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1 A MidSummer-Night's Dream - William Shakespeare
A Romantic Comedy that Shows the Interplay of Reality & Fantasy Dreams & Desires Order & Chaos Illusion, Magic & Imagination

2 Date & Sources The play was written between: 1595-1596
Is estimated to be crafted to grace a Royal Wedding

3 Characters Theseus: Duke of Athens
Egeus: Father to Hermia, Citizen of Athens Lysander: Hermia's Lover Demetrius: Hermia's Lover & Helena's Love Interest Oberon: King of the Fairies Philostrate: Master of the Revels to Theseus Quince: A Carpenter Snug: A Joiner Bottom: A Weaver Flute: A Bellows-Vendor Snout: A Tinker Starveling: a Tailor Characters

4 Fairies & Other Characters
Women Characters Hippolyta: Queen of the Amazons, betrothed to Theseus Hermia: Daughter of Egeus, in love with Lysander Helena: in Love with Demetrius Titania: Queen of the Fairies Fairies & Other Characters Puck: Or Robin Goodfellow Fairies Please-Blossom Cobweb Moth Mustard-Seed

5 Athens and Magical Forest outside Athens
Setting Athens and Magical Forest outside Athens

6 Important Symbols Athens: Order, Inflexibility & Rigidity
Forest: Verdant, Natural, Unrestrictive, Love and Magic Flowers: Rose – Chastity, Pansy – Seduction & Love The Moon: Chastity/ Virginity as well as Sexual Desire in lovers & Madness Play within a Play: Representative of Imagination Dreams: Alternative Reality & Illusions Night: Time when Concealed things emerge

7 Themes Romanticism Illusion Over Reality Creativity & Lunacy
Craft & Craftsmanship Contrast of the Mortal World & the Other World Love & Its Complexities Role of Imagination in Life Magic & Dreams as Alternative Realities Order → Disorder → Order Mind Over Susbtance

8 A Mi(dsummer)N(ight)D(ream)
The Play Portrays...... A Mi(dsummer)N(ight)D(ream)


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