Read the extract below and answer the following questions

... seest thou this sweet sight?

Her dotage now I do begin to pity;

For meeting her of late behind the wood,

Seeking sweet favours for this hateful fool,

I did upbraid her, and fall out with her.

For she his hairy temples then had rounded

With coronet of fresh and fragrant flowers;

(Act IV, Scene One, Lines 42 - 28)

The pair are lovers by

  • A accident
  • B fate
  • C design
  • D fortune

The correct answer is C. design

Titania, Queen of the Fairies, is under the influence of a love potion, given to her by her husband Oberon to punish her for her pride. The potion has made her fall in love with the weaver Nick Bottom, who in turn is under a spell which has transformed his head into that of an ass.

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