"A Midsummer Night's Dream".
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History Of the Play
Probably composed in 1595 or 1596, A Midsummer Night's Dream is one of Shakespeare's early comedies, but can be distinguished from his other works in this group by describing it specifically as the Bard's original wedding play. Most scholars believe that Shakespeare wrote A Midsummer Night's Dream as a light entertainment to accompany a marriage celebration, and while the identity of the historical couple for whom it was meant has never been conclusively …
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…Amazons, bethrothed to Theseus. HERMIA, daughter to Egeus, in love with Lysander. HELENA, in love with Demetrius. OBERON, King of the Fairies. TITANIA, Queen of the Fairies. PUCK, or ROBIN GOODFELLOW, a Fairy. PEASBLOSSOM, Fairy. COBWEB, Fairy. MOTH, Fairy. MUSTARDSEED, Fairy. PYRAMUS, THISBE, WALL, MOONSHINE, LION, Characters in the Interlude performed by the Clowns. Other Fairies attending their King and Queen. Attendants on Theseus and Hippolyta. Setting Athens, and a woods not far from it.
…Amazons, bethrothed to Theseus. HERMIA, daughter to Egeus, in love with Lysander. HELENA, in love with Demetrius. OBERON, King of the Fairies. TITANIA, Queen of the Fairies. PUCK, or ROBIN GOODFELLOW, a Fairy. PEASBLOSSOM, Fairy. COBWEB, Fairy. MOTH, Fairy. MUSTARDSEED, Fairy. PYRAMUS, THISBE, WALL, MOONSHINE, LION, Characters in the Interlude performed by the Clowns. Other Fairies attending their King and Queen. Attendants on Theseus and Hippolyta. Setting Athens, and a woods not far from it.
