人教版（2019）選擇性必修一導(dǎo)讀莎翁經(jīng)典：仲夏夜之夢學(xué)案

這是一份高中本冊綜合精品導(dǎo)學(xué)案及答案，共14頁。學(xué)案主要包含了單項(xiàng)選擇，短文改錯(cuò)，閱讀七選五等內(nèi)容，歡迎下載使用。

A Midsummer Night’s Dream
By the light f the mn, a grup f yuths sneak int the wds, where they take mind-altering substances, switch it up rmantically and brush up against creatures frm anther dimensin. “A Midsummer’s Night’s Dream” sees Shakespeare get psychedelic-and the result is a treat in the theatre and n the page. First perfrmed in the 1590’s, this play is ne f Shakespeare’s friskiest wrks, filled with trickery, madness and magic. Set ver the curse f ne night, Midsummer prgresses at a rllicking pace. The plt is structured arund patterns f cllisin and disslutin, where characters frm different wrlds are thrwn tgether and trn apart. Shakespeare uses these patterns t mck the characters’ self-bsessin and questin authrity with a cmic twist. The actin is set in Ancient Greece, but like many f Shakespeare’s plays, it reflects his cntemprary cncerns. The magical setting f the wds at night disrupts the bundaries between separate grups with bizarre results. Here, the bard plays with the rigid class system f his wn time, taking three distinct grups and turning their sciety upside-dwn in a wrld where n mrtal is in cntrl. The play pens with yung Hermia, raging at her father Egeus and Theseus, the king f Athens, wh have frbidden her t marry her lver Lysander. Hermia has n interest in her father’s chice fr her f Demetrius—but her best friend Helena definitely des. Furius at their elders, Hermia and Hysander elpe under cver f darkness, with Demetrius in ht pursuit. This is further cmplicated by Helena’s decisin t fllw the all int the wds, in the hpe f winning Demtrius’s heart. At this pint, the wds are getting crwded, as the lvers are sharing the space with a grup f “rude mechanicals”—a trupe f wrkers drunkenly rehearsing a play, led by the jvial Nick Bttm, unbeknwnst t them, the humans have entered int the wrld f the fairies. Despite their magical splendr, Obern and Titania, the king and queen f the fairies, have their wn rmantic prblems. Furius at his inability t cntrl Titania, the jealus Obern cmmands the trickster Puck t squeeze the juice f a magical flwer ver her eyes. When she wakes up, she’ll fall in lve with the first thing she sees. On his missin, Puck gleefully sprinkles the juice ver the eyes f the napping Demetrius and Lysander, and transfrms Bttm’s head int that f a dnkey fr gd measure. As eyes flicker pen, a night f chas cmmences that includes brken hearts, mistaken identity and transfrmatins. Out f all the characters, Bttm Prbably fares the best—when the bewitched Titania lays eyes n him, she calls n her fairies t lavish him with wine and treasures and sweeps the transfigured dnkeyman ff his feet: “Pluck the wings frm Painted butterflies/T fan the mnbeams frm his sleeping eyes. Nd t him, elves and d him curtesies.” While magic is the catalyst t the actin, the play reflects the real drama f the things we d fr lve—and the nnsensical behavir f the peple under its spell. The mn verlks the actin “l(fā)ike a silver bw,” signifying erratic behavir, the dark side f lve and the bewitching allure f a wrld where the usual rules dn’t apply. Althugh the characters eventually cme t their senses, “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” raises the questin f hw much agency we have ver ur wn daily lives. But it’s nt the mre realistically rendered lvers, rulers r wrkers wh have the last wrd, but the impish Puck wh queries whether we can ever truly trust what we see: if we shadws have ffended, think but this and all is mended; Then yu have but slumbered here while these visins did appear. And in s ding, he evkes the effect f entering int the magical wrld f great theatre that plays with the bundary between illusin and reality and dramatizes the pssibility that life is but a dream.
單詞詳解：
1. sneak int 潛入；混入
These wild mnkeys usually sneak int the temple, and eat the fferings.
There are three ways t sneak int the castle.
I sneak int the ffice.
