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Midsummer Night's Dream

Book • 1600

William Shakespeare

A Midsummer Night's Dream is a five-act comedy by William Shakespeare, written around 1595-96.

The play intertwines the stories of four young lovers and a group of amateur actors in a forest inhabited by fairies, where love and magic lead to confusion and eventual reconciliation.

The play explores themes of love, identity, and the transformative power of imagination.

Mentioned by

Dame Cleo Laine

Michael Patrick Thornton

Armando Iannucci

Sebastian Major

Kathleen Van De Wille

Mentioned in 4 episodes

Mentioned by

Liz Raddy

as a book found in Diffit.

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Mentioned by

Melvyn Bragg

as a play written around the same time as Romeo and Juliet, showing Shakespeare's exploration of similar themes.

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Mentioned by

Dame Cleo Laine

, discussing her role as Titania and Hippolyta.

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Mentioned by

Michael Patrick Thornton

when discussing a play he performed in a Chicago theater company.

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Mentioned by Charles as an example of the Fairy Court taking on its recognizably modern form.

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Mentioned by

Armando Iannucci

as one of the plays Shakespeare wrote in 1595, along with Richard II and Romeo and Juliet.

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Mentioned by

Sebastian Major

to highlight that Robin Goodfellow is the proper name for the spirit Puck in Shakespeare's play.

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Mentioned by Katie Carl as a book that her mom handed to her, that led to her conversion to Shakespeare.

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Mentioned by

Jeff Lunden

in reference to a performer who was a mechanical in A Midsummer Night's Dream before the renovation.

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Mentioned by

Little Puck

when explaining the origins of their name and its connection to mischievous characters.

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Mentioned by

Travis McElroy

as one of the TAZ live shows available for MaxFun members.

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Mentioned by

Kathleen Van De Wille

when alluding to its influence on the libretto for Semele.

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Mentioned by

Neil Oliver

as containing a reference suggestive of the idea of spirits walking along corpse roads.

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Mentioned by

Sebastian Major

to provide context for the English theater during the 1590s.

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Mentioned by

Howard Phipps

as part of a commission with the Folio Society.

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Mentioned by

Grant Thomas

when discussing Shakespeare's plays.

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Mentioned during a discussion of Shakespeare's works and their impact on society.

A Midsummer Night's Dream

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