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1. What is Egeus's relation to Hermia and what are reasonable assumptions (bullet point 3 or more) about his responsibilities and prerogatives in such a relationship?

2. How does Egeus explain Hermia's love for Demetrius (I.1.23-45)?

3. Describe in a few bullet points the notion about "love" that Egeus' dialogue implies, and quote the specific lines that support your inference.

4. Yes or no - are readers told why Egeus prefers Hermia to marry Demetrius rather than Lysander?

5. Why might Egeus want Hermia to marry Demetrius? You can totally speculate baselessly on this, but don't do that only. Better analysis / argument is to justify your inference using Lysander's self-defense (re-read I.1.99-114) and your responses to questions 2 above and 7 below.

6. What is Egeus willing to overlook about Demetrius (I.1.106-110)?

7. Given your answer to the previous question, make a list below of what Egeus considers "important" and "not essential" in a marriage.

8. If he has any, what could be his "good intentions" or purposes?

9. What are several (bullet point 2 or more) possible reasons he could be threatening to execute his own daughter?

10. What are several (bullet point 3 or more) possible unintended consequences of his command that he fails to consider?

11. What are a few reasons why Egeus likely does not see himself as a villain in this story?

12. What flaws or imperfections does Egeus' decision reveal about his character and who he is as a person?

13. What are at least 3 more examples that are similar to this conflict between Egeus and his daughter Hermia from your own experience or that you can come up with (Literary, History, Entertainment, etc)? Make sure to explain how they were similar.