Virtuous - She makes sure that Lysander lays a little way apart from her when they fall asleep in the woods because they aren’t married yet. Bottom's Dream (1983) was an animated short directed by John Canemaker, showing events of the play from the point of view of Bottom. The film uses selections of Mendelssohn's music, lines from the play, and surreal imagery to convey Bottom's experience. [ citation needed]

Bernard Cornwell's novel Fools and Mortals (2017) is about the creation and first performance of the play, as seen by the young actor, Richard Shakespeare, brother of the playwright. [86] Musical versions [ edit ] Summer has always dreamed of dancing, and when a place at ballet school comes up she wants it so badly it hurts. Middle school ends and the holidays begin, but, unlike her sisters, Summer has no time for lazy days and sunny beach parties. The audition becomes her obsession, and things start spiralling out of control. The more Summer tries to find perfection, the most lost she becomes. Will she realise - with the help of the boy who wants more than friendship - that dreams come in all shapes and sizes? In 1887, Denton Jacques Snider argued that the play should be read as a dialectic, either between understanding and imagination or between prose and poetry. He also viewed the play as representing three phases or movements. The first is the Real World of the play, which represents reason. The second is the Fairy World, an ideal world which represents imagination and the supernatural. The third is their representation in art, where the action is self-reflective. Snider viewed Titania and her caprice as solely to blame for her marital strife with Oberon. She therefore deserves punishment, and Oberon is a dutiful husband who provides her with one. For failing to live in peace with Oberon and her kind, Titania is sentenced to fall in love with a human. And this human, unlike Oberon is a "horrid brute". [39] Kiernan, Victor Gordon (1993). Shakespeare, Poet and Citizen. London: Verso. ISBN 978-0-86091-392-4. In 1987, Jan Lawson Hinely argued that this play has a therapeutic value. Shakespeare in many ways explores the sexual fears of the characters, releases them, and transforms them. And the happy ending is the reestablishment of social harmony. Patriarchy itself is also challenged and transformed, as the men offer their women a loving equality, one founded on respect and trust. She even viewed Titania's loving acceptance of the donkey-headed Bottom as a metaphor for basic trust. This trust is what enables the warring and uncertain lovers to achieve their sexual maturity. [54] In 1988, Allen Dunn argued that the play is an exploration of the characters' fears and desires, and that its structure is based on a series of sexual clashes. [54]Merwin, Ted (23 March 2007). "The Dark Lady as a Bright Literary Light". The Jewish Week. pp.56–57. In 1839, the philosopher Hermann Ulrici wrote that the play and its depiction of human life reflected the views of Platonism. In his view, Shakespeare implied that human life is nothing but a dream, suggesting influence from Plato and his followers who thought human reality is deprived of all genuine existence. Ulrici noted the way Theseus and Hippolyta behave here, like ordinary people. He agreed with Malone that this did not fit their stations in life, but viewed this behaviour as an indication of parody about class differences. [34] Barnes, Clive (18 April 1967). "Midsummer Night's Dream: Balanchine Helps Turn Classic into Film". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. OCLC 1645522 . Retrieved 31 March 2017. Forward, Stephanie (1 August 2006). "A reader's guide to Lords And Ladies". The Open University. Archived from the original on 7 October 2016 . Retrieved 2 June 2016.

Dent also denied the rationality and wisdom typically attributed to Theseus. He reminded his readers that this is the character of Theseus from Greek mythology, a creation himself of "antique fable". [41] Theseus' views on art are far from rational or wise. He cannot tell the difference between an actual play and its interlude. The interlude of the play's acting troop is less about the art and more of an expression of the mechanicals' distrust of their own audience. They fear the audience reactions will be either excessive or inadequate, and say so on stage. Theseus fails to get the message. [42]

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In 1872, Henry N. Hudson, an American clergyman and editor of Shakespeare, also wrote comments on this play. Kehler pays little attention to his writings, as they were largely derivative of previous works. She notes, however, that Hudson too believed that the play should be viewed as a dream. He cited the lightness of the characterisation as supporting of his view. [39] In 1881, Edward Dowden argued that Theseus and his reflections on art are central to the play. He also argued that Theseus was one of the "heroic men of action" [39] so central to Shakespeare's theatrical works. [39] Horace Howard Furness defended A Midsummer Night's Dream from claims of inconsistency, and felt this did not detract from the quality of the play. [30] Evans, G. Blakemore; Tobin, J. J. M., eds. (1997). "A Midsummer Night's Dream". The Riverside Shakespeare. Vol.1 (2nd, illustrateded.). Boston: Houghton Mifflin. pp.256–83. ISBN 978-0-395-85822-6. Lysander changes from being so besotted with Hermia that he will risk everything for her, to being in love with Helena and hating Hermia. I also think this series continuously does a good job with the topic of divorce and combining the two families. It is a lot for any child to take in. Honey’s character truly comes to the forefront. While this book is not the one focused on her, we can see how it is warming up to when we get her story. She is definitely struggling with accepting her mother’s divorce and Paddy’s new role as a stepdad in her family. Even more so than the previous two books, this one showed me how hard it can be for children to process a divorce sometimes. It also focused on how hurt the children feel even if they know it may have been for the best.