2. mck v. 嘲弄；愚弄
He screwed his face int an expressin f mck pain.
他面部扭曲，假裝疼痛。
He tuched his frelck in mck deference.
他手觸額發(fā)假裝尊敬。
I thught yu were mcking me.
我還以為你是在嘲笑我。
3. marry v. 結(jié)婚；嫁；娶
marry sb. 與某人結(jié)婚
be/get married t sb. 表示與某人結(jié)婚。
marry sb. t sb. 表示父母把女兒嫁給某人或?yàn)閮鹤尤⑾眿D。
例句：
Jhn married Mary last week.上星期約翰和瑪麗結(jié)婚了。
Jane was married t a dctr last mnth. 上個(gè)月簡和一位醫(yī)生結(jié)婚了。
Rse gt married t a teacher.羅斯和一位教師結(jié)婚了。
She married her daughter t a businessman.她把女兒嫁給了一位商人。
4. cmmand v. 命令;博得;擁有;指揮 n. 命令；掌握；運(yùn)用能力
cmmand sb. t d sth. 命令某人做某事
cmmand that+ (shuld) d 命令
at ne’s cmmand 聽某人支配
take cmmand f 指揮;控制
have a gd cmmand f 掌握；精通
in cmmand f掌管；掌挺
例句：
I am here at the president’s cmmand.
He cmmanded that we set ff at nce.
Althugh he has a gd cmmand f English, he smetimes feels it hard t find an apprpriate versin fr sme Chinese idims.
5. ut f 出于……
ut f ignrance 出于無知 ut f pity 出于同情
ut f curisity 出于好奇 ut f sympathy 出于同情
ut f envy出干忌妒 ut f respect 出于尊重
ut f wrk 沒有工作 ut f emplyment 失業(yè)
例句：
A lrry ran dwn the hill ut f cntrl.
卡車失去了控制,直往山下沖去。
A figure appeared ut f the darkness.
黑暗中冒出一個(gè)人影來。
He was ut f wrk wing t a physical injury.
他因?yàn)槭軅I(yè)了。
We welcmed him with ur arms crssed ut f respect.
對于他的到來,我們交臂相迎.
（答題時(shí)間：40分鐘）
一、單項(xiàng)選擇
1. My uncle___________ until he was frty-five.
A. marriedB. didn't marryC. was nt marryingD. wuld marry
*2. He is cnsidering _______ the girl, fr she is cnsidered _______ a very gd girl. ()分
A. t marry; t beB. t marry; being
C. marrying; beingD. marrying; t be
3. The Australian by has a gd ______ f Chinese and can cmmunicate with thers freely.
A. requestB. cmmand
C. demandD. usage
*4. He has a gd cmmand ________ maths and plays an imprtant part ________ ur team.
A. abut; inB. f; t
C. t; abutD. f; in
二、短文改錯(cuò)
文中共有10處語言錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯(cuò)誤僅涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。
增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(∧)，并在其下面寫出該加的詞。
刪除：把多余的詞用斜線(\)劃掉。
修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下畫一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。
注意：1. 每處錯(cuò)誤及其修改均僅限一詞；
2. 只允許修改10處。
Dear Jhnsn，
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Best wishes.
Yurs,
Mary
三、閱讀七選五
Six Ways t Imprve Reading Cmprehensin
Help yur child keep what he reads — an imprtant skill, especially as he gets lder and needs t gain imprtant infrmatin frm textbks.
Have him read alud. This frces him t g slwer, which gives him mre time t prcess what he reads. ____1____
Prvide the right kinds f bks. Make sure yur child gets lts f reading bks that aren't t hard. ____*2______Stpping any mre ften than that t figure ut a wrd makes it tugh fr him t fcus n the verall meaning f the stry.
____3______T gain meaning frm texts, yur child needs t read quickly and smthly — a skill knwn as fluency. Rereading familiar, simple bks gives yur child practice at decding wrds quickly, s he'll becme mre fluent.
Talk t the teacher. If yur child is struggling with cmprehensin, he may need mre help with his reading. ____*4______ Because vcabulary lays the fundatin fr further reading.
