CR Episode 319: A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Act I
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April 20, 2026 · 52 min
About this episode
The panel discusses the setting and form of A Midsummer Night's Dream, Act I, focusing on the love quadrangle and the interplay of plans among characters.
The panel discusses the setting and form of the play, before discussing the first act and its complicated love quadrangle, with attention given to love and the threat of violence, and the characters' creation of overlapping plans that threaten to collide. Continue reading
Topics covered
- A Midsummer Night's Dream
- Shakespeare
- love
- violence
- theater
Keywords
- Act I
- love quadrangle
- theater analysis
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: A Midsummer Night’s Dream
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