Analysis Of A Midsummer Night's Dream

Do you like magical and fictional characters? One of the most Magical stories is A Midsummer Night’s Dream. This play is a contrast of the real world and a world inhabited by fairies and other magical sources and elements. This play takes place during Elizabethan time period. The Play was performed at The Globe Theatre. The play was written in 1590.
The ruler during this time period was Queen Elizabeth. She took the lead as queen on November 17 1558 (Elizabethan 867). Queen Elizabeth had become queen because her sister was executed for suspicion of supporting Protestant rebels. The first thing Queen Elizabeth had done when she became queen was the establishment of an English protestant church of which she became supreme governor. (Elizabethan 868). The era was named after her because of the flourishing works of poetry and plays that were written in this time period (Elizabethan 867). Plays made some people who lived during Elizabethan times extremely wealthy. (Elizabethan 869). The standard of living during the Elizabethan period varied depending on social status. Life for commoners was very harsh and dirty. The streets were filled with sewage and many people died from improper hygiene (Elizabethan 5). The government had no welfare or government help. People had to work in order to get money, if a person did not work they would have to get money from somewhere else or perish (Elizabethan 6). One popular way to make money during Elizabethan times was to be an actor. One of the most famous acting companies was Lord Chamberlains Men. This play company was founded by Lord Chamberlain in 1596 (Elizabethan 868). Lord Chamberlains men had become the second grossing play company in the Elizabethan era (Gaiman 77). Most of the ...

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...t even. Oburon takes the flower that Puck had previously collected and put the flower juice in Titanias’ eyes. When she woke she fell in love with the first thing she saw. She saw a donkey and was immediately in love with it. Eventually Oburon fixes it and turns her back to normal. Hermia marries Lysander and Helena marries Demetrius.
Shakespeare wrote a lot of plays and many of them were performed at The Globe Theatre. The play Hamlet was influenced by the death of Shakespeare’s son Hamnet. Neither John nor Mary Shakespeare was able to read or write. Shakespeare wrote many plays called King Henry, in honor of Queen Elizabeth’s father King Henry VIII. One of the most important elements of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream is the contrast that is established between the real world and a world inhabited by fairies and other magical beings and forces.