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Hamlet, Macbeth and A Midsummer Night's Dream
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Characters and relationships

Hermia
Boys
Friends and lovers
Court
Fairies
Mechanicals

Relationships

Who's this? Sinead Keenan plays Hermia.

This movie is in two sections:
Hermia's view of Lysander is playing - Hear Helena on Demetrius

Context: The four lovers are ready to grow up and the play deals with the transition from childhood to adulthood. The journey though the forest is a rite of passage. The night's adventures are like a last wild teenage party overflowing with mind-altering experiences and with changing perceptions. It has been an ordeal and relationships have been tested. The next morning, the lovers wake to a new reality, strengthened by a more realistic understanding of each other.

Friends and lovers

Friendship
Relationships
The four lovers
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