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The king and queen of fairyland, oberon and titania, battle over an orphan boy. Puck returns to the stage to talk about the scary things of night, and to sweep the doorstep, promising the couples will be happy and the house protected. Read shakespeares a midsummer nights dream, with sidebyside no fear. Ill never believe any of these old legends or fairy tales. In a midsummer nights dream, shakespeare stages the workings of love in unexpected ways. A midsummer nights dream in modern english, act 5, scene 1. All acts and scenes are linked to from the bottom of this page. Henry v, which dates from 1599, is the last in shakespeares series of plays based on english history. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Lovers and madmen hallucinate about things that sane people just cant understand. It is also, of course, among the bards bestknown and most. The final act of shakespeare s a midsummer night s dream seems out of place.
Shakespeare s father was a glovemaker, and shakespeare received no more than a grammar school education. In a midsummer night s dream, shakespeare stages the workings of love in unexpected ways. Theseus and hippolyta were in the great hall with their. Its a midsummer nights dream, shakespeare at his most fanciful. Learn everything you need to know about puck, bottom, and more in a midsummer nights dream. The action of the play is complete, but shakespeare has something else he wants to impart on his audience. Shakespeares original a midsummer nights dream text is extremely long, so weve split the text into one scene per page. A midsummer nights dream by william shakespeare and. A midsummer nights dream by william shakespeare act 5. It is also, of course, among the bards bestknown and mostperformed works.
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