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Shakespeares Other Works |
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Midsummer Nights Dream involves two sets of couples (Hermia, Lysander, Helena, and Demetrius) whose romantic purposes are complicated by their entrance into the fairyland woods where the King and Queen of the fairies (Oberon, Titania) preside Puck or Robin Goodfellow piles his trade.� Weaver and his bumptious band of rude mechanicals.� They go into the same enchanted woods to rehearse a play that is very loosely based on the myth of Pyramus and Thisbe. |
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Theseus announces he will marry Hippolyta, the Queen, in four days.� He hears Egeus complain that his daughter Hermia refuses to marry his chosen suitor, Demetrius, because she is in love with Lysander who Egeus does not like.� Theseus gives Hermia the choice of death or nunnery if she should not marry.� Lysander tells her to run to the forest with him, so they can go get married.� Meanwhile, Quince, Bottom, Flute, Starveling, Snug, and Snout organize a play t be performed at Theseus wedding. |
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In the forest Oberon argues with Titania that she should have her orphan child as his page.� Titania does not like that idea.� The bicker that Oberon loves Hippolyta and Titania loves Theseus.� Oberon tells fairy Puck to get a flower from Cupid that causes love at first sight.� Lysander and Hermia lie down to rest.� Puck thinks Lysander is Demetrius, so he gives the flower to him.� Helena appears and awakes Lysander, who now falls in love with her. |
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Titania awakes and falls in love with Bottom and orders her fairy servants to attend him.� Puck watches Demetrius chase Hermia, but she accuses him of murdering Lysander, and realizes he gave the flower to the wrong person.� Oberon realizes what Puck did annd tells him to make a thick fog to separate them and force them into a deep sleep, so the spell can wear off. |
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Oberon awakes Titania and transforms Bottom back to human.� Oberon and Titania make up and love each other again.� Theseus, Hippolyta, and Egeus appear and awake the four.� They tell them of their love for each other and the lords agree to marry them. |
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At dinner they all hear Quinces ten words, tedious, brief, tragical play.� In it, Thisby and Pyramus whisper their love through a chink in the wall.� They vow to meet at Ninnys tomb, but a lion attacks Thisby.� Pyramus arrives and finds her scarf, assumes she is dead, and kills himself.� Thisby arrives to find him dead, and kills herself.� After the play, at midnight, they all go to bed, and then the fairies appear and frolic. |
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information recieved from www.about-shakespeare.com/midsummer nights/dream |
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Link to other sites on Midsummer Nights dream |
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www.theatrehistory.com |
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www.penguinputnam.com |
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