Questions & Answers
Why does the Queen of Night, Pamina’s mother, ask Pamina to kill Sarastro, the King of Light?
Answer: The Queen of Night asks this of her, because, as the Queen of Night, she thinks that light is dangerous or evil. As for Pamina, she knows that to kill is wrong, but wants to obey her mother. Sarastro assures her that the reason for her kidnapping is for her safety, saving her from her mother.
2. Why does Tamino remain silent even though Pamina arrives?
Answer: Tamino remains silent because he is under a vow, which Pamina does not understands, and is heartbroken, which she states her the song “Now my heart is filled with sadness.” He keeps his silence, also, because he is worried about Pamina’s safety, and does not want to do anything that might put her in danger.
3. Why does the Queen of Night think she has the right to try to kill, Sarastro, the King of Light?
Answer: The play is set in a fantasy world and time, which is a land between sun and moon. As in most fairytale stories, there is always a good and evil. The evil will think the good is weak and pathetic, which will make them think they can take them on (the good), finish them off and rule the land. As she is the Queen of Night, she thinks of the same, and asks Pamina to kill the King of Light.
4. Who’s the play about?
Answer: You might be saying that the play is about Pamina, or maybe about Tamino or the Queen of Night or Sarastro, but really, the play is about good and evil, and Pamina is the gap between those two. Pamina is the daughter of the Queen of Night, but is kidnapped by the King of Light, and her mother sends Tamino to rescue her. Sarastro, the King of Light, assures Pamina that he is trying to save her from her mother. Then her mother asks her to kill Sarastro, but Pamina knows that killing is wrong, even though she wants to be loyal to her mother. Pamina is the only thing between her mother and Sarastro. So, basically, the play is about Pamina because she is the daughter of the Queen of Night and she is asked to kill the good guy, but wants to obey her mother. She needs to make the right decision for the plot to turn out right.
5. What did Papageno do after he gives up on the initiation?
Answer: Papageno broke the vow that he and Tamino made by drinking water. After that he gave up on the whole idea about the initiation and longed for a wife instead. He settles for the old lady and when he says he’s going to be faithful to her a young and beautiful Papagena appears but disappears immediately. He tries to hang himself but is saved by three spirits and they remind him that if he rings the bells he will be happy. He rings the bells and Papagena appears and in the song “Pa-pa-pa-papageno!” they start family plans.
6. Why does the Queen of the Night and her
three ladies, and Monostatos attack the temple but fall into a hole and disappear?
Answer: You might think because she wanted the girl to kill her but the true statement is that the lady wanted the girl into her own hands that she can have the power so she could control It.
7. Why does Monostatos
tries to kiss the sleeping Pamina but all of a sudden the Queen of the Night appears?
Answer: Why the Queen walked in is because in the story she was coming to check on Pamina but then she sees that Pamina was trying to get kissed by Monostatos.
8. Why does Papageno tries to hang himself on a tree but is saved by the three spirits, who remind him that if
he uses his magic bells he will find true happiness?
Answer: Why he wanted to hang himself is because he wanted to
commit suicide and why the three spirits was actually trying to save him and remind him that if
he uses his magic bells he will find true happiness.
9.Why did the ladies give a magic flute to
Tamino?
Answer: The ladies give a magic flute to
Tamino because in the text is says, “ The ladies give a magic flute to
Tamino and silver bells to Papageno to ensure their safety on the journey and appoint three
spirits to guide them (Quintet: “Hm! hm! hm! hm!”). And so that shows the answer to my question.
10. Why did Tamino want to know who killed the creature
Answer: It says in the texted that He boasts to Tamino that it was he who killed the creature.
The ladies return to give Tamino a portrait of the queen’s daughter, Pamina, who they say has
been enslaved by the evil Sarastro.
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