Michael Hoffman's 1999 film adaptation of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream transports the play's drama from ancient Athens to an imaginary Italian village named Monte Athena at the turn of the nineteenth century. ... Clearly, these two characters have a powerful story and appear majestic in Shakespeare's play. ... Arguably one of Shakespeare's best-known characters, Bottom provides comic relief to the play. ... The original Shakespeare play does not include Bottom's wife as a character. ... All in all, Hoffman's A Midsummer Night's Dream is n...

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