, Hermia and Helena also lay down to rest. With all four Athenians asleep, Puck sneakily applies the reverse herb to Lysander's eyes and prays that all will go well.
Tuesday, May 8, 2007
A Midsummer Night's Dream: Act Three Scene One
In English Class, we were asked to translate and summarize Act Three Scene One of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream.
Act Three Scene One:
In Act Three Scene One, Bottom and his fellow actors begin to rehearse their play inside of the forest. The rehearsal, however, does not go smoothly. Peter Quince repeatedly stops the men to correct them on the lines of the play. In addition to this, every one of the actors requests that a prologue to the play be written. They do not want to frighten the audience with their characters. During the middle of the play, Puck invisibly spies on the actors. Soon, Puck distracts Bottom and leads the actor off stage. Once off stage, Puck secretly turns Bottom's head into a donkey's head.
Unaware that his head has been turned into a donkey's head, Bottom reenters the stage and begins to recite his lines. Every single actor gasps and retreats runs away in fear. Newly rejected, Bottom sings in order to prove to the other actors that he is not afraid. Bottom's songs cause Fairy Queen Titania to wake up. As soon as Titania opens her eyes she falls madly in love with Bottom--donkey head and all. Titania then orders her fairies to pamper her new love.
Act Three Scene One:
In Act Three Scene One, Bottom and his fellow actors begin to rehearse their play inside of the forest. The rehearsal, however, does not go smoothly. Peter Quince repeatedly stops the men to correct them on the lines of the play. In addition to this, every one of the actors requests that a prologue to the play be written. They do not want to frighten the audience with their characters. During the middle of the play, Puck invisibly spies on the actors. Soon, Puck distracts Bottom and leads the actor off stage. Once off stage, Puck secretly turns Bottom's head into a donkey's head.
Unaware that his head has been turned into a donkey's head, Bottom reenters the stage and begins to recite his lines. Every single actor gasps and retreats runs away in fear. Newly rejected, Bottom sings in order to prove to the other actors that he is not afraid. Bottom's songs cause Fairy Queen Titania to wake up. As soon as Titania opens her eyes she falls madly in love with Bottom--donkey head and all. Titania then orders her fairies to pamper her new love.
Monday, May 7, 2007
A Midsummer Night's Dream: Act Two Scene One/ Act Two Scene Two
In English Class, we were asked to translate and summarize Act Two Scene One and Act Two Scene Two of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream.
Act Two Scene One:
Act Two Scene One is full of twists and turns. At the start, Robin Goodfellow, or "Puck" is introduced as a meddler who is mischievous and conniving. Soon after, Oberon and Titania (the fairy King and Queen) argue about who should gain custody of an Indian boy. Oberon is in need of a "henchmen" who can aid him in his work. Titania, on the other hand, feels obliged to care for the young boy. As the argument progresses, Titania and Oberon acknowledge that they have both been unfaithful to one another. As a result of their rocky relationship, the relationships of mortals have started to crumble. In a fluster, Titania announces to Oberon that they must get their act together. Near the end of the fight, Titania exits the room. Oberon then calls Puck into the room. A plan is devised: Oberon will take Titania's focus away from the boy. He will do this by painting Titania's eyelids with the nectar of a flower that makes people fall in love with the next creature that they see. With Titania's attention focus on another creature, Oberon will be able to snatch the little boy. Proud of his plan, Oberon sends Puck on a journey to find the love-flower.
After Puck leaves, Demetrius and Helena enter the forest. Oberon conceals his identity by hiding nearby. Extremely annoyed, Demetrius tries to get rid of Helena. Helena, however, is madly in love and refuses to leave. Hurtful words and comments are thrown at Helena like a million razor-sharp darts. Helena pleads for Demetrius's love, but Demetrius only soots back with more hateful words. Finally, Demetrius storms out of the forest and Helena follows him. Now in the company of nobody but himself, Oberon makes himself visible once again. Puck then returns to Oberon with the love-flower. Oberon sympathetically breaks the flower into two pieces. He tells Puck to search the forest and find a young man and woman (Demetrius and Helena) in Athenian clothing. After this, Puck is ordered to spread the nectar over the man's eyes so that he will fall in love with the young woman. Puck follows his orders and heads out into the forest.
