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Lovers, fairies and amateur performers meet in a forest where appearances and desires become unstable. The comedy gains energy from mistakes, transformations and competing explanations of events. Read for the difference between what characters believe and what an audience understands. Rather than dismissing the play as a simple fantasy, investigate what its jokes reveal about authority, romantic choice and the making of theatre.
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