Question

The following question is based on your reading of A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare.

THESEUS
Now, fair Hippolyta, our nuptial hour
Draws on apace; four happy days bring in
Another moon: but, O, methinks, how slow
This old moon wanes! she lingers my desires,
Like to a step-dame or a dowager
Long withering out a young man's revenue.
HIPPOLYTA
Four days will quickly steep themselves in night;
Four nights will quickly dream away the time;
And then the moon, like to a silver bow
New-bent in heaven, shall behold the night
Of our solemnities.


In this passage, why are Theseus and Hippolyta impatient for the next four days to pass?
a.
Theseus will be crowned king.
c.
Theseus will be gaining an inheritance.
b.
They will be getting married.
d.
Hippolyta will be giving birth.

Answer 1

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Answer 2

B. They will be getting married.

Step-by-step explanation:

The most helpful hint for answering this question is Theseus's use of the phrase "nuptial hour". Nuptial is an adjective denoting something related to wedding or marriage. From that, it can be concluded that Theseus and Hippolyta are about to be married.

In this Shakespeare's play, Theseus is a ruler of Athens who declares a four-day festival of feast and entertainment to celebrate his marriage with Hippolyta.

This provides a setting and time-frame for the plot of this Shakespeare's comedy.