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Halsall, Jane (2009). Visual Media for Teens: Creating and Using a Teen-centered Film Collection. Santa Barbara, CA: Libraries Unlimited. p.109. ISBN 978-1-59158-544-2. Geraldine: Oh well, it does state in the script that Oberon’s bad mood affects the weather, so if it were to rain I would simply blame the fairies. The first-person narrative follows a girl named Summer Tanberry, who dreams of going to ballet school and is willing to sacrifice everything, to make that dream come true. She soon becomes anorexic.

Gervinus also wrote on where the fairyland of the play is located. Not in Attica, but in the Indies. His views on the Indies seem to Kehler to be influenced by Orientalism. He speaks of the Indies as scented with the aroma of flowers, and as the place where mortals live in the state of a half-dream. Gervinus denies and devalues the loyalty of Titania to her friend. He views this supposed friendship as not grounded in spiritual association. Titania merely "delight[s] in her beauty, her 'swimming gait,' and her powers of imitation". [36] Gervinus further views Titania as an immoral character for not trying to reconcile with her husband. In her resentment, Titania seeks separation from him, for which Gervinus blames her. [36] Botho Strauß's play The Park (1983) is based on characters and motifs from A Midsummer Night's Dream. [83]

The Globe's A Midsummer Night's Dream is wonderfully bonkers ★★★". Radio Times. 6 May 2016 . Retrieved 14 April 2020. The wedding of Theseus and Hippolyta and the mistaken and waylaid lovers, Titania and Bottom, even the erstwhile acting troupe, model various aspects (and forms) of love. The next scrumptious story in Cathy Cassidy's Chocolate Box Girls series, following Cherry Crush and Marshmallow Skye . Perfect for fans of Jacqueline Wilson. Summer has always dreamed of dancing, and when a place at ballet school comes up, she wants it so badly it hurts. Middle school ends and the holidays begin, but unlike her sisters, Summer has no time for lazy days and sunny beach parties. The audition becomes her obsession, and things start spiralling out of control...The more Summer tries to find perfection, the more lost she becomes. Will she realise -- with the help of the boy who wants more than friendship -- that dreams come in all shapes and sizes? Third must-have title in this gorgeous series from one of the UK's best-loved girls' authors, Cathy Cassidy. Each sister has a different story to tell, which one will be your favourite? Cathy Cassidy was voted Queen of Teen in 2010 -- beating Jacqueline Wilson and Louise Rennison to the throne. Praise for Cathy's books: Touching, tender and unforgettable . ( Guardian ). Cathy Cassidy wrote her first picture book for her little brother when she was eight or nine and has been writing fabulous stories ever since. The Chocolate Box Girls is a sumptuous series starring sassy sisters, super-cool boys and one of Cathy's biggest loves -- chocolate. Cathy lives in Scotland with her family In 1967, John A. Allen theorised that Bottom is a symbol of the animalistic aspect of humanity. He also thought Bottom was redeemed through the maternal tenderness of Titania, which allowed him to understand the love and self-sacrifice of Pyramus and Thisbe. [43] In 1968, Stephen Fender offered his own views on the play. He emphasised the "terrifying power" [43] of the fairies and argued that they control the play's events. They are the most powerful figures featured, not Theseus as often thought. He also emphasised the ethically ambivalent characters of the play. Finally, Fender noted a layer of complexity in the play. Theseus, Hippolyta, and Bottom have contradictory reactions to the events of the night, and each has partly valid reasons for their reactions, implying that the puzzles offered to the play's audience can have no singular answer or meaning. [44] Between 1917 and 1939 Carl Orff also wrote incidental music for a German version of the play, Ein Sommernachtstraum (performed in 1939). Given that Mendelssohn's parents had been Jews (and despite the fact that they converted to Lutheranism), his music had been banned by the Nazi regime, and the Nazi cultural officials put out a call for new music for the play: Orff was one of the musicians who responded. He later reworked the music for a final version, completed in 1964. [ citation needed]