Shakespeare For All

A Midsummer Night's Dream Part 3: The Language

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In Part 3, Professor Tiffany Stern offers close-readings of some of the play’s most significant speeches. You’ll discover the surprising biblical resonances in a speech by the foolish Bottom and see how the epilogue shifts the play from a story about magic to a magic spell placed on the audience itself.

Speeches and Performers:

  • Titania, 2.1, “Set your heart at rest: The Fairyland buys not the child …” (Amanda Harris)
  • Bottom, 4.1, “When my cue comes, call me …” (Dame Harriet Walter)
  • Oberon, 5.1, “Now, until the break of day …” and Puck, “If we shadows have offended …” (Kelly Hunter, MBE)
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    Shakespeare For AllBy Maria Devlin McNair
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