第1页共5页本文格式为Word版下载后可任意编辑和复制莎士比亚作品英文读后感莎士比亚作品英文读后感AMidsummerNight'sDreamisaromanticcomedybyWilliamShakespearewrittensometimeinthe1590s.ItportraystheadventuresoffouryoungAthenianloversandagroupofamateuractorsinamoonlitforest,andtheirinteractionswiththefairieswhoinhabititandDukeoftheAthenians.TheplayisoneofShakespeare'smostpopularandiswidelyperformedacrosstheworld.Theplayfeaturesthreeinterlockingplots,connectedbyacelebrationoftheweddingofDukeTheseusofAthensandtheAmazonianqueenHippolyta.Intheopeningscene,HermiarefusestocomplywithherfatherEgeus'swishforhertomarryhischosenman,Demetrius.Inresponse,EgeusquotesbeforeTheseusanancientAtheni第2页共5页本文格式为Word版下载后可任意编辑和复制anlawwherebyadaughtermustmarrythesuitorchosenbyherfather,orelsefacedeathorlifelongchastityworshippingDianaasanun.Thewordinthissenseisananachronism.HermiaandherloverLysanderthereforedecidetoelopebyescapingthroughtheforestatnight.HermiainformsherbestfriendHelena,butHelenahasrecentlybeenrejectedbyDemetriusanddecidestowinbackhisfavorbyrevealingtheplantohim.Demetrius,followeddoggedlybyHelena,chasesHermia,who,inturn,chasesLysander,fromwhomshebecomesseparated.Meanwhile,Oberon,kingofthefairies,andhisqueen,Titania,arriveinthesameforesttoattendTheseusandHippolyta'swedding.OberonandTitaniaareestrangedbecauseTitaniarefusestogiveherIndianpage-boytoOberonforuseashisknightorhenchman,sincethechild'smotherwasoneofTitania'sworshippers.OberonseekstopunishTitania'sdisobedienceandrecruitsthemischievousPuck（alsocalledHobgoblinandRobinGoodfellow）tohelphimapplyamagicaljuicefromaflowercalledlove-in-第3页共5页本文格式为Word版下载后可任意编辑和复制idleness,whichmakesthevictimfallinlovewiththefirstlivingthingheseeswhenheawakens.OberonappliesthejuicetoTitaniainordertodistractherandforcehertogiveupthepage-boy.HavingseenDemetriusactcruellytowardHelena,OberonordersPucktospreadsomeofthejuiceontheeyelidsoftheyoungAthenianman.Instead,PuckputsthejuiceontheeyesofLysander,whothenfallsinlovewithHelena.WhenOberonfindsthisout,hemakesPuckapplythejuicetoDemetrius.DuetoPuck'serrors,Hermia'stwoloverstemporarilyturnagainstherinfavorofHelena.Helena,however,isconvincedthathertwosuitorsaremockingher,asneitherlovedheroriginally.Thefourpursueandquarrelwitheachotherallnight,losingthemselvesinthedarkandinthemazeoftheirromanticentanglements.Meanwhile,abandofrudemechanicals（lower-classlabourers）havearrangedtoperformacrudeplayaboutPyramusandThisbeforTheseus'wedding,andventureintotheforest,nearTitania'sbower,fortheirrehearsal.NickBo第4页共5页本文格式为Word版下载后可任意编辑和复制ttom,astage-struckweaver,isspottedbyPuck,whotransformshisheadintothatofanass（donkey）。TitaniaisawokenbyBottom'ssinging,andsheimmediatelyfallsinlovewithhim.Shetreatshimasifheisanoblemanandlavishesattentionuponhim.Whileinthisstateofdevotion,sheencountersOberonandcasuallygiveshimtheIndianboy.Havingachievedhisgoals,OberonreleasesTitaniaandordersPucktoremovetheass'sheadfromBottom.ThemagicalenchantmentisremovedfromLysanderbutisallowedtoremainonDemetrius,sothathemayreciprocateHelena'slove.Thefairiesthendisappear,andTheseusandHippolytaarriveonthescene,duringanearlymorninghunt.Theywaketheloversand,sinceDemetriusdoesn'tloveHermiaanymore,Theseusover-rulesEgeus'sdemandsandarrangesagroupwedding.Theloversdecidethatthenight'seventsmusthavebeenadream.Aftertheyallexit,Bottomawakes,andhetoodecidesthathemusthaveexperiencedadreampastthewitofman.第5页共5页本文格式为Word版下载后可任意编辑和复制InAthens,Theseus,HippolytaandtheloverswatchthemechanicalsperformPyramusandThisbe.Itisridiculousandbadlyperformedbutgiveseveryonepleasureregardless,andafterthemechanicalsdanceaBergomask（rusticdance），everyoneretirestobed.Finally,asnightfalls,OberonandTitaniablessthehouse,itsoccupants,andthefuturechildrenofthenewlyweds,andPuckdeliversanepiloguetotheaudienceaskingforapplause
