Quarrelsome - Shakespeare's Story Collection (Includes CD)

Author: Shakespeare
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Publish Date: 2007-01-01
Features: A Midsummer Night's Dream is a work from the mature period of Shakespeare's comedy writing, lively and joyful, and rich in philosophy. Compared to Shakespeare's other comedies, the characteristic of this play is that the scenes and language are relatively close to real life. There are no unrealistic romantic scenes or love at first sight in the play. The language of the script is also quite colloquial. In Elizabethan England, the pronunciation of "nothing" (nolhing) was similar to "noting," so "nothing" also has a double meaning of "pay attention" and "listening to create trouble." In this play, "listening in" is not only common but also crucial, as it is the key to causing misunderstandings or clarifying the truth. The story revolves around two love stories. One represents the tradition of adhering to social norms and class concepts, while the other shows a kind of gender war, reflecting through these two love archetypes the self-awareness of the sexes and social order. The latter's typical story has set a good precedent for British comedy literature, with Oscar Wilde and George Bernard Shaw being outstanding successors later on.
Synopsis: A Midsummer Night's Dream is a work from the mature period of Shakespeare's comedy writing, lively and joyful, and rich in philosophy. Compared to Shakespeare's other comedies, the characteristic of this play is that the scenes and language are relatively close to real life. There are no unrealistic romantic scenes or love at first sight in the play. The language of the script is also quite colloquial. In Elizabethan England, the pronunciation of "nothing" (nolhing) was similar to "noting," so "nothing" also has a double meaning of "pay attention" and "listening to create trouble." In this play, "listening in" is not only common but also crucial, as it is the key to causing misunderstandings or clarifying the truth. The story revolves around two love stories. One represents the tradition of adhering to social norms and class concepts, while the other shows a kind of gender war, reflecting through these two love archetypes the self-awareness of the sexes and social order. The latter's typical story has set a good precedent for British comedy literature, with Oscar Wilde and George Bernard Shaw being outstanding successors later on.