Why should you read "A Midsummer Night's Dream?" - Iseult Gillespie
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By the light of the moon, a group sneaks into the woods, where they take mind-altering substances, switch it up romantically and brush up against creatures from another dimension. “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” sees Shakespeare play with the boundary between illusion and reality - and dramatize the possibility that life is but a dream. Iseult Gillespie shares what makes this play a timeless classic.
Over the course of the play, there are many romantic entanglements. Who are the different couples that emerge by the end? List at least three.
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- Educator Iseult Gillespie
- Narrator Bethany Cutmore-Scott
- Animator Sasha Dudka, Denis Bousygin, Alex Bohdan, Anna Dolzhenko
- Illustrator Sasha Dudka
- Sound Designer Stephen LaRosa
- Content Producer Gerta Xhelo
- Editorial Producer Alex Rosenthal
- Associate Producer Bethany Cutmore-Scott
- Fact-Checker Francisco Diez