NEED BEFORE MONDAY Midsummer Night Dream: Act 2

1. The fairies speak very poetically. Which image or images presented by the fairies do you remember the best? What about it was significant?

2. Why does Oberon want Titania to wake and fall in love with some vile thing? What does this say about his character?

3. Explain Hermia’s dream and why it might be significant later in the play.

4. Describe the character of Puck. What was one thing you liked that he did? What was one thing you didn’t like? Does he take responsibility for his actions? Explain.

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the correct answer is option d. the nature of democracy. on november 19, 1863, president abraham lincoln delivered his famous gettysburg address in gettysburg, pennsylvania. in his speech, rather than focusing on details of the war (soldiers, casualties, aftermath of battle), lincoln invoked the very nature of democracy, that power ultimately comes from the people, when stating, “government of the people, by the people, for the people shall not perish”. these words mean that democracy is a government by the people (citizens) in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised directly by the people or by their elected representatives for the benefit of all citizens. the survival of democracy in the united states is one of the reasons why this speech so significant today.