Parents Home Homeschool College Resources. Study Guide. By William Shakespeare. Previous Next. What's Up With the Ending? Tired of ads? Join today and never see them again. Bottom's improvisation also shows would-be screenwriters that piles of adjectives detract from meaning; for example, Bottom's, "O wall, O sweet and lovely wall," seems merely ridiculous.
Simple, unadorned language would have more impact. As expected, the play is absurdly comical, and the humor is intensified by the audience's interactions with the cast.
After Snout explains his role as a wall, Theseus sincerely wonders if "lime and hair," the ingredients that make a wall, could ever speak better, and Demetrius claims Snout to be the wittiest wall he has ever heard. Bottom's matter-of-fact approach to life is apparent once again as he converses with Theseus during the play.
When Theseus suggests that the wall should curse, Bottom replies that it shouldn't. Bottom is unable to recognize the joke in Theseus' statement because he believes the audience is completely transported by the play. Despite his criticism of the play, Theseus argues that the best actors are mere shadows, as are the worst, if the audience's imagination guides them.
Again, he feels the audience should recognize the actors' intentions, rather than focus entirely on their production. The play ends by juxtaposing three epilogues with very different moods. From the comedy of Pyramus and Thisbe, the scene shifts to Puck's first, fairly ominous epilogue. As he sweeps away the stage, Puck invokes the dangerous creatures of the night: roaring lions, howling wolves, and graveyard spirits.
Day is juxtaposed with night, marriage with death. But the play doesn't end here. Oberon reinvokes the light, asking the "drowsy fire" to glimmer throughout the house. While Puck's fairies were night creatures, "[f]ollowing darkness like a dream," Oberon's are light as birds, dancing and singing as they "tripplingly" follow him. Like the ever-changing moon, the play's moods and emotions keep shifting, emphasizing life's multidimensionality.
Puck and Oberon invoke different versions of the nighttime world, and both exist, both are relevant. While Puck provides a memento mori, reminding the audience that death is howling just around the corner, Oberon brings joy and blessing into our lives for as long as they last. In his blessing for the newlyweds, Oberon offers them long-lasting love and exorcises any blots of nature that could desecrate their children. With peace and safety, he consecrates the palace itself. Theseus , Hippolyta , Egeus, and the others are out in the woods early in the morning because they are with a hunting party.
Theseus ' decision concerning the four young people is that he would overrule Egeus ' wishes. Therefore, allowing all there couples to marry their real lovers at Hippolyta's and Theseus ' wedding.
Honesta Kanak Pundit. This act takes place in the palace of Theseus. The three couples are married and are celebrating by feasting and being entertained. Philostrate brings in a piece of paper with a list of possible performances that they could watch. Brady Teodosio Pundit. What news does snug bring How does this make the tradesmen feel? What news does Snug bring?
How does this make the tradesmen feel? He tells them that there is going to be a triple wedding. They feel bad bc they could have gotten rich. Darrin Pompetzki Pundit.
What opinion do the craftsmen now have of bottom since they think he is lost? What opinion do the other artisans now have of Bottom since they think he is lost? Out of doubt he is transported. If he come not, then the play is marred. Alva Minkevich Teacher. Who finds the lovers in the woods?
The next accord is discovered when Theseus and Hippolyta find the four lovers sleeping in the woods. Before the lovers are discovered, however, the interchange between Theseus and Hippolyta uses the imagery of hunting. Lien Travanca Supporter. Hippolyta notes, however, that if their story is not true, then it is quite strange that all of the lovers managed to narrate the events in exactly the same way. The youths enter and Theseus greets them heartily. Egeus then tells him of the Pyramus and Thisbe story that the common craftsmen have prepared; warning that it is terrible in every respect, he urges Theseus not to see it.
The lords and ladies take their seats, and Quince enters to present a prologue, which he speaks haltingly. The other players then enter, including two characters performing the roles of Wall and Moonshine.
Pyramus and Thisbe meet at, and speak across, the actor playing Wall, who holds up his fingers to indicate a chink. Snug, as the lion, enters and pours forth a speech explaining to the ladies that he is not really a lion. He roars, scaring Thisbe away, and clumsily rends her mantle.
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