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A midsummer night’s dream A midsummer night’s dream by William Shakespeareby William Shakespeare

Play’s Plot A Midsummer Night’s Dream is one of the greatest works of William Shakespeare.

This play is about four lovers (Hermia, Lysander, helena,and Demetrius) and their crazy, confusing way of loving.

The play begins when Theseus, the duke of Athens and Hippolyta, the Queen of the Amazon are talking about their wedding the preparations for the celebration after the wedding. Then, a nobleman called Egeus (Hermia’s father) comes to Theseus to complain about his daughter. He brings Hermia, Lysander (who is in love with Hermia), and Demetrius (the one who Egeus wants for Hermia) with him. Egeus and Egeus and Theseus make a deal that Hermia has to marry Demetrius, if not she has to face Theseus make a deal that Hermia has to marry Demetrius, if not she has to face death, as the law says.death, as the law says.

After all of this and something more Helena, Hermia, Demitrius and Lysander go to After all of this and something more Helena, Hermia, Demitrius and Lysander go to the forest and meet each other. They all fall asleep. When they wake up, they realize the forest and meet each other. They all fall asleep. When they wake up, they realize that all of them have the same dream. But all that theythat all of them have the same dream. But all that they’ve gone through wasn’t a dream.

Then, there is a part when Bottom and his friends Snug, Snout, Quince, and Flute (the craftmen) make the play within the play. Their own version of the play Pyramus and Thisbe.

At the end, Oberon and Titania (Oberon and Titania (King and Queen of the fairies) bless the couples and ) bless the couples and their future children, meaning their future children, meaning Hermia and Lysander, Demetrius and helena. . No one gets in trouble they all get married happily. After they leave Puck asks the audience After they leave Puck asks the audience to forgive the actors is they were offended. He then tells the audience that if anyone to forgive the actors is they were offended. He then tells the audience that if anyone disliked the play, they should imagine that it was only a dream.disliked the play, they should imagine that it was only a dream.

Main CharactersMain CharactersTheseusTheseus: is the Duke of : is the Duke of Athens, who marries Hippolyta. Athens, who marries Hippolyta. He is a gracious man, who He is a gracious man, who appears to be a good ruler. appears to be a good ruler.

HippolytaHippolyta: is the Amazon queen : is the Amazon queen who marries Theseus.who marries Theseus.

OberonOberon: is the king of the : is the king of the fairies. He has quarreled with fairies. He has quarreled with the fairy queen, Titania, over the fairy queen, Titania, over who should have possession who should have possession of a changeling boy that of a changeling boy that Titania is raising.Titania is raising.

TitaniaTitania: is the fairy queen. : is the fairy queen.

She has quarreled with She has quarreled with Oberon because Oberon Oberon because Oberon wants her to hand over a wants her to hand over a changeling boy that Titania changeling boy that Titania has been raising since his has been raising since his mother died in childbirth. mother died in childbirth.

HermiaHermia: is in love with : is in love with Lysander but her father, Lysander but her father, Egeus, decides that she must Egeus, decides that she must marry Demetrius instead. She marry Demetrius instead. She and Lysander decide to elope, and Lysander decide to elope, and go to the wood outside and go to the wood outside Athens. Hermia is bewildered Athens. Hermia is bewildered when Lysander deserts her, when Lysander deserts her, and quarrels with her friend and quarrels with her friend Helena.Helena.

LysanderLysander: is an aristocratic : is an aristocratic

young man who is in love with young man who is in love with Hermia. He is tricked by the Hermia. He is tricked by the flower-juice that Puck puts on flower-juice that Puck puts on his eyelids into believing that his eyelids into believing that he loves Helena, and he rejects he loves Helena, and he rejects Hermia.Hermia.

DemetriusDemetrius: is an aristocratic : is an aristocratic young man who once loved young man who once loved Helena but now is in love with Helena but now is in love with Hermia. He rejects Helena, Hermia. He rejects Helena, even though she still loves even though she still loves him. him.

HelenaHelena: is in love with : is in love with Lysander but her father, Lysander but her father, Egeus, decides that she must Egeus, decides that she must marry Demetrius instead. She marry Demetrius instead. She and Lysander decide to and Lysander decide to elope, and go to the wood elope, and go to the wood outside Athens. outside Athens.

