Fill in the gap: "The course of true love never did run ＿＿＿＿＿" Lysander, Act 1, Scene 1

Answer: "The course of true love never did run smooth "

Fill in the gap: "＿＿＿＿＿ shall have Jill, Naught shall go ill" Puck, Act 3, Scene 2

Answer: " Jack shall have Jill, Naught shall go ill"

Fill in the gap: "as the ＿＿＿＿＿ vexation of a dream" Oberon, Act 4, Scene 1

Answer: "as the fierce vexation of a dream"

Fill in the gap: "Lord, what ＿＿＿＿＿ these mortals be!" Puck, Act 3, Scene 2

Answer: "Lord, what fools these mortals be!"

Key quote: "reason and love keep little company together nowadays" Bottom, Act 3, Scene 1

Analysis Personification gives voice to the idea that reason and love rarely go together. It is ironic wisdom, spoken by Bottom just after he is given an ass's head.

Key quote: "The man shall have his mare again, and all shall be well" Puck, Act 3, Scene 2

Analysis Puck's reassuring line signals harmony being restored. It mirrors the shape of a comedy , where confusion is resolved and love is set right.

Key quote: "I have had a dream past the wit of man to say what dream it was" Bottom, Act 4, Scene 1

Analysis Bottom cannot put his dream into words. Language failing before the magical deepens the play's dreamlike quality.

Key quote: "Man is but an ass if he go about t'expound this dream" Bottom, Act 4, Scene 1

Analysis There is dramatic irony here: Bottom, who has just had an ass's head, mocks anyone who tries to explain his dream . Some magic simply cannot be explained.

Key quote: "I am that merry wanderer of the night" Puck, Act 2, Scene 1

Analysis Puck introduces himself as a playful mischief-maker . His antics drive much of the play's comic disorder .

Key quote: "I jest to Oberon, and make him smile" Puck, Act 2, Scene 1

Analysis Puck acts as a jester for Oberon. His playful tricks fuel the chaos that runs through the play, which he clearly enjoys.

IGCSEEnglish LiteratureCambridge (CIE)Flashcards2. Drama (Closed Book)A Midsummer Night's Dream

A Midsummer Night's Dream (Cambridge (CIE) IGCSE English Literature): Flashcards

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Fill in the gap: "The course of true love never did run ＿＿＿＿＿"
Lysander, Act 1, Scene 1

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Fill in the gap: "The course of true love never did run ＿＿＿＿＿"
Lysander, Act 1, Scene 1
Answer: "The course of true love never did run smooth"
Fill in the gap: "＿＿＿＿＿ shall have Jill, Naught shall go ill"
Puck, Act 3, Scene 2
Answer: "Jack shall have Jill, Naught shall go ill"
Fill in the gap: "as the ＿＿＿＿＿ vexation of a dream"
Oberon, Act 4, Scene 1
Answer: "as the fierce vexation of a dream"
Fill in the gap: "Lord, what ＿＿＿＿＿ these mortals be!"
Puck, Act 3, Scene 2
Answer: "Lord, what fools these mortals be!"
Key quote: "reason and love keep little company together nowadays"
Bottom, Act 3, Scene 1
Analysis
Personification gives voice to the idea that reason and love rarely go together. It is ironic wisdom, spoken by Bottom just after he is given an ass's head.
Key quote: "The man shall have his mare again, and all shall be well"
Puck, Act 3, Scene 2
Analysis
Puck's reassuring line signals harmony being restored. It mirrors the shape of a comedy, where confusion is resolved and love is set right.
Key quote: "I have had a dream past the wit of man to say what dream it was"
Bottom, Act 4, Scene 1
Analysis
Bottom cannot put his dream into words. Language failing before the magical deepens the play's dreamlike quality.
Key quote: "Man is but an ass if he go about t'expound this dream"
Bottom, Act 4, Scene 1
Analysis
There is dramatic irony here: Bottom, who has just had an ass's head, mocks anyone who tries to explain his dream. Some magic simply cannot be explained.
Key quote: "I am that merry wanderer of the night"
Puck, Act 2, Scene 1
Analysis
Puck introduces himself as a playful mischief-maker. His antics drive much of the play's comic disorder.
Key quote: "I jest to Oberon, and make him smile"
Puck, Act 2, Scene 1
Analysis
Puck acts as a jester for Oberon. His playful tricks fuel the chaos that runs through the play, which he clearly enjoys.

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