Act Two Scene Two:
In Act Two Scene Two, a so-called method of "love geometry" has been established in the love department. Titania orders her fellow fairies to sing her to sleep. Once asleep, Oberon sneaks into Titania's room and drips the love-nectar into her eyes. Oberon anxiously awaits the time when Titania will wake, and wishes her to fall in love with a beastly creature. At the same time, Hermia and Lysander sleepily enter the forest. They both find a place on the ground to lay their heads down. Opposed to the closeness of Lysander to her body, Hermia requests that Lysander lay farther away. Lysander obeys and both people are soon sound asleep.
After scouring the forest, Puck finally finds what he believes to be the man and woman that Oberon described. However, the couple are not Helena and Demetrius. In fact, the people are Lysander and Hermia. Puck then anoints Lysander's eyes with the love potion. Shortly after, Helena and Demetrius come running back into the forest. Helena, however, stops at the sight of Lysander. She shouts at Lysander to wake up. Lysander awakes to the sight of Helena and falls madly in love with her. He professes his love to Helena in speech. Helena takes Lysander's love speech and interprets it as a form of mockery. Offended, she runs away from Lysander and exits the forest. Lysander, however, follows Helena and exits as well. After this, Hermia wakes from a nightmare screaming for help. Lysander does not answer, and Hermia soon realizes that she has been abandoned. Emotionally shaken, Hermia heads out in search of Lysander.
Act Two Scene One:
Act Two Scene One is full of twists and turns. At the start, Robin Goodfellow, or "Puck" is introduced as a meddler who is mischievous and conniving. Soon after, Oberon and Titania (the fairy King and Queen) argue about who should gain custody of an Indian boy. Oberon is in need of a "henchmen" who can aid him in his work. Titania, on the other hand, feels obliged to care for the young boy. As the argument progresses, Titania and Oberon acknowledge that they have both been unfaithful to one another. As a result of their rocky relationship, the relationships of mortals have started to crumble. In a fluster, Titania announces to Oberon that they must get their act together. Near the end of the fight, Titania exits the room. Oberon then calls Puck into the room. A plan is devised: Oberon will take Titania's focus away from the boy. He will do this by painting Titania's eyelids with the nectar of a flower that makes people fall in love with the next creature that they see. With Titania's attention focus on another creature, Oberon will be able to snatch the little boy. Proud of his plan, Oberon sends Puck on a journey to find the love-flower.
After Puck leaves, Demetrius and Helena enter the forest. Oberon conceals his identity by hiding nearby. Extremely annoyed, Demetrius tries to get rid of Helena. Helena, however, is madly in love and refuses to leave. Hurtful words and comments are thrown at Helena like a million razor-sharp darts. Helena pleads for Demetrius's love, but Demetrius only soots back with more hateful words. Finally, Demetrius storms out of the forest and Helena follows him. Now in the company of nobody but himself, Oberon makes himself visible once again. Puck then returns to Oberon with the love-flower. Oberon sympathetically breaks the flower into two pieces. He tells Puck to search the forest and find a young man and woman (Demetrius and Helena) in Athenian clothing. After this, Puck is ordered to spread the nectar over the man's eyes so that he will fall in love with the young woman. Puck follows his orders and heads out into the forest.
Act Two Scene Two:
In Act Two Scene Two, a so-called method of "love geometry" has been established in the love department. Titania orders her fellow fairies to sing her to sleep. Once asleep, Oberon sneaks into Titania's room and drips the love-nectar into her eyes. Oberon anxiously awaits the time when Titania will wake, and wishes her to fall in love with a beastly creature. At the same time, Hermia and Lysander sleepily enter the forest. They both find a place on the ground to lay their heads down. Opposed to the closeness of Lysander to her body, Hermia requests that Lysander lay farther away. Lysander obeys and both people are soon sound asleep.
After scouring the forest, Puck finally finds what he believes to be the man and woman that Oberon described. However, the couple are not Helena and Demetrius. In fact, the people are Lysander and Hermia. Puck then anoints Lysander's eyes with the love potion. Shortly after, Helena and Demetrius come running back into the forest. Helena, however, stops at the sight of Lysander. She shouts at Lysander to wake up. Lysander awakes to the sight of Helena and falls madly in love with her. He professes his love to Helena in speech. Helena takes Lysander's love speech and interprets it as a form of mockery. Offended, she runs away from Lysander and exits the forest. Lysander, however, follows Helena and exits as well. After this, Hermia wakes from a nightmare screaming for help. Lysander does not answer, and Hermia soon realizes that she has been abandoned. Emotionally shaken, Hermia heads out in search of Lysander.
