Over 40 points. *these questions are reguarding the book "a midsummer night's dream".* answer the following questions below: a. what two themes are highlighted in act ii? b. how does the tone change from act i to act ii? c. how can we determine the tone of a play while reading it? d. what might the fairies and their use of magic be symbolic of in the play?

1. Magic, Dreams, and the difficulty of love are all themes
2. The tone changes from being Dark and serious to a lighter more humorous mood
3. The mood is the atmosphere of the story, while the tone is the author's attitude towards the topic. You can identify both by looking at the setting, characters, details, and word choices.
4. The Fairies represent mystical imagination and magic and symbolize a sense of escape from the practical world and society.