A Midsummer Night's Dream 3.2 Performance: Helena Lines 222-235

The transcript explores themes of beauty, love, and rejection. It begins with a character being praised for their beauty and compared to another's love for Demetrius. The speaker questions the intentions of Lysander and others, suggesting that their actions are influenced by external consent. The transcript concludes with an expression of the pain associated with unrequited love, urging pity rather than disdain.

What does the speaker find contradictory about Demetrius's behavior?

• Demetrius ignores the speaker completely.

• Demetrius has always been kind to the speaker.

• Demetrius is indifferent to the speaker's appearance.

• Demetrius praises the speaker despite previously showing disdain.

What does the speaker suggest about the influence on Demetrius and Lysander's actions?

• Their actions are purely their own decisions.

• Their actions are influenced by external consent.

• Their actions are based on misunderstandings.

• Their actions are driven by jealousy.

How does the speaker feel about their own situation?

• They feel indifferent and content.

• They feel hopeful and optimistic.

• They feel fortunate and loved.

• They feel miserable and unloved.

What does the speaker believe should be the reaction to their situation?

• It should be met with contempt.

• It should be met with pity.

• It should be ignored.

• It should be celebrated.

What is the speaker's perception of their own grace compared to others?

• They believe they are more graceful.

• They believe they lack grace.

• They believe they are equally graceful.

• They believe grace is irrelevant.