A Midsummer Night's Dream: Act One Scene One/ Act One Scene Two
In English Class, we were asked to translate and summarize Act One Scene One and Act One Scene Two of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream.
Act One Scene One:
Act One Scene One is chock-full of exciting chaos. At the start, Theseus is pleasantly daydreaming about his future marriage to Hippolyta. Soon after, Eugeus storms in and interrupts Theseus; Hermia, Lysander and Demetrius follow behind him. Eugeus is flustered and frustrated about his daughter. Hermia is in love with Lysander, but her father wants her to wed Demetrius. Both Demetrius and Lysander start to argue for Hermia's love. Still distraught, Eugeus asks for Theseus's advice on the matter. He soon decides that Hermia must marry Demetrius. If Hermia refuses, she will be forced to live her life as a nun or be put to death. Still clouded by thoughts of his wedding, Theseus asks Demetrius and Eugeus to exit the room and discuss the issue. After this, Hermia and Lysander are left alone in the room.
While alone in the room, Hermia and Lysander profess their love for each other. Thoughts of separation leave their hearts shattered. However, all is not lost. Both lovers sneakily plot a daring plan. They will run away together and marry where the laws of Athens are not in effect. This way, Hermia will not be subjected to punishment. Just as the couple finish planning their undercover marriage, Helena walks into the room. Out of sheer excitement, Hermia and Lysander share their plan with Helena and exit the room together. Raging with jealousy about Demetrius's love for Hermia, Helena decides that she will share Lysander and Hermia's plan with Demetrius. Helena then smirks at the thought of her conniving nature and leaves the room.
Act One Scene Two:
A group of actors come together to discuss the play that is to be performed at Theseus's wedding. Quince,the carpenter, addresses each actor and distributes each character part. Bottom, the weaver, takes control of the situation and begins to boss Quince around. He instructs Quince to quickly hand out each role. Bottom is given the part of Pyramus. Pyramus is Thisbe's lover. Flute is assigned the part of Thisbe, Starveling the part of Thisbe's mother, Snout is the father of Pyramus, and Snug is assigned the lion's part. At this point, Bottom begins to boast about his talents as an actor. He requests that each part be his. Quince then denies Bottom of any part except the role of Pyramus. In the end, all of the actors come together once again to discuss times to rehearse. Following this, everyone exits the room.
Act One Scene One:
Act One Scene One is chock-full of exciting chaos. At the start, Theseus is pleasantly daydreaming about his future marriage to Hippolyta. Soon after, Eugeus storms in and interrupts Theseus; Hermia, Lysander and Demetrius follow behind him. Eugeus is flustered and frustrated about his daughter. Hermia is in love with Lysander, but her father wants her to wed Demetrius. Both Demetrius and Lysander start to argue for Hermia's love. Still distraught, Eugeus asks for Theseus's advice on the matter. He soon decides that Hermia must marry Demetrius. If Hermia refuses, she will be forced to live her life as a nun or be put to death. Still clouded by thoughts of his wedding, Theseus asks Demetrius and Eugeus to exit the room and discuss the issue. After this, Hermia and Lysander are left alone in the room.
While alone in the room, Hermia and Lysander profess their love for each other. Thoughts of separation leave their hearts shattered. However, all is not lost. Both lovers sneakily plot a daring plan. They will run away together and marry where the laws of Athens are not in effect. This way, Hermia will not be subjected to punishment. Just as the couple finish planning their undercover marriage, Helena walks into the room. Out of sheer excitement, Hermia and Lysander share their plan with Helena and exit the room together. Raging with jealousy about Demetrius's love for Hermia, Helena decides that she will share Lysander and Hermia's plan with Demetrius. Helena then smirks at the thought of her conniving nature and leaves the room.
Act One Scene Two:
A group of actors come together to discuss the play that is to be performed at Theseus's wedding. Quince,the carpenter, addresses each actor and distributes each character part. Bottom, the weaver, takes control of the situation and begins to boss Quince around. He instructs Quince to quickly hand out each role. Bottom is given the part of Pyramus. Pyramus is Thisbe's lover. Flute is assigned the part of Thisbe, Starveling the part of Thisbe's mother, Snout is the father of Pyramus, and Snug is assigned the lion's part. At this point, Bottom begins to boast about his talents as an actor. He requests that each part be his. Quince then denies Bottom of any part except the role of Pyramus. In the end, all of the actors come together once again to discuss times to rehearse. Following this, everyone exits the room.
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