Supplement (補(bǔ)充) class reading. If his class is studying a particular theme, lk fr easy-t-read bks r magazines n the tpic. Sme prir knwledge will help him get better prepared and make his way thrugh tugher classrm texts.
Talk abut what he's reading. This "verbal prcessing" helps him remember and think thrugh the themes f the bk. ______5______Fr example:
Befre: "What interests yu in this bk? What desn't?"
During: "What's ging n in the bk? Is it turning ut the way yu thught it wuld be?"
After: "Can yu summarize the bk? What did yu like abut it?"
A. Fr example, building his vcabulary.
B. Ask questins befre, during, and after a reading sessin.
C. Reread t build fluency.
D. He shuld recgnize at least 90 percent f the wrds withut any help.
E. Besides, he's nt nly seeing the wrds; he's hearing them, t.
F. Lk up new wrds in the dictinary.
G. D yu knw all the characters in the stry?
一、
1. B 解析：如果until前的謂語動(dòng)詞是短暫性動(dòng)詞要用nt…until；如果前面是持續(xù)性動(dòng)詞，則直接用until。marry是短暫性動(dòng)詞，與nt連用，時(shí)態(tài)用過去時(shí)，因此借助助動(dòng)詞did。
2. D 解析：句意為：他正考慮娶這個(gè)女孩兒，因?yàn)樗徽J(rèn)為是個(gè)非常好的女孩兒。本題考查cnsider的兩種結(jié)構(gòu)：①意為“考慮”，cnsider+ding；②意為“認(rèn)為”，“cnsider+賓語+賓補(bǔ)”。
3. B 解析：考查名詞和詞組。A. request 要求，B. cmmand命令，掌握，C. demand 要求，D. usage使用，have a gd cmmand f 是固定詞組“精通”，句意：這個(gè)澳大利亞男孩精通漢語，可以和別人自由的交流。選B。
4. D 解析：此題考查介詞在固定搭配中的用法。have a gd cmmand f: 對……掌握很好；play an imprtant rle in...在……中發(fā)揮重要作用。 本題意為：他數(shù)學(xué)學(xué)得很好，在我們隊(duì)發(fā)揮著重要作用。故D項(xiàng)正確。
二、
1. 第一句：n→in 解析：考查介詞。表示“在信中”，應(yīng)用介詞in。
2. 第二句：like后加t 解析：考查不定式。wuld like后應(yīng)加t d,表示“喜歡做……”，故在like后加t。
3. 第三句：was→am 解析：考查時(shí)態(tài)。敘述作者現(xiàn)階段的情況，應(yīng)用現(xiàn)在進(jìn)行時(shí)，故將was改為am。
4. 第四句：careful→carefully 解析：考查副詞。修飾動(dòng)詞take應(yīng)用副詞，故將careful改為carefully。
5. 第五句：that→which 解析：考查定語從句。非限制性定語從句不能用that引導(dǎo)，該句中從句引導(dǎo)詞指代主句，故應(yīng)用which。
6. 第六句：many→much 解析：考查形容詞。修飾不可數(shù)名詞 supprt，應(yīng)用 much。
7. 第七句：去掉第一個(gè)been 解析：考查語態(tài)。本句主語I與謂語動(dòng)詞make prgress是主動(dòng)關(guān)系，故去掉been。
8. 第七句：but→and 解析：考查連詞。此處前后兩句是順承關(guān)系，故將but改為and。
9. 第八句：the→a 解析：考查冠詞。此處表示泛指一所重點(diǎn)醫(yī)科大學(xué)，故用不定冠詞a。
10. 第九句：his→my 解析：考查代詞。結(jié)合語境可知此處應(yīng)表示“實(shí)現(xiàn)我的夢想”，故將his改為my。
三、
1. E 解析：本段的中心句是“Have him read alud”。此空前一句講了這樣做的好處，結(jié)合選項(xiàng)可知，E項(xiàng)進(jìn)一步強(qiáng)調(diào)了大聲讀書的好處，即他不僅看到單詞、還能聽到單詞。
2. D 解析：此空前一句講確保孩子讀的內(nèi)容不要太難。故選D項(xiàng)，進(jìn)一步解釋了書的難易程度，即孩子應(yīng)該在沒有任何幫助的情況下認(rèn)識至少90%的單詞。
3. C 解析：根據(jù)關(guān)鍵詞比對可知，C項(xiàng)中的fluency和此空后一句中的“a skill knwn as fluency”相呼應(yīng)，故C項(xiàng)符合語境。
4. A 解析：根據(jù)關(guān)鍵詞比對可知，A項(xiàng)中的vcabulary和此空后一句中的vcabulary相呼應(yīng)。故A項(xiàng)正確。
5. B 解析：根據(jù)此空后文中列出的“”可知此空選B項(xiàng)。
導(dǎo)讀莎翁經(jīng)典：仲夏夜之夢（下）

重點(diǎn)句型：
1. filled with trickery, madness and magic.
