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Why does Hippolyta initially seem hesitant to watch the play in Act V?

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Why does Hippolyta initially seem hesitant to watch the play in Act V?

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ms-t Teacher High School – 10th Grade eNotes Editor Hippolyta initially does not want to watch the play because Philostrate has told them that the play is especially horrible, but Philostrate also admits that it was so bad that he could not help but laugh. Sources: http://www.enotes.com/midsummer-text/3407 Rate answer: $(‘#aScore-1708’).istars(setAnswerRating); Flag as inappropriate Posted by ms-t on Saturday March 24, 2007 at 6:30 PM prhodes Teacher High School – 10th Grade eNotes Editor Having heard of the total ineptness of the players (Peter Quince and his troupe), she fears they will be so bad that people will laugh at them. She doesn’t think this is appropriate or compassionate.