文档介绍：AMidsummerNight’sDream
-----WilliamShakespeare
Author
HewasanEnglish
poetandplaywright,
widelyregardedasthe
greatestwAMidsummerNight’sDream
-----WilliamShakespeare
Author
HewasanEnglish
poetandplaywright,
widelyregardedasthe
greatestwriterinthe
Englishlanguageand
theworld'spre-eminent
Dramatist.
WilliamShakespeare
TheplayisoneofShakespeare'smostpopularworksforthestageandiswidelyperformedacrosstheworld.
Background
InthevillageofMonteAthenainItalyattheturnofthe19thcentury,.
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Atfirst:
LysanderfallinloveHermia
DemetriusHelena
Frienfs
rivalsinlove
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LysanderandHermiaelope(私奔)
intotheforesttoescapethestrict
instructionsfromHermia’sfatherthat
shemustbebetrothed(订婚)toDemetrius.
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.
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(ahobgoblin)妖怪tohelphimfindamagicaljuicefromaflowercalled“love-in-idleness”(爱懒花).
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ThenthemagicjuiceisappliedontheeyelidsofLysander,,LysanderandDemetriussawHelenaandtheQueensawNickBottomwhentheyawake.
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Then:
LysanderfeelsadHermia
Duel
(决斗)bothmenareinfight
pursuitofHelena
DemetriusHelena
HappyEnding
Atlast,ThemagicalenchantmentisremovedfromLysanderandtheQueen,leavingDemetriusunderthe
spellandinlovewithHelena.
Allofthembelievethatitis
adream.
ForaughtthateverIcouldread,couldeverhearbytaleorhistory,thecourseoftrueloveneverdidrunsmooth.
Lovelooksnotwiththeeyes,butwiththemind;
AndthereforeiswingedCupid
paintedblind.
findyourselflostinaforest,
lostinlove,orlostin
confusiononthisday,
perhapsmidsummerfairieswillcometosetthingsrightforyou,too.
That’sall.
Thankyou!!
MagicJuice
Whenweapplyittoaperson'seyelidswhilesleeping,itcanmakethevictimfallinlovewiththefirstlivingthingseenuponawakening.
love-in-idleness
Duetothegodoflove,Cupid,shootingalovearrowatapatchofflowers,themagicjuiceflowoutfromtheseflowers.
NickBottom
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