The Reunion of Bottom and the Mechanicals: A Happy Ending

🎭The rude mechanicals express their sadness over the disappearance of Bottom and their inability to perform the play without him.

💍Theseus and Hippolyta, as well as the couples Lysander and Hermia and Demetrius and Helena, have all been married.

🎉The rude mechanicals believe that if they had been able to perform their play, Theseus would have rewarded them generously.

😄Bottom returns, and everyone is overjoyed. They all go to the palace together.

💑The reunion of Bottom and the other mechanicals parallels the happy ending of the lovers, who are now united in marriage.

Why are the rude mechanicals sad?

—They are sad because Bottom has disappeared, and they cannot perform the play without him.

What is the good news the rude mechanicals hear?

—They learn that Theseus and Hippolyta, as well as the couples Lysander and Hermia and Demetrius and Helena, have all been married.

What do the rude mechanicals believe would have happened if they had been able to perform their play?

—They believe that Theseus would have rewarded them generously.

What happens when Bottom returns?

—Everyone is overjoyed, and they all go to the palace together.

How does the reunion of Bottom and the other mechanicals mirror the happy ending of the lovers?

—Just like the lovers, who are now united in marriage, the rude mechanicals are also reunited and filled with joy.

00:14The rude mechanicals lament the disappearance of Bottom and their inability to perform the play without him.

00:24Theseus and Hippolyta, as well as the couples Lysander and Hermia and Demetrius and Helena, have all been married.

00:32The rude mechanicals believe that if they had been able to perform their play, Theseus would have rewarded them generously.

00:40Bottom returns, and everyone rejoices. They all go to the palace together.

00:51The reunion of Bottom and the other mechanicals mirrors the happy ending of the lovers.