1. A midsummer nights dream
Thesues, the Duke of Athens and Hippolyta, the Queen of the Amazon are to be wed. Theseus and Hippolyta are not directly affected by the fairy world. They never encounter the mystical experience. They are merely spectators. The real world of these two ruling characters is a definite contrast to the fairy world of Oberon and Titania. As king of his magical realm, Oberon is the most powerful figure in the play. He is often referred to as the "stage manager." He directs the characters and controls the plot and ending. Oberon, with Puck's assistance, sets the motion and fate of his characters and uses his skills with mischief but ultimate good. Oberon seems to be an elemental, natural force. There is a playful, irresponsible, and lively quality about he fiary world that the real world will never possess. Oberon finds joy with is own petulant mischief. His quarrel with Titania puts Athens completely out of balance. However, when he finally restores harmony to his relationship with Titania, the play is brought back from chaos to order.
The two realms meet through Puck and Nick Bottom. Puck is supernatural and is the only one sees everyone and watches what they do. Bottom, under Oberon's spell is able to see Titania and her fairy attendants. On stage, the audience understands that Bottom can see the fairies, because of dialouge. He observes the fairies sleeping and tells the audience what he sees. The play has many sub-plots and each can be a story on its own. But Shakespeare wants to show how the stories can work together. The real world and fairy world coming together creates a romantic, fantasy-like, comedy.
It is easy to distinguish which realm is the fairy world and which is the real world in both stage and film form. The costume is the key element in portraying the difference. The fairies in both stage and film wear flowy, glittery, dresses. Some fairies have wings. The make-up also plays a part in separting the fairies from the mortals.
A Midsummer Night's Dream William Shakespeare's play A Midsummer Night's Dream is a classic love story about two young would-be couples, and an aspiring actor named Bottom who end up being caught in the middle of a lovers quarrel between Oberon, the king of the fairies and Titania, his Queen. ... Just like how Michael Hoffman's A Midsummer Night's Dream is based on a dream world, so are these little magical creatures named fairies. ... Peter Hall and Michael Hoffman are both very prestigious filmmakers and both of their versions tend to depict a very distinct image...
A Midsummer Nights Dream In Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" the mortal teenage characters fall in love foolishly, and the character Bottom states, "O what fools these mortals be". ... Then let us teach or trial patience, Because it is a customary cross, As due to love, as thoughts and dreams and sighs, Wishes and tears, poor fancy's followers." ... William Shakespeare's A Midsummers Night's Dream shows how childishly foolish lovers can be....
William Shakespeare's play A Midsummer Night's Dream is a play primarily on the difficulty of love. ... As the title alludes to, dreams are an important theme in A Midsummer Night's Dream; dreams are an important theme in the play. Hippolyta first words in the play show how essential dreams will be; "Four days will quickly steep themselves into night, Four nights will quickly dream away the time... Shakespeare loves the inter-workings of dreams, how they occur, and even the sense of lost time in dreams. ... In the play A Midsummer Night's Dream Shakespeare creates of wo...
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The complex circle of love in A Midsummer Nights Dream', that Shakespeare portrays, contains both a crude and chaotic love, such as with Bottom and Titania, and a symbolic love, such as with Lysander and Hermia representing chastity. ... On the contrary Hippolyta feels the four days leading up to their wedding day is racing by, "Four will quickly steep themselves in night; four nights will quickly dream away the time."" ... In A Midsummer Night's Dream, love is a token thing dispersed by a sprite. ...
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Critique of A Midsummer Night's Dream I went to see Nevada Ballet Theatre's rendition of A Midsummer Night's Dream on Friday October 4, 2002 at UNLV's Judy Bayley Theatre. ... A Midsummer Night's Dream focuses around the tangled web of four lovers who are the subjects of Duke Theseus' court, and who get accidentally mixed up in the magical world of elves and fairies. ... Overall I really enjoyed watching A Midsummer Night's Dream. ...