A Midsummer Night's Dream story
A Midsummer Night's Dream is a comedy written by William Shakespeare in 1595/96. The play is set in Athens and consists of several subplots that revolve around the marriage of Theseus and Hippolyta. One subplot involves a conflict between four Athenian lovers. Another follows a group of six amateur actors rehearsing the play which they are to perform before the wedding. Both groups find themselves in a forest inhabited by fairies who manipulate the humans and are engaged in their own domestic intrigue. The play is one of Shakespeare's most popular and is widely performed.
13 total · 3 choice · 3 major · 7 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| love triangle | choice | Hermia, Lysander, Helena, Demetrius |
| romantic love | choice | Hermia and Lysander; later various people induced by the magical nectar from the flower love-in-idleness |
| unrequited love | choice | especially Helena for Demetrius |
| Ancient Greek mythology | major | The story was filled with fantastical beings from Ancient Greek mythology. |
| obsessive love | major | Helena for Demetrius; due to the love potion, later Demetrius and Lysander both for Helena, Titania for Bottom |
| the nature of love | major | the story arguably satirizes love and the silly things lovers (and madmen) get up to |
| acting | minor | there was a band of actors rehearsing a play in the forest of Arden |
| choosing between love and family | minor | Hermia was forced to choose between obeying her father and marrying Demetrius, or elope to the forest of Arden with Lysander |
| father and daughter | minor | Hermia and Egeus |
| master and servant | minor | Oberon and Puck |