過去分詞作定語
（1）單個(gè)的過去分詞作定語往往置于被修飾詞前，通常為及物動(dòng)詞的過去分詞，表示被動(dòng)意義和動(dòng)作的完成。
As a result, we are nw an endangered species.
Sme scientists think it came after an unexpected incident when a huge rck frm space hit the earth and put t much dust int the air.
（2）過去分詞短語作定語通常后置，在句法上相當(dāng)于定語從句。
Paper cuts used fr religius purpses are ften fund in temples.
=Paper cuts which/that are used fr religius purpses are ften fund in temples.
But I was always s lnely standing there by myself, until in the early 1960s they gave me a family cnnected by a netwrk.
=But I was always s lnely standing there by myself, until in the early 1960s they gave me a family which/ that was cnnected by a netwrk.
翻譯：
借著迷離的月光，一群年輕人潛入樹林，無意中被下了迷藥，進(jìn)入了一個(gè)浪漫離奇的世界，遇上了來自不明世界的精靈鬼怪?！吨傧囊怪畨簟穼⑸勘葋喌幕糜X娓娓道來，并在劇院和書卷里為我們上演了一場視覺盛宴。這部戲劇第一次演出于15世紀(jì)90年代，充滿了怪誕瘋狂的迷幻色彩，是莎士比亞最歡鬧的作品之一。
2. The plt is structured arund patterns f cllisin and disslutin, where characters frm different wrlds are thrwn tgether and trn apart.
關(guān)系副詞
關(guān)系副詞在從句中作狀語，一般不可以省略。常見的關(guān)系副詞主要有:when， where，why等。
（1）where的用法
關(guān)系副詞 where在定語從句中作地點(diǎn)狀語。它引導(dǎo)定語從句所修飾的先行詞通常為表示地點(diǎn)的名詞。
This will be the place where yu will meet with the Maris and jin with them in dance.
這將是你會見毛利人并和他們一起跳舞的地方。
What are sme situatins where bdy language is the nly frm f cmmunicatin?
在哪些情形下肢體語言是唯一的溝通方式?
（2）why的用法
關(guān)系副詞why在定語從句中作原因狀語。它引導(dǎo)定語從句所修飾的先行詞通常只有 reasn。
This is the reasn why he came late t schl.
這就是他為什么上學(xué)遲到的原因。
The reasn why he didn't win the match is that he was t nervus.
他沒贏得比賽的原因是他太緊張了。
（3）when的用法
關(guān)系副詞when在定語從句中作時(shí)間狀語。它引導(dǎo)定語從句所修飾的先行詞通常為time，day
mrning， night，week，year等表示時(shí)間的名詞。
This was a time when the tw cuntries were at war.
這是在兩國交戰(zhàn)的時(shí)期。
But it was a time when there were many great philsphers.
