Project Gutenberg 2014-02-05 Public domain in the USA. 106 Shakespeare, William 1564 1616 Shakspeare, William Shakspere, William Cajander, Paavo Emil 1846 1913 A midsummer night's dream. Finnish Kesäyön unelma Produced by Tapio Riikonen "Kesäyön unelma" by William Shakespeare is a classic play written in the late 16th century. The play explores themes of love, identity, and transformation through the intertwined lives of various characters, notably Theseus, the Duke of Athens, and his fiancée Hippolyta, as well as lovers Hermia, Lysander, Demetrius, and Helena. The story unfolds in a mystical forest and involves magical elements that complicate the characters' relationships and emotions. The opening of the play introduces the setting of Athens and the upcoming wedding of Theseus and Hippolyta. Egeus, Hermia's father, seeks the Duke's intervention concerning Hermia's refusal to marry Demetrius, whom her father has chosen for her. Instead, she loves Lysander and intends to elope with him. Meanwhile, Helena, who is in love with Demetrius, feels scorned and desperate. This setup establishes the intricate love dynamics and the tension that will be explored through further events, leading to comedic situations enhanced by magical interventions. The play promises both humor and drama as it progresses through the relationships among the characters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fi Comedies Courtship -- Drama Athens (Greece) -- Drama Fairy plays PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 148646 148655 2024-09-18T18:39:09.519776 2023-09-19T13:54:52.264601 text/html text/html 147125 2014-02-05T11:50:40 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 49261 2014-02-05T11:50:40 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 100369 2024-09-18T18:39:15.338740 application/epub+zip 101956 2024-09-18T18:39:11.031766 application/epub+zip 101957 2024-09-18T18:39:10.119776 application/epub+zip 214873 2024-09-18T18:39:17.783750 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 212400 2024-09-18T18:39:14.644742 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 212016 2022-09-20T13:06:38.390052 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 116530 116521 2024-09-18T18:39:08.556776 2023-09-19T13:54:51.470593 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 112664 2014-02-05T11:50:38 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 45838 2014-02-05T11:50:40 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 19778 2024-09-18T18:39:17.923732 application/rdf+xml 12806 2024-09-18T18:39:10.486773 image/jpeg 3354 2024-09-18T18:39:10.299787 image/jpeg 101417 2024-09-18T18:39:09.532782 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia fi.wikipedia