... as well as Puck, his mischievous fairy helper. Oberon then happens to overhear a conversation between Helena, and the man she loves, Demetrius. After Demetrius makes it painfully obvious that he has absolutely no positive feelings for Helena, Oberon decides he is going to intervene by having Puck anoint Demetrius's eyes with a flower that ... of Demetrius, it sets the stage for a great deal of chaos. It is amongst this chaos that Puck says to Oberon: "Captain of our fairy band, Helena is here at hand: And the youth, mistook by me, Pleading for a lover's fee. Shall we their fond pageant s...

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... with a man named Egeus who orders his daughter Hemia to marry Demetrius. She doesn't want to because she is in love with Lysander. Demetrius loves Hermia, but Helena who is Hermia's friend is in love with Demetrius. To settle the confusion, Theseus decides that Hermia must marry Demetrius or become a nun. In retaliation to her ... fall in love with the first person that she sees. Puck also places the potion in the eyes of Lysander who has now fallen in love with Helena. Puck runs in to Hermia and Demetrius while they are bickering and decides that he will use the potion on Demetrius so ...

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... daughter Hermia into marrying Demetrius he fathers choice, when she infact loves Lysander. The four main characters are the young lovers: Demetrius, Lyasander, Hermia and Helena. The four "star crossed lovers", are tormented by the mischief of a fairy called Puck. Puck also known as Robin Goodfellow, is a cheeky, conniving ... , the situation of the young Athenian lovers becomes increasingly chaotic and confusing (Demetrius and Lysander are magically compelled to transfer their love from Hermia to Helena), and Titania is hilariously humiliated (she is magically compelled to fall deeply i...

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... to create the forest in "A Midsummer Nights Dream". Costumes in Shakespearean time were extremely elaborate, with a huge attention to detail. However, they were stock costumes, e.g. if you were to play Helena in "A Midsummer Nights Dream" and the Juliet for the same company, chances are you would be wearing the same costume both times. However, costumes were all very contemporary to the ... ...

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