Learning Goal:
Students will read and understand Act 3, Scene 2 of A Midsummer Night's Dream.
Today we listened to Act 3, Scene 2 of A Midsummer Night's Dream. At the beginning of this scene, Oberon discovers that Puck has turned Bottom into an ass and has caused Titania to fall in love with him. He's quite pleased with this turn of events - that Titania has fallen in love with something monstrous! However, he is dismayed when he realizes that Puck put the love juice on Lysander's eyes instead of putting it on Demetrius' eyes.
They overhear Hermia and Lysander talking. Hermia is accusing Demetrius of killing Lysander. She doesn't believe that there is anything that would cause Lysander to abandon her in the woods. In fact, she believes that Demetrius has murdered Lysander and that he lies when he denies doing so. Oberon chastises Puck for his mistake and as Demetrius lays sleeping, Puck puts the love juice on his eyes. Demetrius awakes as Helena enters with Lysander and his proclamations of love hot on her heels. Upon awakening, Demetrius declares his love for Helena (when not long before, he was yelling at Helena and telling her he hated her!) Poor Helena thinks she's being mocked and tormented by these two men who, in her view, are still in love with Hermia.
The two men declare they will fight to win Helena's heart. Hermia however, when she arrives back on the scene, is overjoyed to see Lysander. He tells her he hates her and that he loves Helena. She is totally confused by the situation. Her confusion ires Helena who thinks that Hermia is in on the joke and is also making fun of her. She rebukes Hermia for allowing the men to make fun of her. Helena accuses Hermia of forgetting all the moments they spent together as women and as best friends.
Hermia becomes enraged when Helena accuses her of this and wants to tear out Helena's eyes for stealing Lysander from her. Helena runs off, back to Athens with a heavy heart.
Finally, Oberon and Puck have had enough of this foolishness. Oberon instructs Puck to lead the men through the forest so they can't kill each other and to make them fall asleep. He also instructs Puck to put the herb that will end the love spell on Lysander's eyes. He says that when the four Athenians awake they will think of the night as a dream.
For his part, Oberon is off to take the Indian boy off of Titania, who is still in love with an ass.
Students will read and understand Act 3, Scene 2 of A Midsummer Night's Dream.
Today we listened to Act 3, Scene 2 of A Midsummer Night's Dream. At the beginning of this scene, Oberon discovers that Puck has turned Bottom into an ass and has caused Titania to fall in love with him. He's quite pleased with this turn of events - that Titania has fallen in love with something monstrous! However, he is dismayed when he realizes that Puck put the love juice on Lysander's eyes instead of putting it on Demetrius' eyes.
They overhear Hermia and Lysander talking. Hermia is accusing Demetrius of killing Lysander. She doesn't believe that there is anything that would cause Lysander to abandon her in the woods. In fact, she believes that Demetrius has murdered Lysander and that he lies when he denies doing so. Oberon chastises Puck for his mistake and as Demetrius lays sleeping, Puck puts the love juice on his eyes. Demetrius awakes as Helena enters with Lysander and his proclamations of love hot on her heels. Upon awakening, Demetrius declares his love for Helena (when not long before, he was yelling at Helena and telling her he hated her!) Poor Helena thinks she's being mocked and tormented by these two men who, in her view, are still in love with Hermia.
The two men declare they will fight to win Helena's heart. Hermia however, when she arrives back on the scene, is overjoyed to see Lysander. He tells her he hates her and that he loves Helena. She is totally confused by the situation. Her confusion ires Helena who thinks that Hermia is in on the joke and is also making fun of her. She rebukes Hermia for allowing the men to make fun of her. Helena accuses Hermia of forgetting all the moments they spent together as women and as best friends.
Hermia becomes enraged when Helena accuses her of this and wants to tear out Helena's eyes for stealing Lysander from her. Helena runs off, back to Athens with a heavy heart.
Finally, Oberon and Puck have had enough of this foolishness. Oberon instructs Puck to lead the men through the forest so they can't kill each other and to make them fall asleep. He also instructs Puck to put the herb that will end the love spell on Lysander's eyes. He says that when the four Athenians awake they will think of the night as a dream.
For his part, Oberon is off to take the Indian boy off of Titania, who is still in love with an ass.