Concept: Identifying the speaker from the dialogue and context in
A Midsummer Night's Dream.
Explanation:The speaker is responding to Lysander's playful “riddles” or romantic wordplay.
Lysander has suggested that the two lovers should sleep closely together in the wood.
The speaker gently refuses this suggestion and appeals to “human modesty.”
She insists that a “virtuous bachelor and a maid” should keep a proper distance.
Then she bids Lysander good night and wishes that his love never changes.
This careful, modest speech is characteristic of Hermia.
Helena, Titania, and Hippolyta are not in this scene speaking to Lysander in this manner.
Thus, the person delivering these lines is Hermia.
Answer: C. Hermia