A Midsummer Night’s Dream-仲夏夜之梦

作者：Shakespeare William

书名：A Midsummer Night’s Dream《仲夏夜之梦》

中文简介：《仲夏夜之梦》（英语：A Midsummer Night's Dream），是威廉·莎士比亚在约1590年－1596年间创作的浪漫喜剧。它描绘了以雅典大公忒修斯和希波吕忒婚礼为中心的一系列故事。包括四名​​雅典恋人和六个业余演员的冒险经历，而森林里的仙子们则在背后操作它们的命运。本戏剧是莎士比亚最流行的剧本之一，在全世界都有上演。

英文简介：Shakespeare's intertwined love polygons begin to get complicated from the start--Demetrius and Lysander both want Hermia but she only has eyes for Lysander. Bad news is, Hermia's father wants Demetrius for a son-in-law. On the outside is Helena, whose unreturned love burns hot for Demetrius. Hermia and Lysander plan to flee from the city under cover of darkness but are pursued by an enraged Demetrius (who is himself pursued by an enraptured Helena). In the forest, unbeknownst to the mortals, Oberon and Titania (King and Queen of the faeries) are having a spat over a servant boy. The plot twists up when Oberon's head mischief-maker, Puck, runs loose with a flower which causes people to fall in love with the first thing they see upon waking. Throw in a group of labourers preparing a play for the Duke's wedding (one of whom is given a donkey's head and Titania for a lover by Puck) and the complications become fantastically funny.