ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -After the group wedding, the lovers watch Bottom and his fellow craftsmen perform their play, a fumbling, hilarious version of the story of Pyramus and Thisbe. When the play is completed, the lovers go to bed; the fairies briefly emerge to bless the sleeping couples with a protective charm and then disappear.

Detailed explanation-2: -In Act 5 of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, the three recently married couples watch a play called Pyramus and Thisbe. Puck then ends the play by delivering an epilogue to the audience.

Detailed explanation-3: -Pyramus kills himself because he thinks the love of his life, Thisbe, has died and in his grief no longer sees the point in living without her. Pyramus mistakes Thisbe’s lost veil as evidence she was eaten by a lion because she is nowhere to be found and there are bite marks and blood on the veil.

Detailed explanation-4: -What is notable about the craftsmen’s performance? It is awkward, and full of strange sights and apparitions. It is hilarious, and full of delights and dancing. It is clumsy, and full of strange speeches and misapprehensions.