但這是一個(gè)有著許多偉大哲學(xué)家的時(shí)期。
翻譯：
在朦朧的夜色里，仲夏夜的故事在歡樂的氣氛中展開。故事情節(jié)圍繞著沖突和離散展開，來自不同世界的人們相聚在一起，又被迫分開。莎士比亞用這樣的形式，來諷刺人物角色的自戀與傲慢，并以幽默的起承轉(zhuǎn)合在質(zhì)疑當(dāng)權(quán)者。雖然故事的背景是古希臘，但與莎士比亞的其他作品一樣，仲夏夜也反映了他對當(dāng)下時(shí)代的關(guān)注。夜色中的樹林充滿了魔力，模糊了不同階級人們之間的界限，故事的結(jié)尾也十分奇幻。
3. Althugh the characters eventually cme t their senses,…
althugh與thugh:
(1) 一般可以互換，沒有太大區(qū)別；
(2) 在倒裝結(jié)構(gòu)中用 thugh，不用 althugh；
(3) 在as thugh (=as if 好像) 和 even thugh (=even if 即使) 搭配中，只能用 thugh。
(4) 作副詞，放在句末表示“可是，然而”時(shí)，只能用 thugh。
Althugh/Thugh it was raining, he went there.
雖然下著雨，但他還是去那里了。
Child thugh he was, he did quite well.
雖然他是小孩，但他干得不錯(cuò)。
He said he wuld cme; he didn’t, thugh.
他說他要來，可是，他并沒有來。
翻譯：
雖然魔法是故事里愛情的催化劑，此劇依然反映了我們常戲劇性地愿為愛人做任何事，并且身負(fù)愛情魔咒的人往往會做出不可理喻的舉動(dòng)。月亮 “像一個(gè)銀弓” 俯視著整個(gè)故事，象征著人們變幻無常的行為、愛的黑暗面和來自另一個(gè)的世界的迷人誘惑，在那里一切常理都行不通。盡管故事里的人物最終都恢復(fù)了理智，《仲夏夜之夢》仍然提出了一個(gè)問題：我們對于自己的生活，到底有多大的掌控權(quán)？
4. Then yu have but slumbered here while these visins did appear.
while, when與as
(1) while意為“當(dāng)……的時(shí)候”或“在某一段時(shí)間里”。主句的動(dòng)作或事情在從句的動(dòng)作或事情的進(jìn)展過程中發(fā)生，從句的動(dòng)詞一般要用延續(xù)性動(dòng)詞。在when表示 a perid f time時(shí)，兩者可以互換。
(2) when意為 at r during the time that，既可表示在某一時(shí)間點(diǎn)的時(shí)候，又可表示在某一段時(shí)間內(nèi)，主句與從句的動(dòng)作或事情可以同時(shí)發(fā)生也可以先后發(fā)生。
(3) as表示“當(dāng)……的時(shí)候”時(shí)，往往和when/while通用，但它著重強(qiáng)調(diào)主句與從句的動(dòng)作或事情同時(shí)或幾乎同時(shí)發(fā)生。
He fell asleep while/when reading.
他讀著書就入睡了。
When the dentist at last remved the cttn-wl frm my muth, I was able t tell him that he had pulled ut the wrng tth.
當(dāng)那位牙醫(yī)最后將藥棉從我嘴中取出時(shí)，我總算有可能告訴他，他拔錯(cuò)了牙。
(強(qiáng)調(diào)時(shí)間點(diǎn))
When we were at schl, we went t the library every day.
我們上學(xué)的時(shí)候，每天都去圖書館。(強(qiáng)調(diào)在一段時(shí)間內(nèi))
She came up as I was cking.
我在做飯的時(shí)候，她來了。(強(qiáng)調(diào)同時(shí))
He drpped the glass as he std up.
