Good Questions and good answers for The Magic Flute

It is that time again, we have many questions and answers about the Magic Flute, and I would like to share some of them again as my blog entry for this week.
Question #1:

Why did the Queen send her daughter to                             murder Sarastro instead of doing it herself?

Answer #1:

I believe that the Queen sent her daughter to murder Sarastro because the Queen doesn’t care as much about her daughter’s fate as she does her own. I also think this because if the queen was sent to Jail she wouldn’t be queen anymore and a Queen is more important than a princess.

Question #2: 

What is the climax of the story?

I believe that the climax of the story is when the Queen gives Pamina, her daughter, a dagger and tells her to kill Sarastro. I think this because there are a few events leading up to this moment like when they say that Sarastro has enslaved Pamina. Also, There is part of a resolution afterwards solving the problem at hand. This shows up when Pamina decides that she won’t kill Sarastro and Sarastro says he won’t retaliate or punish her mother.

Question #3
What Was the Problem in the Story?

The problem of the story is that Pamino has been captured and that Tamino and Papageno have to go through  tests to see if they were worthy enough of the princess's love.

Question #4
What Was the Resolution in the story?

The resolution was that Tamino and Papageno passed the tests, Papageno and Papagena start making Family plans, and The Queens ends up in a dark hole.

#5

Is it Right for The queen to promise marriage for her daughter without Pamina’s approval.

I would say that is not right to promise marriage for anyone other than yourself. I think this because you are supposed to marry someone because you love them not because they look pretty in a picture. Also, Pamina might not want to marry Tamino, but her mom already told him that they would get married.

#6

Was it right for the Queen to have Pamino do her dirty work?

I believe that it isn’t right because Pamino is a nice and young girl who doesn’t want to disobey her mother, but also knows that Sarastro didn’t do anything to deserve to be slaughtered. This put Pamino in a bad position as she felt that it would be wrong to kill a good man.

#7

Why would Pamina care so much about her mother when she, The Queen of Darkness, is so evil and mean?

Pamina most likely cares for her mother because her mother raised her as a child and she has spent so much time around her.

#8 Was Pamina unhappy when she was with Sarastro.

I believe that Pamina was actually happy when she was with Sarastro because he was a fatherly figure towards her. Also, Sarastro was no trying to kidnap her, he was trying to give her a better life, after all he is a resemblance of peace.

		#9: Was the Evil Queen Deserving of her punishment?

I feel that the Queen was deserving of her punishment because she was unkind to her slaves/laborers and she was too hard on her daughter.

#10) Did the ending bring closure?

I feel that the ending brings the listener or reader closer because the Queen gets what she deserves and the people that went through hardships had something good happen to them.