the Athenian wood
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The Athenian wood is the enchanted forest outside Athens in Shakespeare’s *A Midsummer Night’s Dream*, where fairies meddle with mortals and much of the play’s magical mischief unfolds.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dramatic setting
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enchanted forest ⓘ fictional location ⓘ |
| appearsIn | A Midsummer Night’s Dream NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithCharacter |
Demetrius
NERFINISHED
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Helena NERFINISHED ⓘ Hermia NERFINISHED ⓘ Hippolyta NERFINISHED ⓘ Lysander NERFINISHED ⓘ Nick Bottom NERFINISHED ⓘ Oberon NERFINISHED ⓘ Puck NERFINISHED ⓘ Theseus NERFINISHED ⓘ Titania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithGroup |
the Athenian lovers
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the fairies ⓘ the mechanicals ⓘ |
| containsEvent |
Puck’s misapplication of the love potion
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Titania’s enchantment to love Bottom ⓘ application of the love-in-idleness flower juice ⓘ quarrel between Oberon and Titania ⓘ rehearsal of the play Pyramus and Thisbe ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | the court of Athens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | William Shakespeare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | A Midsummer Night’s Dream, c. 1595–1596 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreContext | Shakespearean comedy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAtmosphere |
comic
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mysterious ⓘ romantic ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Early Modern English NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInFictional | ancient Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Athens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | theatre ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
place where mortals and fairies interact
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primary setting for magical events ⓘ site of romantic entanglements ⓘ space of confusion and mistaken identity ⓘ |
| partOf | the world of A Midsummer Night’s Dream ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
departure from social order of Athens
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realm of imagination ⓘ unconscious desires ⓘ |
| theme |
dreams and illusion
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irrational nature of love ⓘ magic ⓘ transformation ⓘ |
| timeSetting | Midsummer night ⓘ |
| usedIn | stage and film adaptations of A Midsummer Night’s Dream ⓘ |
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