script of Midsummer Night's Dream
Autor: Camila Rodakievicz de Paula | Publicado: 2014-04-10T11:53:00-07:00



MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM - A COMEDY
by William Shakespeare
(adapted
as a Children's play, by teacher Myrian Napp)


SCENE 1

It's night in Athens. Theseus and Hippolyta are getting
married tomorrow. They are in the garden out of the palace.

Theseus (surprised): Everybody is so busy! How much excitement! All over Athens people are getting
prepared!

Hippolyta:
Yes my darling all Athens
and all workers are preparing our wedding ceremony for tomorrow. It will be
special... even for the fairies!

Theseus:
Fairies and Dwerfs (Dwerves) are also excited with our wedding!... oh! What are
you checking??

Hippolyta:
The checking list, my love. Let us check the list together!! (she starts
ticking the checking list)

(Improvising
items)

Theseus:
What about the musicians?

At this moment, Theseus is interrupted by Egeus,
two men and a woman.


Egeus: I
am very sorry to interrupt you, your Majesty, but I need your attention. My
daughter Hermia is in a big trouble. She wants to marry this man, Lysander,
without my permission. But this is Demitrius, this man has my consent to marry
her.

Hermia:
But Sir, your Majesty, I do not love Demetrius. I love Lysander! I would my
father look'd but with my eyes and after all, I believe in love.

Hippolyta:
You must listen to your father, my dear.

They left the garden and Egeus thanked the dukes
and the duchess.


Theseus:
Oh my dear... Now fair Hippolyta, let us talk about our nuptial hour. Where are
the musicians?

Hippolyta: They must be rehearsing at this time!

Narrator: In the forest, Quince, Bottoms, and Flute enter
rehearsing. They are grumbling about tunning their instruments.


Quince:
Now, let us rehearse once more. This will have to be a fantastic play to please
/pliiz/ our duke, at his wedding!

Bottoms:
So, I will be Pyramus. I will have to be so clever!

Flute:
And I will be Thisby! But aren't I to bearded already to play a woman's part?

Bottoms: Why can't I be Thisby as well? I can do such a
little tiny voice. listen: "Oh my dear Pyramus! I love you so much!

Quince:
Now, listen Bottoms. How can you be Pyramus and Thisby at the same time?! Now,
go over there and wait for your turn!


SCENE 2

Puck:
Now, this Bottom is very stupid. I will have a little fun with him! How about
turning him into an ass?? AH,AH,AH! (the
head of an ass replaces the Bottoms' head). (As the other realize what happened, they all fled leaving Bottoms
alone).



SCENE 3

Titania:
Fairies, away!

Oberon:
Why are you so stubborn, Titania? Give me that boy and I will go away.

Titania: Not in a million years!

Oberon:
You, proud Titania! And a cheat too! Don't you think I know you loved Theseus?

Titania:
And what about you with Hippolyta. Do you think I don't know you loved her?! Come
fairies, let's go away and leave this silly king!

Fairies:
Silly king! Silly king! Silly king!


SCENE 4

Hermia:
Oh, my dear Lysander! I love you so much! Why things have to be so difficult
for us?

Lysander:
Don't worry Hermia. We will find a way of getting married, even if your father
doesn't agree.

Hermia:
I don't see how! My father is so determined I ought to marry Demetrius! Oh
Lysander, what shall we do?

Lysander:
I know what we will do, my dear Hermia. We will run away to my aunt's. She
treats me as if I was her own son. She will be pleased to help us. We will get
married and live there, where the laws of Athens
will not affect us!

Hermia:
Oh! I can't wait for that day! Oh, how nice, my sweet Lysander!

Lysander:
Yes, my love. But now, let's go to sleep here on this smooth, soft grass. We
have a long way to go tomorrow.

Hermia:
Yes. Good night, my sweetheart.


SCENE 5

Oberon:
Puck! Where are you Puck? Come here at once! I need you!

Puck:
Yes, my master! What do you want from me?

Oberon:
Go and fetch some love-in-idleness. I want to make some magic love potion out
of it.

Puck: I
can go round the Earth in forty minutes!

Oberon:
Wait to Titania, my stubborn wife, goes to sleep. I will squeeze a few drops in
her eyes. This will make her fall in love with the first thing she sees when
she wakes up. Then she will no longer care about that little Indian boy of
hers. And I'll be able to claim him for myself!

Puck:
You are a clever fairy, aren't you, master?

