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Zusatztext Praise for William Shakespeare: Complete Works: “A feast of literary and historical information.” -The Wall Street Journal Informationen zum Autor William Shakespeare Edited by David Bevington and David Scott Kastan Klappentext Magic, love spells, and an enchanted wood provide the materials for one of Shakespeare's most delightful comedies. When four young lovers, fleeing the Athenian law and their own mismatched rivalries, take to the forest of Athens, their lives become entangled with a feud between the King and Queen of the Fairies. Some Athenian tradesmen, rehearsing a play for the forthcoming wedding of Duke Theseus and his bride, Hippolyta, unintentionally add to the hilarity. The result is a marvelous mix-up of desire and enchantment, merriment and farce, all touched by Shakespeare's inimitable vision of the intriguing relationship between art and life, dreams and the waking world. Each Edition Includes: • Comprehensive explanatory notes • Vivid introductions and the most up-to-date scholarship • Clear, modernized spelling and punctuation, enabling contemporary readers to understand the Elizabethan English • Completely updated, detailed bibliographies and performance histories • An interpretive essay on film adaptations of the play, along with an extensive filmography [Dramatis Personae Theseus, Duke of Athens Hippolyta, Queen of the Amazons, betrothed to Theseus Philostrate, Master of the Revels Egeus, father of Hermia Hermia, daughter of Egeus, in love with Lysander Lysander, in love with Hermia Demetrius, in love with Hermia and favored by Egeus Helena, in love with Demetrius Oberon, King of the Fairies Titania, Queen of the Fairies puck, or Robin Goodfellow Peaseblossom, cobweb, mote, fairies attending Titania Mustardseed, Other fairies attending peter quince, a carpenter, prologue nick bottom, a weaver, pyramus Francis flute, a bellows representing mender, Thisbe tom snout, a tinker, wall snug, a joiner, lion robin starveling, a tailor, moonshine Lords and Attendants on Theseus and Hippolyta scene: Athens, and a wood near it] 1.1 Location: Athens. Theseus's court. 4 lingers frustrates 5 Stepdame stepmother. a dowager i.e., a widow (whose right of inheritance from her dead husband is eating into her son's estate) 6 withering out causing to dwindle 7 Four . . . night (The image is of the day sinking into the ocean as night comes on.) 11 solemnities festive ceremonies of marriage. 15 companion fellow. (A pale complexion is linked to melancholy.) pomp ceremonial magnificence. 16 with my sword i.e., in a military engagement against the Amazons, when Hippolyta was taken captive 19 triumph public festivity [1.1] A Enter Theseus, Hippolyta, [and Philostrate,] with others. Theseus Now, fair Hippolyta, our nuptial hour Draws on apace. Four happy days bring in Another moon; but, oh, methinks, how slow This old moon wanes! She lingers my desires, 4 Like to a Stepdame or a dowager 5 Long withering out a young man's revenue. 6 Hippolyta Four days will quickly steep themselves in night; 7 Four nights will quickly dream away the time; And then the moon, like to a silver bow New bent in heaven, shall behold the night Of our solemnities. Theseus Go, Philostrate, 11 Stir up the Athenian youth to merriments. Awake the pert and nimble spirit of mirth. Turn melancholy forth to funerals; The pale companion is not for our pomp. 15 [Exit Philostrate.] Hippolyta, I wooed thee with my sword 16 And won thy lov...