他站起來時(shí)把杯子摔了。(強(qiáng)調(diào)幾乎同時(shí))
翻譯：
為戲劇收尾的并不是那些更貼近現(xiàn)實(shí)世界的戀人、當(dāng)權(quán)者或工人，而是來自古靈精怪的巴克的一句詢問：所見是否即為真實(shí)？“若我們這些鬼怪有所冒犯，你們只需想想這一點(diǎn)便再無遺憾：當(dāng)這些幻象出現(xiàn)時(shí)，你們只不過是在夢里，睡得很甜?！蓖ㄟ^這樣的結(jié)尾，引起一種效果——我們仿佛走進(jìn)了一個(gè)魔法劇院，徜徉于現(xiàn)實(shí)和夢境之間——在戲劇化的劇本里，人生也許不過一場云煙。
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A Midsummer Night’s Dream
By the light f the mn, a grup f yuths sneak int the wds, where they take mind-altering substances, switch it up rmantically and brush up against creatures frm anther dimensin. “A Midsummer’s Night’s Dream” sees Shakespeare get psychedelic-and the result is a treat in the theatre and n the page. First perfrmed in the 1590’s, this play is ne f Shakespeare’s friskiest wrks, filled with trickery, madness and magic. Set ver the curse f ne night, Midsummer prgresses at a rllicking pace. The plt is structured arund patterns f cllisin and disslutin, where characters frm different wrlds are thrwn tgether and trn apart. Shakespeare uses these patterns t mck the characters’ self-bsessin and questin authrity with a cmic twist. The actin is set in Ancient Greece, but like many f Shakespeare’s plays, it reflects his cntemprary cncerns. The magical setting f the wds at night disrupts the bundaries between separate grups with bizarre results. Here, the bard plays with the rigid class system f his wn time, taking three distinct grups and turning their sciety upside-dwn in a wrld where n mrtal is in cntrl. The play pens with yung Hermia, raging at her father Egeus and Theseus, the king f Athens, wh have frbidden her t marry her lver Lysander. Hermia has n interest in her father’s chice fr her f Demetrius—but her best friend Helena definitely des. Furius at their elders, Hermia and Hysander elpe under cver f darkness, with Demetrius in ht pursuit. This is further cmplicated by Helena’s decisin t fllw the all int the wds, in the hpe f winning Demtrius’s heart. At this pint, the wds are getting crwded, as the lvers are sharing the space with a grup f “rude mechanicals”—a trupe f wrkers drunkenly rehearsing a play, led by the jvial Nick Bttm, unbeknwnst t them, the humans have entered int the wrld f the fairies. Despite their magical splendr, Obern and Titania, the king and queen f the fairies, have their wn rmantic prblems. Furius at his inability t cntrl Titania, the jealus Obern cmmands the trickster Puck t squeeze the juice f a magical flwer ver her eyes. When she wakes up, she’ll fall in lve with the first thing she sees. On his missin, Puck gleefully sprinkles the juice ver the eyes f the napping Demetrius and Lysander, and transfrms Bttm’s head int that f a dnkey fr gd measure. As eyes flicker pen, a night f chas cmmences that includes brken hearts, mistaken identity and transfrmatins. Out f all the characters, Bttm Prbably fares the best—when the bewitched Titania lays eyes n him, she calls n her fairies t lavish him with wine and treasures and sweeps the transfigured dnkeyman ff his feet: “Pluck the wings frm Painted butterflies/T fan the mnbeams frm his sleeping eyes. Nd t him, elves and d him curtesies.” While magic is the catalyst t the actin, the play reflects the real drama f the things we d fr lve—and the nnsensical behavir f the peple under its spell. The mn verlks the actin “l(fā)ike a silver bw,” signifying erratic behavir, the dark side f lve and the bewitching allure f a wrld where the usual rules dn’t apply. Althugh the characters eventually cme t their senses, “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” raises the questin f hw much agency we have ver ur wn daily lives. But it’s nt the mre realistically rendered lvers, rulers r wrkers wh have the last wrd, but the impish Puck wh queries whether we can ever truly trust what we see: if we shadws have ffended, think but this and all is mended; Then yu have but slumbered here while these visins did appear. And in s ding, he evkes the effect f entering int the magical wrld f great theatre that plays with the bundary between illusin and reality and dramatizes the pssibility that life is but a dream.