Oberon:
There is something else I want you to do. Look for a young man in Greek clothes
who has been wandering in the woods. He is very cruel to girl who is following
him. I want you to drop some magic potion in his eyes, too.

Puck:
Ok, master, Here I go! Bye, master!


SCENE 6

Puck:
(Looking from above, sees Lysander)
Fast asleep! I'll do the trick: "On the ground, sleep sound/ I'll apply,
to your eye, gentle lover, remedy". (drops
a little potion in Lysander's eye, and goes away).

(Enter
Demetrius followed by Helena)

Helena: Oh. Demetrius!
Why can't you forget Hermia? She doesn't want you!

Demetrius:
Leave me alone, Helena!
I love Hermia, can't you accept this? I will find Lysander and Hermia and I
will stop them from running away! I'll be the one to marry Hermia, you'll see.

Helena: Stop! This pursue for love is making me so tired! I'm
out of breath!

Demetrius:
Go away! I command you! Go away! Don't follow me anymore!

Helena: Oh! You want to leave me alone in the darkness! Don't
do it, I beg you!

Demetrius:
Stop, for your own sake! I want to go on alone! (leaves)

Helena: Oh, How
unlucky I am! I must be as ugly as a monster for Demetrius to run away from me
so! (stumbles over a body) But wait!
Who's here? On the ground! Dead? Asleep?.... It's Lysander! Wake up Lysander!
Wake up!

Lysander:
(Waking up) I would do anything for
you sweet love, my beautiful Helena.
You are so perfect! I love you so much! But where is Demetrius? This damned
name! He shall die at the point of my sword!

Helena: Don't say that Lysander. Don't say that! Hermia loves
you only! You should be happy!

Lysander: Happy, with Hermia? I hate to think the time I spent
with Hermia. It's you who I love!

Helena: Don't make fun of me, I beg you! I always had you as
a most dignified gentleman! How can you sneer at me so cruelly?! (runs away)


Lysander:
I shall convince her of my true love for her! (leaves)


Hermia: (Waking up) Help! Help! Lysander, where
are you? I had the most horrible nightmare! But where is my sweet Lysander? What
happened to him?! I must find him, at once! (leaves)


SCENE 7

(background music)

Oberon drops a little potion in Titania's eye: "When you wake, you'll take/ True delight in the
sight!"


SCENE 8 AND 9


Bottoms (Ass) : Everybody has run away from me out of fear. They want to make me believe
I'm an ass! They are trying to make fun of me!... Well, I'll wait here till
they come back. I'll sing to show them I'm not impressed. (sings)

Titania: (waking) Who's this angel who wakes me up with such beautiful
voice? (Ass stops) Sing again, I
implore you! My ears are delighted with your voice, my eyes are enchanted at
your wonderful looks. I can't resist! I must say I love you!

Bottoms (Ass) : I think you are quite right to say that. To tell the truth, reasoning
and love are always side by side nowadays.

Titania:
You are so wise and handsome!

Bottoms (Ass) : Not so much so! If I was wise enough to be able to get out of these
woods...

Titania:
Oh! But I don't want you to leave these woods! You will stay here. I'm a
special kind of queen... I've got a lot of power. And you already know I love
you! Come with me! I'll have my fairies at your service. They will do whatever
you wish! (she calls out) : Peaspod.
Cobweb. Moth. Mustardseed.

Fairies:
Yes, madam. Where shall we go?

Titania:
I want you to take this gentleman to a more hidden part of the woods. But first
put on his head this garland, to show my love for him. Entertain him, bring him
the tastiest fruit, and tell the lightworms to be near him and lighten up his
way.

Fairies:
Yes madam! (They put the garland on the
ass head and leave)



SCENE 10

Helena: Stop,
Lysander! Why do you keep on with this!

Lysander:
But I do love you Helena, Believe me!

Hermia:
Something has happened to you Lysander. Are you under a spell?

Lysander:
Can't you see I don't love you?! Leave me alone!

Demetrius:
What's the matter, Lysander?! You've always loved Hermia.


SCENE 11

Oberon:
Oh, what a mess! I've got to undo this confusion.

Puck (arrives) : Master! I.m really having fun tonight! AH,AH,AH!

Oberon: Enough
of that. Let's break the spell now and make them believe it was all but a
midsummer night's dream


SCENE 12

(THESEUS AND HIPPOLYTA WEDDING)

"Broken
the spell, all was peace and understanding in the kingdom, with the blessings
of Oberon and Titania reunited".



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