A Midsummer Night’s Dream | Class 5: Themes of Desire and Imagination (Act 1)

Comprehension Check for Act 1.2

1. How would you describe the company of “actors” planning a performance for the wedding of Theseus and Hippolyta?

Possible responses: They are a ragtag bunch of tradesmen, not a professional acting company. They are rather ridiculous. One is a cabinetmaker, one a mender of pots and pans, one a tailor, one a weaver, and one a bellows-mender (i.e., one who repairs devices that increase airflow to fires).

2. What play do the actors decide they will perform?

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