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借著迷離的月光，一群年輕人潛入樹林，無意中被下了迷藥，進(jìn)入了一個(gè)浪漫離奇的世界，遇上了來自不明世界的精靈鬼怪?！吨傧囊怪畨簟穼⑸勘葋喌幕糜X娓娓道來，并在劇院和書卷里為我們上演了一場視覺盛宴。這部戲劇第一次演出于15世紀(jì)90年代，充滿了怪誕瘋狂的迷幻色彩，是莎士比亞最歡鬧的作品之一。在朦朧的夜色里，仲夏夜的故事在歡樂的氣氛中展開。故事情節(jié)圍繞著沖突和離散展開，來自不同世界的人們相聚在一起，又被迫分開。莎士比亞用這樣的形式，來諷刺人物角色的自戀與傲慢，并以幽默的起承轉(zhuǎn)合在質(zhì)疑當(dāng)權(quán)者。雖然故事的背景是古希臘，但與莎士比亞的其他作品一樣，仲夏夜也反映了他對當(dāng)下時(shí)代的關(guān)注。夜色中的樹林充滿了魔力，模糊了不同階級人們之間的界限，故事的結(jié)尾也十分奇幻。
在這里，詩人玩弄他自己那個(gè)時(shí)代的僵化的階級制度，把三個(gè)不同的群體和他們的社會攪的天翻地覆。在這個(gè)故事里掌權(quán)的不是凡人，這出戲以年輕的赫米婭開場，她對父親埃格斯和雅典國王忒修斯大發(fā)雷霆，國王禁止她與心上人萊桑德結(jié)婚。赫米亞對她父親為她選擇的德米特里厄斯沒有興趣，但她最好的朋友海倫娜絕對有興趣。赫米婭和希桑德對他們的長輩感到憤怒，在夜色中私奔，德米特里厄斯緊追不舍。更為復(fù)雜的是，海倫娜決定跟隨所有人進(jìn)入森林，希望贏得德姆特里亞斯的心。這時(shí)，樹林里越來越擁擠，除了這四個(gè)戀人還有一群醉了的粗人也在這片林子里，在焦耳?尼克?巴頓的指揮下排練一出戲劇，他們不知道，他們已經(jīng)進(jìn)入了精靈的世界。盡管奧伯倫和泰坦尼亞有著神奇的魔法，但仙女之王和王后也逃不過被愛情的矛盾所困擾。嫉妒的奧伯倫對自己無法控制泰坦尼亞感到憤怒，他命令魔術(shù)師把一朵神奇的花的汁液擠到她的眼睛上。當(dāng)她醒來時(shí)，她會愛上她看到的第一件人。在他的任務(wù)中，帕克高興地將果汁灑在打盹的德米特里厄斯和萊桑德的眼睛上，并將巴頓的頭轉(zhuǎn)變成驢子的頭作為良好的措施，隨著無知的眼眨巴著睜開，一個(gè)混亂的夜晚拉開序幕，伴隨著心碎，錯(cuò)誤的身份和令人錯(cuò)愕的變形。在所有的角色中，波頓可能是最幸運(yùn)的了，當(dāng)被施了魔法的泰坦尼克號注視著他時(shí)，她號召她的仙女們用美酒和寶藏盛情招待他，使這個(gè)變身為驢的男人迷上她，“從彩蝶身上摘下翅膀，扇去他熟睡的眼睛里的似水月光。向他點(diǎn)頭，精靈們，給他致敬?！?雖然魔法是故事里愛情的催化劑，此劇依然反映了我們常戲劇性地愿為愛人做任何事，并且身負(fù)愛情魔咒的人往往會做出不可理喻的舉動(dòng)。月亮 “像一個(gè)銀弓” 俯視著整個(gè)故事，象征著人們變幻無常的行為、愛的黑暗面和來自另一個(gè)的世界的迷人誘惑，在那里一切常理都行不通。盡管故事里的人物最終都恢復(fù)了理智，《仲夏夜之夢》仍然提出了一個(gè)問題：我們對于自己的生活，到底有多大的掌控權(quán)？為戲劇收尾的并不是那些更貼近現(xiàn)實(shí)世界的戀人、當(dāng)權(quán)者或工人，而是來自古靈精怪的巴克的一句詢問：所見是否即為真實(shí)？“若我們這些鬼怪有所冒犯，你們只需想想這一點(diǎn)便再無遺憾：當(dāng)這些幻象出現(xiàn)時(shí)，你們只不過是在夢里，睡得很甜?！蓖ㄟ^這樣的結(jié)尾，引起一種效果——我們仿佛走進(jìn)了一個(gè)魔法劇院，徜徉于現(xiàn)實(shí)和夢境之間——在戲劇化的劇本里，人生也許不過一場云煙。