A-Midsummer-Night’s-Dream简介

AMidsummerNight’sDreamByFaye040122011040孙梦琪海洋生命学院2011级生物科学1班AboutThePlayAMidsummerNight’sDreamisacomedywrittenbyShakespeareinhisearlieryearsofscriptwriting.It’sahumorousplayaboutlove.Itisbelievedtohavebeenwrittenforsomeone’swedding.It’soneofthemostpopularplaysbyShakespeare,widelyplayedaroundtheworld.ThePlotTheplayissetinancientAthens.ThisisacomplicatedplaywiththreeplotsthathappenbeforeandduringtheweddingofanAtheniankingandqueen.Themainpartofthestoryisabouttheloveproblemsbetweenfouryoungpeopleina“loverectangle”.Hermia,ayoungwoman,andLysander,ayoungmanareinlovewitheachother.TheyelopeintotheforesttoescapefromHermia’sfather,whoisopposedtotheirmarridge.DemetriusisinlovewithHermia,andhegoesintotheforesttosearchforHermiaandkillLysander.Helena,whoisinlovewithDemetrius,goesafterDemetriusinconcernforhissafety.Meanwhile,thefairykingOberonandthefairyqueenTitaniahavearow.InordertohumiliateTitania,OberonordershisservantPucktomakeamagicjuicethatmakessleepersfallinlovewiththefirstthingtheyseewhentheywakeup.OberonhopesthatTitaniawillfallinlovewithawildanimal.ButPuckiscarelessandalwaysmakesmistakes.HemakesbothyoungmenfallinlovewithHelena,whileHermiaisleftalone.Thefouryoungpeopleareveryconfusedandtheyhaveabigquarrel.Thetwomenaresoangrythattheywanttofight.PuckisverynaughtyandturnsaactorcalledBottom’sheadintothatofadonkey’s.ThefairyqueenTitaniafallsinlovewiththedonkeyheadundertheeffectofthemagicjuice.Atlast,ThefairykingOberonordersPucktoputeverythingbacktonormal,exceptthatDemetriusisinlovewithHelena.Thefouryoungpeopleareexhaustedandtheyfallasleepintheforest.Whentheywakeup,theybelievethatwhathappenedlastnightwasadream.Theywalkedintotheforestreadyforconflictandcameoutoftheforestreadyforadoublewedding.