A midsummer’s night dream

Dream

Play by William Shakespeare

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Index

INTRODUCTION

theseus & Hippolyta

the 4 lovers

oberon & titania

puck

the actors

the play in the play

the structure

quote

themes

the movie

theatre rappresentation

ballet

quiz

the end

Introduction

• 1st phase (beginning of his career)

• Ovid's Metamorphoses

• elements of British folklore

• 1595-1596

• rappresented during royal weddings

• very complex plot

Introduction II

• in ancient Greece (Athens)

• all the kingdom is preparing for wedding of Theseus and Hippolyta

• meanwhile there are some troubles between 4 young lovers and

• at the same time some old artisans are trying to set up a comedy for the big wedding

The story opens on them 4 days apart form their wedding. Theseus is unhappy about how long he has to wait while Hippolyta thinks it will pass by like a dream.

Theseus & Hippolyta

• Duke of Athens

• Queen of the amazons

Demetrius

Lysander

Helena

the 4 lovers

Hermia

the 4 lovers

plot

• Hermia wants to marry Lysander
• the two decided to go away
• Demetrius is jealous so he follows them
• once they are all asleep Puck make a disaster

• Mischievous fairy

• interferes in everyone's story

Oberon and Titania are estranged because Titania refuses to give her Indian changeling to Oberon for use as his "knight" or "henchman" since the child's mother was one of Titania's worshippers. Because of this Oberon plans a revenge over Titania that effects all of the characters

Oberon, Puck & Titania

• King of the fairies

• Titania's husband

• Queen of the fairies

• Oberon's wife

Puck

4 LOVERS

Oberon orders Puck to use a magical flower’s juice to make Demetrius fall in love with Helena. However, Puck mistakenly anoints Lysander instead, causing him to fall in love with Helena, abandoning Hermia. This creates confusion and tension among the lovers until Puck is instructed to fix the mix-up by restoring the correct pairings.

OBERON& TITANIA

Oberon, angry with Titania, instructs Puck to use the flower’s magic on her while she sleeps. Titania falls in love with Bottom ( transformed into a donkey-headed man), leading to comedic situations. This helps Oberon get the boy, and he later orders Puck to lift the spell, reconciling with Titania.

THE ARTISANS

Puck transforms Bottom's head a donkey's one while he and his fellow craftsmen are rehearsing their play. The enchanted Titania then falls in love with the transformed Bottom, adding to the absurdity.

Love interest of Titania

He has a big ego, and thinks that he could do every part in the play

He's slow at studing so he had the part of the lion.

He's the leader of the group.Prologe

They're 6 skilled laborers, or craftsman, from Athens.They will play a Tragedy, Quince chose the play (Piramo & Tisbe), assigns the parts and directs the actors.

Rude Mechanicals

Peter Quince

carpenter

Snug

joiner

Nick Bottom

weaver

Initially he had to play the part of Tisbe's mother, but then he gets the part of the moonshine, this is because Tisbe and Piramo met under the light of the moon.

He plays the part of a wall.

He's disappointed because he had the part of Tisbe, the lady in the play.

Highlighted phrase

Francis Flute

bellows-mender

Tom Snout

tinker

Robin Starveling

tailor

play in the play

Theatral performance for theseus & Hippolyta

The group of artisans is assigning parts to stage a tragedy for the city's royalty to play during the celebretion of the marriage between Theseus and Hippolyta.

play in the play

THE PERFORMAnce

The artisans propose their show to the master of ceremonies who explains the show to Theseus, inviting him to refuse because he does not believe that the show is worthy of the spectators.The show is then staged and the famous tragedy almost becomes a comedy as it is ridiculous, funny and crass.

how plots are intertwined

• Theseus and Egeus (Hermia's father) are friends
• Hermia and her lovers end up in the magic wood where the artisans are preparing the commedy
• in the wood there are also the Faries queen and king and Puck
• Puck is important for the 4 lovers but also for the artisans

• the queen Titania falls in love with one artisan
• this artisan is the one that Puck transformes in a donkey
• and all of this characters are going to the royal wedding of Theseus and Hippolyta

Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind, And therefore is winged Cupid painted blind.

Act I Scene I

-Woods & Magic-Potion-Love

THEMES

• populated by mysterious creatures and arcane powers

• often associated with magic, pagan rituals, and transformation

• following the Celtic and Medieval tradition where the woods represent a sort of "other world"

WOODS

POTION

The impact in the play

The Poison is another important element of the play releted to the magic world. It as a very crucial impact in every subplot.

LOVE

• main theme in many other plays
• love always wins
• the two couples
• the king and the queen of the faries
• whole story is based on a wedding

• with Michelle Pfeiffer and Christian Bale
• adaption of the famous and iconc play
• written, produced, and directed by Michael Hoffman
• in Italy (on "Monte Athena")
• in 1890

Movie

A Midsummer Night's Dream (1999)

Theatre Rapresentation

The modern rapresentations of A Midsummer Night's Dream

Ballet

A Midsummer Night's Dream PACIFIC NORTHWEST BALLET

I Question

II Question

III Question

IV Question

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