Read “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” by William Shakespeare (1506) and answer the following questions:

1. How and why does Puck change Bottom? How is this transformation appropriate? What happens when Bottom awakens Titania? Why?

2. What does Oberon decide to do when he realizes that Puck has made a mistake? What is Puck’s attitude toward the confusion he has created?

3. What happens when Helena awakens Demetrius? How does this situation reverse the one that began the play? Explain Helena’s reaction to the behavior of Demetrius and Lysander.

What real dangers (tragic potential) do the lovers face in Act 3? How do Oberon and Puck deal with these dangers? What is their plan? How successful is it?

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1 Puck changes Bottom to an ass by joining his body with an asss head This transformation is very ap... View the full answer