... . Bruce Steivel did the choreography for the show, and Felix Mendelssohn composed the music. A Midsummer Night's Dream focuses around the tangled web of four lovers who are the subjects of Duke Theseus' court, and who get accidentally mixed up in the magical world of elves and fairies. Yoo Mi Lee and Dereck Townsend played the first set of lovers, Hermia and ... their execution of the movements and their expressions of the feel of the music, throughout all three acts of the show. The first act took place in the court of Duke Theseus, and included a series of pas de deux and solos, which ...

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... as Hermia's father, Egeus, forbade their love, they held onto their true feelings for each other. Lysander stood for what his heart told him, by questioning both, Egeus and The Duke Theseus. "I am, my lord, as well derived as he, As well possessed; my love is more than his; (If not with vantage) as Demetrius; And which is more than all ... up for one another. Hermia was willing to go against her fathers will, and run away to marry a man he did not see fit for his daughter. Lysander went against a Duke's rule, and decided that even with this decision being made, he would still have Hermi...

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... seen playing pranks on lovesick mortals, earnest youths enduring comical romantic confusion, and lovers finding understanding to the true meaning of love. Shakespeare uses the genuine admiration present between the Duke and Queen in contrast to the false attractions of the other characters. Serving as an example, Theseus and Hippolyta embody a relationship that remains true. Although they found love on the ... mask their excitement, the couple delights in the happiness the future shall bring. Certainly, both characters exude confidence as well as a deep admiration for one another. The r...

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... love with Lysander and she wants to marry him. Hermia was not willing to give up her true love and she didn't mind being brought to meet the Duke. She still insisted to the Duke that she would not marry Demetrius. This can be seen clearly when Hermia quotes "..whose unwished yoke my soul consents not to give sovereignty..,. Hermia is saying ... ...

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... 's head. Two lovers defy the king and run away to be married. Hippolyta transforms her fiery disposition to be tamed in love with Theseus. The first lovers presented ar the Duke and queen of Athens, Theseus and Hippolyta. These two are passionate towards each other and eager to marry. Hippolyta sacrifices her warrior- Amazon lifestyle and reputation and allows herself to ... be the Duke's tame wife. Their love is significant to the fate of the Hermia and Lysander, the scorned lovers, because Theseus's experience of such motivational love influences his actions of condoning Hermia ... ...

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... , and no longer desire Hermia. In another scene, there is a rehearsal-taking place for a play that Nick Bottom and his friends will have to act upon in front of their duke. The group decides to go to the forest to practice the play that evening in an attempt to prepare themselves without others around to watch. The Fairy king and Puck ... . Soon after, the King feels bad, and reverses the spell, and Nick Bottom is back to his conceited self, and able to present his play-with-in-a-play to the Duke. This play was full of magical characters, and lots of wild schemes. However, there was one c...

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... , will marry the man of his choice, Demetrius, but Hermia loves not Demetrius but Lysander whom loves her back. Helena loves one who loves her not - Demetrius. Egeus sees the Duke and begs for his support in forcing Hermia to accept his wishes. Lysander argues that he is just as suitable a husband as Demetrius, with the advantage of being loved by ... Hermia. The Duke cannot change the law so he gives her three choices. "Either to die the death, or to abjure Forever the society of men." (Act I, Scene I, Line 65) "You can endure ... ...

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The play, A Midsummer Night's Dream, by William Shakespeare is about three different groups of characters. The first group is consists of Theseus, the Duke of Athens, who is preparing to marry Hippolyta, the Queen of the Amazons. Egeus, mother of Hermia, arrives at Theseus" s home with Hermia and two suitors, Demetrius and Lysander. Lysander ... ...

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... humans. There are many characters in the play and, for the most part, each one is in love with one of the other characters. The play starts with Theseus, the Duke of Athens, proposing to Hippolyta, the queen of the Amazons. This is the only couple throughout the play who seem to never waver in their love for each other. These ... ...

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... extremely different characters. The first is a group of Athenian nobles in which the backdrop of the story is set against ancient Rome, more specifically in the city of Athens. The duke of Athens Theseus, is anticipating his wedding to Hippolyta, queen of the amazons. To pass the time, he sends his master of revels to find some entertainment. Not much later ... ...

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... to their spells. Nevertheless, there is order to counterbalance the mayhem. The order is shown when Hermia's father tells her whom she has to marry. He brings her to the Duke of Athens, and he by law was required to tell her to obey her father. In addition to that, the play within a play in rehearsed and the director is nervous ... ...

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... , fairies, magic, and dreams. This play is a comedy about five couples who suffer through love's strange games and the evil behind the devious tricks. This play begins as Theseus, the Duke, is preparing to marry Hippolyta. He woos her with his sword. Hermia is in love with Lysander. Egeus, Hermia's father, forbids the relationship with Lysander and orders her to marry ... ...

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... quickly the whole situation changes when Lysander and Hermia flee into the forest and complications start to build up. The play ends with a joyful ending, when daylight has returned, the duke and duchess and the four lovers are united in the bonds of marriage and they are entertaining themselves with dance and music. Their world of love has come to its ... ...

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... a love much like that of Hermia and Lysander in that each of the lovers will do anything to be with the other. For example, Hermia tells her father and the Duke that she would rather die or be a nun for the rest of her life than be without Lysander. Juliet took a special potion so that she could appear dead to her ... ...

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