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  2. Oberon - Wikipedia

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    In William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, written in 1595/96, Oberon is the king of all of the fairies and is engaged in a dispute with his wife Titania, the fairy queen. They are arguing over custody of a child whom Oberon wants to raise to be his henchman.

  3. A Midsummer Night's Dream - Wikipedia

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    A Midsummer Night's Dream is a comedy play written by William Shakespeare in about 1595 or 1596. The play is set in Athens, and consists of several subplots that revolve around the marriage of Theseus and Hippolyta. One subplot involves a conflict among four Athenian lovers.

  4. Julius Caesar (play) - Wikipedia

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    Within the Tent of Brutus: Enter the Ghost of Caesar, Julius Caesar, Act IV, Scene III, a 1905 portrait by Edwin Austin Abbey. The Tragedy of Julius Caesar (First Folio title: The Tragedie of Ivlivs Cæsar), often shortened to Julius Caesar, is a history play and tragedy by William Shakespeare first performed in 1599.

  5. List of Shakespearean scenes - Wikipedia

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    Rome. Octavius Caesar's house. 93 I 5 Alexandria. Cleopatra's palace. 91 II 1 Messina. Pompey's house. 61 II 2 Rome. The house of Lepidus. 289 II 3 Rome. Octavius Caesar's house. 47 II 4 Rome. A street. 14 II 5 Alexandria. Cleopatra's palace. 146 II 6 Near Misenum. 156 II 7 On board Pompey's galley, off Misenum. 151 III 1 A plain in Syria. 41 ...

  6. List of works by William Shakespeare - Wikipedia

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    Shakespeare is thought to have written the following parts of this play: Act I, scenes 1–3; Act II, scene 1; Act III, scene 1; Act V, scene 1, lines 34–173, and scenes 3 and 4. [36] Summary Two close friends, Palamon and Arcite, are divided by their love of the same woman: Duke Theseus' sister-in-law Emelia.

  7. A Midsummer Night's Dream (Mendelssohn) - Wikipedia

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    A Midsummer Night's Dream was produced on 14 October 1843, also at Potsdam. The producer was Ludwig Tieck. The producer was Ludwig Tieck. This was followed by incidental music for Sophocles' Oedipus at Colonus (Potsdam, 1 November 1845; published posthumously as Op. 93) and Jean Racine 's Athalie (Berlin, 1 December 1845; Op. 74).

  8. Shakespearean fool - Wikipedia

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    Nick Bottom in A Midsummer Night's Dream; Pompey in Measure for Measure – While this clown is the employee of a brothel, he can still be considered a domestic fool. [citation needed] Puck in A Midsummer Night's Dream – Jester to the fairy king, Oberon, Puck comes closer to being the play's protagonist than any other Shakespearean fool. [10]

  9. List of Shakespearean characters (L–Z) - Wikipedia

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    Tom Snout is a tinker in A Midsummer Night's Dream. He plays "Wall" in Pyramus and Thisbe. Snug is a joiner in A Midsummer Night's Dream. He plays the lion in Pyramus and Thisbe. Solanio is a friend and counterpart of Salerio in The Merchant of Venice. Soldier: A soldier discovers that Timon has died, and reports this to the senators, in Timon ...