![]() ![]() As the play is a comedy, it ends with a many-part marriage between the happy lovers. Oberon’s plan backfires, and it is Puck’s duty to right his wrong. A Midsummer Nights Dream, Act II, Scene I Over hill, over dale William Shakespeare - 1564-1616. Puck, their fairy jester, functions as a liaison between the two parties, as Oberon orders him to use a love potion to make Demetrius fall in love with Helena. Parallel is the story of Titania and Oberon, monarchs of the forest, who are embroiled in their own fight. It follows the lovers Hermia and Lysander as they attempt to elope but are dogged by Demetrius, in love with Hermia, and Helena, in love with Demetrius. Fun Fact: Once described by the famous early modern diarist Samuel Pepys as “the most insipid ridiculous play I ever saw!”Ī Midsummer Night’s Dream is the story of the events surrounding the marriage of Theseus, king of Athens, and Hippolyta, queen of the Amazons.Notable Adaptations: The Fairy-Queen, an opera by famous English composer Henry Purcell.Major Characters: Hermia, Helena, Lysander, Demetrius, Puck, Oberon, Titania, Theseus, Bottom. ![]() Themes: Perception, order versus disorder, play-within-a-play, challenging of gender roles/female disobedience. ![]()
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