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1、Themostmagicdream,however,themostbeautiful,butlove.Justasinlife,loveisatragedyandcomedy,thehaphazardofdreamandemotion.Shakespeare'sfamouswork"MidsummerNight'sDream"hasindeedsurprisedme,becauseitinducesmewenttoreadatonego,butitdoesnotseemsuchareading,
2、atthistimeIfeellikebeingintheforest,mountainflowersbrilliant,beautifulscenerycouldnotbear.AMidsummerNight'sDream(仲夏夜之梦)isaromanticcomedybyWilliamShakespearewrittensometimeinthe1590s.ItportraystheadventuresoffouryoungAthenianloversandagroupofamateurac
3、torsinamoonlitforest,andtheirinteractionswiththefairieswhoinhabititandDukeoftheAthenians.TheplayisoneofShakespeare'smostpopularandiswidelyperformedacrosstheworld.Theplayfeaturesthreeinterlockingplots,connectedbyacelebrationoftheweddingofDukeTheseusof
4、AthensandtheAmazonianqueenHippolyta.Intheopeningscene,HermiarefusestocomplywithherfatherEgeus'swishforhertomarryhischosenman,Demetrius.Inresponse,EgeusquotesbeforeTheseusanancientAthenianlawwherebyadaughtermustmarrythesuitorchosenbyherfather,orelsefa
5、cedeathorlifelongchastityworshippingDianaasanun.Thewordinthissenseisananachronism.HermiaandherloverLysanderthereforedecidetoelopebyescapingthroughtheforestatnight.HermiainformsherbestfriendHelena,butHelenahasrecentlybeenrejectedbyDemetriusanddecidest
6、owinbackhisfavorbyrevealingtheplantohim.Demetrius,followeddoggedlybyHelena,chasesHermia,who,inturn,chasesLysander,fromwhomshebecomesseparated.Meanwhile,Oberon,kingofthefairies,andhisqueen,Titania,arriveinthesameforesttoattendTheseusandHippolyta'swedd
7、ing.OberonandTitaniaareestrangedbecauseTitaniarefusestogiveherIndianpage-boytoOberonforuseashis"knight"or"henchman,"sincethechild'smotherwasoneofTitania'sworshippers.OberonseekstopunishTitania'sdisobedienceandrecruitsthemischievousPuck(alsocalledHobg
8、oblinandRobinGoodfellow)tohelphimapplyamagicaljuicefromaflowercalled"love-in-idleness,"whichmakesthevictimfallinlovewiththefirstlivingthingheseeswhenheawakens.OberonappliesthejuicetoTitaniainordertodistractherandforcehertogiveupthepage-boy.Havingseen
