The rude mechanicals as part of their preparation to perform a crude pageant on the theme of Pyramus and Thisbe for the wedding festivities of the royal couple, also venture into the forest for rehearsal along with Nick Bottom, the Weaver, one of Shakespeare's most admired comic creations. Oberon recruits the mischievous Puck (also called Hobgoblin, Robin Goodfellow) to help him regain Titania's devotion by using the magic flower `Love-in-Idleness', but his simultaneous attempt to help the young lovers goes wrong, resulting in confusion, when Hermia's two lovers temporarily turn against her in favour of Helena. Titania refuses to lend her Indian page-boy to Oberon for use as his `henchman', and Oberon seeks to punish her for disobedience. Meanwhile, Oberon, the King of fairies, and his estranged wife, Titania, arrive at the same woods to attend the upcoming nuptials. Following which the four pursue each other into the woods and get caught in the maze of romantic entanglements. The play opens with the wedding celebration of Theseus and Amazonian Queen Hippolyta and their joyous moment is disrupted by angry shouts of Egeus, who is more particular in separating his daughter Hermia from her sweetheart Lysander and get her married to Demetrius, his first choice.īut Hermia’s friend, Helena, is in love with Demetrius.
A wide ranging musical score introduces the play to the spectators. The stage is festooned with bright coloured bunting and the wooden steps lead to a platform with decorative backdrop presenting the court hall of the Duke Theseus’ palace. It is not easy to perform especially with students who come from rural background,” says Ganga Devi, Dean and Head, Department of English, the organiser of the play.
“This is the first time we are staging Shakespeare’s play and it is a momentous occasion for us. The path leading to the auditorium was decorated with rangoli portraits of Shakespeare as students flanking the pathway welcomed the guests with broad smiles on their faces.
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