A Midsummer Night's Dream
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A Midsummer Night's Dream is a comedic play by William Shakespeare that intertwines romance, magic, and mistaken identities in an enchanted Athenian forest.
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Target entity: A Midsummer Night's Dream Context triple: [William Shakespeare, notableWork, A Midsummer Night's Dream]
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Midsummer Nights
"Midsummer Nights" is a song by Kenny Rogers from his 1983 country-pop album "Eyes That See in the Dark," which was largely written and produced by the Bee Gees.
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Amphitryon
Amphitryon is a figure in Greek mythology, a Theban general and the mortal husband of Alcmene, whose union with Zeus produced the hero Heracles.
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The Tempest
The Tempest is a late Shakespearean play that blends shipwreck-driven adventure with themes of magic, power, and reconciliation on a remote island.
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Romeo + Juliet
Romeo + Juliet is a 1996 modernized film adaptation of Shakespeare’s tragedy, directed by Baz Luhrmann and starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes as the titular lovers.
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Winter’s Tale (opera)
Winter’s Tale (opera) is a contemporary opera by American composer John Harbison, adapted from William Shakespeare’s play "The Winter’s Tale."
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: A Midsummer Night's Dream Target entity description: A Midsummer Night's Dream is a comedic play by William Shakespeare that intertwines romance, magic, and mistaken identities in an enchanted Athenian forest.
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A.
Midsummer Nights
"Midsummer Nights" is a song by Kenny Rogers from his 1983 country-pop album "Eyes That See in the Dark," which was largely written and produced by the Bee Gees.
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B.
Amphitryon
Amphitryon is a figure in Greek mythology, a Theban general and the mortal husband of Alcmene, whose union with Zeus produced the hero Heracles.
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C.
The Tempest
The Tempest is a late Shakespearean play that blends shipwreck-driven adventure with themes of magic, power, and reconciliation on a remote island.
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Romeo + Juliet
Romeo + Juliet is a 1996 modernized film adaptation of Shakespeare’s tragedy, directed by Baz Luhrmann and starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes as the titular lovers.
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E.
Winter’s Tale (opera)
Winter’s Tale (opera) is a contemporary opera by American composer John Harbison, adapted from William Shakespeare’s play "The Winter’s Tale."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (63)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Shakespearean comedy
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play ⓘ stage comedy ⓘ |
| adaptedAs |
ballet
ⓘ
film ⓘ opera ⓘ radio play ⓘ television production ⓘ |
| approximateCompositionDate |
1595
ⓘ
1596 ⓘ |
| author | William Shakespeare ⓘ |
| character |
Egeus
ⓘ
Francis Flute ⓘ Peter Quince ⓘ Robin Starveling ⓘ Snug ⓘ Tom Snout ⓘ |
| containsPlayWithinPlay |
Pyramus
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surface form:
Pyramus and Thisbe
|
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| dramaticCategory | Shakespearean comedy ⓘ |
| dramaticStructure | five-act structure ⓘ |
| firstFolioPublicationYear | 1623 ⓘ |
| firstPublicationForm | quarto ⓘ |
| frequentlyPerformed | true ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
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fantasy ⓘ romantic comedy ⓘ |
| hasFairyCharacters | true ⓘ |
| hasSubplot |
the fairy quarrel
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the lovers in the forest ⓘ the mechanicals' play ⓘ |
| includedIn |
First Folio of Shakespeare
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surface form:
First Folio
|
| language | Early Modern English ⓘ |
| literaryInfluence | influenced later romantic comedies ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod |
English Renaissance
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surface form:
Elizabethan era
|
| mainCharacter |
Demetrius
ⓘ
Helena ⓘ Hermia ⓘ Queen Hippolyta ⓘ
surface form:
Hippolyta
Lysander ⓘ Nick Bottom ⓘ Oberon ⓘ Puck ⓘ Theseus ⓘ Titania ⓘ |
| motif |
dreams
ⓘ
the moon ⓘ |
| notableFilmAdaptation |
1935 film directed by Max Reinhardt and William Dieterle
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1968 film directed by Peter Hall ⓘ 1999 film directed by Michael Hoffman ⓘ |
| numberOfActs | 5 ⓘ |
| originalMedium | stage play ⓘ |
| placeInShakespeareCanon | one of Shakespeare's most popular comedies ⓘ |
| setting |
Athens
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an enchanted forest near Athens ⓘ |
| theme |
illusion and reality
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love ⓘ magic ⓘ order and disorder ⓘ theatricality ⓘ transformation ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | mythical ancient Greece ⓘ |
| writer | William Shakespeare ⓘ |
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