EgeusEgeus: is the stern-: is the stern-minded father of minded father of Hermia, who tells her Hermia, who tells her that she must either that she must either marry Demetrius or marry Demetrius or die.die.

PhilostratePhilostrate: is : is Theseus's Master of Theseus's Master of the Revels.the Revels.

PuckPuck: is a mischievous : is a mischievous spirit also known as Robin spirit also known as Robin Goodfellow. He is Oberon's Goodfellow. He is Oberon's loyal servant and does his loyal servant and does his bidding. He takes a lot of bidding. He takes a lot of pleasure in the confusion pleasure in the confusion he brings to mortals. Puck he brings to mortals. Puck magically transforms magically transforms Bottom's head into an Bottom's head into an ass's head. ass's head.

Nick BottomNick Bottom: is a weaver, : is a weaver, and one of the artisans and one of the artisans who put on the play, who put on the play, "Pyramus and Thisbe." He "Pyramus and Thisbe." He is a strong and confident is a strong and confident character. character.

ThemesThemesLove’s DifficultyLove’s Difficulty

““The course of true love never did run smooth,” says The course of true love never did run smooth,” says Lysander, talking about one of Lysander, talking about one of A Midsummer Night’s DreamA Midsummer Night’s Dream’s most ’s most important themes, which is the difficulty of love. Though most of the important themes, which is the difficulty of love. Though most of the conflict in the play begins from the troubles of romance, and though conflict in the play begins from the troubles of romance, and though the play involves a number of romantic elements, it is not truly a love the play involves a number of romantic elements, it is not truly a love story. it separates the audience from the emotions of the characters story. it separates the audience from the emotions of the characters in order to make fun at the torments who those in love suffer.in order to make fun at the torments who those in love suffer.

MagicMagicThe fairies’ magic, which brings about many of the The fairies’ magic, which brings about many of the

weirdest and most hilarious situations in the play, is another element weirdest and most hilarious situations in the play, is another element main to the fantastic atmosphere of main to the fantastic atmosphere of A Midsummer Night’s DreamA Midsummer Night’s Dream. . Shakespeare uses magic both to explain the supernatural power of Shakespeare uses magic both to explain the supernatural power of love.love.

DreamsDreamsAs the title suggests, dreams are an important theme in As the title suggests, dreams are an important theme in A A

Midsummer Night’s Dream; Midsummer Night’s Dream; they are conected to the strange, they are conected to the strange, magical situations in the forest. Hippolyta’s first words in the play put magical situations in the forest. Hippolyta’s first words in the play put in evidence the existance of dreams.in evidence the existance of dreams.

ConclusionConclusionThe climax of the play comes in Act III, Scene 2, The climax of the play comes in Act III, Scene 2,

when the four lovers are at the height of their confusion.  when the four lovers are at the height of their confusion.  Both Demetrius and Lysander are pursuing Helena, and both Both Demetrius and Lysander are pursuing Helena, and both Helena and Hermia are amazed at this.  The guys go off to Helena and Hermia are amazed at this.  The guys go off to find a place to fight, and Hermia threatens Helena with a find a place to fight, and Hermia threatens Helena with a physical fight as well.  They all run off and Puck and Oberon physical fight as well.  They all run off and Puck and Oberon are left to lead them into the right areas to trick them.  These are left to lead them into the right areas to trick them.  These actions end in IV, scene 1 when Theseus and the other actions end in IV, scene 1 when Theseus and the other Athenians find the lovers in the forest and the triple marriage Athenians find the lovers in the forest and the triple marriage is set.  My opinion is based on what I think was the main is set.  My opinion is based on what I think was the main thing that hapenned between the four lovers. thing that hapenned between the four lovers.

A Midsummer Night’s DreamA Midsummer Night’s Dream is one of is one of Shakespeare’s greatest comedies. It is not limited to one Shakespeare’s greatest comedies. It is not limited to one single comedy and mixes several dimensions, like romance, single comedy and mixes several dimensions, like romance, drama, magic, and comedy. That is what makes it interesting. drama, magic, and comedy. That is what makes it interesting. It is also more than a comedy in the sense that it could have It is also more than a comedy in the sense that it could have become a tragedy (another end).This play crosses the become a tragedy (another end).This play crosses the boundary line between reality and imagination.boundary line between reality and imagination.