1.
“We shall find him a shrewd
contriver” – who calls whom a ‘shrewd contriver’?
--Caius Cassius calls Mark Antony….
2.
Who wants deliver a letter to
Caesar? What is his fear?
-- Artemidorus.That Caesar will be
contrived to death.
3.
What was Calp0urnia’s dream?
--Saw Caesar’s statue in her dream which
like a fountain with 100 spouts,did throw out
pure
blood and many lusty Romans came smiling and did bathe their hands in it.
4.
Where does the ghost of Caesar
appear and before whom?
--At Sardis,inside the tent of Brutus.Before
Brutus.
5.
Whose wife is Portia? Whose
daughter is she?
--Brutus’ wife.Cato’s daughter.
6.
Name Shakespeare’s source for
Julius Caesar. Mention one instance where Shakespeare differs from his source.
--Shakespeare probably used Thomas
North’s translation of Plutarch’s Lives of the
Noble Greeks and Romans.,written in the 1st
century.
--Calpurnia’s dream was differently shown
by Shakespeare.In Plutarch”s Calpurnia
dreams of a broken statue of Caesar.
7.
Who was Egeus and what complaint
does he make before the Duke of Athens?
--
Egeus was an Athenian nobleman
who was the father of Hermia. He made a complaint before the Duke of Athens
that his daughter Hermia wanted to marry Lysender going against his will though
he wanted her to marry Demetrius.
8.
What plan does Lysander propose
to Hermia?
--
Lysander plans to escape from Athens with Hermia to his aunt’s house which is some seven leagues distant from the city and
decides to marry her over there.
9.
Name any two of the craftsmen who
want to put up the play. What are their professions?
Ans.
Nick Bottom – the weaver, Peter Quince – the carpenter
10.
Why do Demetrius and Helena go to the woods?
Ans.
Demetrius and Helena go to the woods to follow Hermia and Lysander.
11.
What does Helena think of both
Lysander and Demetrius wooing her?
Ans.
Helena thinks of both Lysander and Demetrius that they are mocking her.
12.
What is ‘love in idleness’? how
does Oberon intend to use it?
Ans.
‘Love in idleness’ is a wild flower. Oberon intends to use its juice as a love
potion on the eye lids of Titania. As a result, she falls in love with the ass
headed bottom.
13.
Who does Marullus stop in the street at the
beginning of the play?
-- A cobbler
14.
Where is Caesar returning from in
Act I, scene I?
--Triumph over Pompey’s blood.Returning to
Rome after defeating Pompey.
15.
Who did the people honour before
Caesar?
--Pompey
16.
What does the Soothsayer say to
Caesar?
–Beware the ides of March
17.
Why does Calpurnia urge Caesar to
stay home rather than appear at the Senate?
--Because it had been a strange and fearful
night which made her fear them as
bad omen predicting some evil to befall
Caesar
18.
What does Artemidorus offer
Caesar in the street?
---A
letter(A warning against his downfall)
19.
Name the four fairies attending
on Titania.
Ans.
Peaseblossom, Cobweb, Mote and Mustardseed.
20.
Why does Oberon send Puck to fetch Helena?
Ans.
Oberon sends Puck to fetch Helena to bring Helena and Demetrius together.
21.
Why is Egeus disturbed?
Ans.
Egeus is disturbed because Hermia is not cooperating with him on his choice of
husband for her. He wants her to marry Demetrius, but she wants to marry
Lysander.
22.
Why is Oberon angry with his
queen?
Ans.
Oberon is angry with his queen because she does not want to give him a young Indian prince whom she got from India.
23.
What has Puck done to Bottom?
Ans.
Puck has mockingly transformed Bottom’s
head into that of an ass.
24.
Why does Titania give Oberon the
child?
Ans.
Titania gives oberon the child because she is under the spell and is in love
with Bottom.
25.
Who were the main conspirators against Caesar?
--Brutus,Cassius,Casca,Metellus Cimber,Trebonius,Decius
& Cinna
26.
How does Cassius die?
--Cassius
asked his servant Pindarus to take his sword and run it through his
body while his face remained covered.
27.
Why does Puck mistake Lysander
for Demetrius?
Ans.
Oberon orders Puck to spread love potion on the Athenian youth named Demetrius. But, he does not know Demetrius.
He encounters with Lysander and considers him as the Athenian youth whom Oberon
talked about. So, Puck mistakes Lysander for Demetrius.
28.
What were Caesar’s last words to
Brutus?
--Et
tu,Brute?Then fall Caesar.
29.
Who was the first to strike
Caesar?
--Casca
30.
What was the name of the nephew
of Julius Caesar?
--Octavius Caesar
31.
Name any two of the fairies that
serve Titania.
Ans.
Peaseblossom and Cobweb
32.
What is meant by ‘lean and hungry
look’?
--thin,bony and curious(cunning) look
33.
What does Shakespeare convey
through Titania’s love for an ass?
Ans.
Through Titania’s love for an ass, Shakespeare conveys that love is blind.
34.
Who pulled the scarves off Caesar’s images?
What became of them as reported by Casca?
--Marullus and Flavius.They were put to
silence.
35.
At the beginning of the play ‘A
Midsummer Night’s Dream’, how much time is left before the approach of Theseus
and Hippolyta’s nuptial hour.
Ans.
Four happy days
36.
‘…he doth bestride the narrow
world like a Colossus’ – who is he?what is a ‘Colossus’?
--Julius Caesar.It’s a giant Statue of
Apollo,100ft high, at Rhodes.
It’s one of the seven wonders of the
ancient world.
37.
Which character is assigned to
play Thisbe?
Ans.
Francis Flute is assigned to play Thisbe.
38.
‘Alas, Caesar must bleed for it!’ who says it
and when? For what must Caesar bleed?
--- Brutus.When
the conspiracy was being planned at Brutus’ orchard.
Because they
were against the spirit of Caesar.And to kill the spirit
of Caesar
they had to kill Caesar.
39.
Who is ‘Robin Goodfellow’?
describe two of his mischievous activities.
Ans.
‘Robin Goodfellow’ is the name of Puck, the servant of fairy king Oberon. He
transforms Bottom’s head into that of an ass and he adds the love potion on the
eye lids of Titania.
40.
What holiday are the Roman masses
celebrating at the time of Caesar’s return?
--Feast
of Lupercal
41.
What will be Hermia’s fate if she
refuses to marry Demetrius?
Ans.
Egeus asks for the
full penalty of law to fall on Hermia’s head if she flouts her father’s will
and refuses to marry Demetrius.
42.
Describe Caesar’s encounter with
the soothsayer.
n Soothsayer
warns Caesar of the ides of March;To this Caesar calls him
n a
dreamer and ignores him.
43.
Comment on the similarities
between the two sets of athenian lovers.
Ans.
They are easy to be confused.
44.
How does Cassius die?
--same
as 27
