仲夏夜之梦_中英对照.docx
Thep1ayfeaturesthreeinterconnectingp1otszConnectedbyaceIebrationoftheweddingofTheseusofAthensandtheAmazonqueen,Hippo1yta.剧情共有三个主轴，刚好都跟庆祝忒修斯公爵和希波吕忒女王的婚礼有关。Inthebeginning,hermia'sfatherforcedhermiatomarrydemetriuszatthattimetheGreekru1esthatfami1ymaydecidetoherdaughter'smarriagezanddaughtermustabidezotherwiseshewi11beputtodeathorexi1e.Hermiaisnotwi11ingto,meetintheforestatnightwith1ysanderandranaway.Hermiato1dherp1antoherbestfriendHe1enae1enaon1yrecent1ybeenrefusedbydemetriusJnordertogetthefavorofdemetriuszHe1enato1dthep1antodemetrius.IntheeveningzdemetriustrackedHe1ena,andHe1enatrackedhermiazandhermiaareeagertofind1ysanderatthesametimeza11ofthemgot1ostintheforestandseparated,thentheygottiredandtookanaptorestunderthetree.一开始，赫米娅的父亲强迫要赫米娅嫁给狄米特律斯，当时的希腊规定家庭可以决定女儿的婚姻，而女儿必须遵守，否则就要被处死或放逐。赫米娅不肯,与拉山德相约晚上在森林见面并私奔。赫米娅将她的计划告诉她最好的朋友海丽娜；海丽娜不久前才被狄米特律斯拒绝,为了讨回狄米特律斯的欢心,因此海丽螂各这计划告诉狄米特律斯。到了晚上，狄米特律斯跟踪海丽娜，而海丽娜跟踪赫米娅,而赫米娅则急于寻找拉山德，四人在森林中迷路并分离，他们累了并在树下打盹休息。MeanwhiIezOberon,kingofthefairieszandhisqueenzTitania,havecometotheforestoutsideAthens.andp1anstoattenddukeTheseusandhippo1ytaqueen'Swedding.Titaniarefusedto1endher1ndianyounge1ftoOberonashisservant,SooberondecidedtopunishtheTitania.OberonorderedtheeIftopickedherbtrinity,anddropedf1owerjuiceonhereye1idssecret1y,SOthatwhentheTitaniaWakeup1Shewou1dfa11in1ovewiththefirstpersonshesaw.ParkeraIsofound1ysanderandhermiawhobothinas1eep,heputpansyf1owejuiceontheireye1idszandhopetheycou1dwokeupandfa11in1oveaswe11.同时，仙王奥布朗与仙后提泰妮亚到达了同一片森林，并计划参加忒修斯公爵和希波吕忒女王的婚礼。提泰妮亚拒绝把她的印度童仆精灵借给奥布朗当作他的仆人,所以奥布朗决定惩戒提泰妮亚。奥布朗要小精灵帕克去摘三色堇,并趁提泰妮亚睡觉时将三色堇花汁液滴在她的眼皮上，这样当提泰妮亚醒来时便会永远爱上她看到的第一个人。另外帕克也发现了睡觉中的拉山德等人，他将三色堇花汁液滴在他们的眼皮上，并希望他们醒来时能有情人终成眷属。Meanwhi1e1Quinceandhisbandofsix1abourershavearrangedtoperformtheirp1ayaboutPyramusandThisbeforTheseus,weddingandventureintotheforest,nearTitania,sbower,fortheirrehearsa1.BottomisspottedbyPuckzWhotransformshisheadintothatofadonkey.WhenBottomreturnsforhisnext1ines,theotherworkmenrunscreaminginterror,muchtoBottom,sconfusion,sincehehasn,tfe1tathingduringthetransformation.Determinedtowaitforhisfriends,hebeginstosingtohimse1f.TitaniaisawakenedbyBottom'ssingingandimmediate1yfa11sin1ovewithhim.She1avisheshimwithattentionandpresumab1ymakes1ovetohim.Whi1esheisinthisstateofdevotion,Oberontakesthechange1ing.Havingachievedhisgoa1srOberonre1easesTitaniazOrdersPucktoremovethedonkey'sheadfromBottom,andarrangeseverythingsothatHermia,1ysander,DemetriuszandHe1enawi11be1ievethattheyhavebeendreamingwhentheyawaken.在同时，织工波顿和他的劳工朋友们在同一片森林中排演悲剧皮拉摩斯和西斯贝，他们计划在忒修斯公爵和希波吕忒女王的婚礼上表演，并把它演成滑稽的喜剧。可怜的织工波顿在换装时，被小精灵帕克恶作剧变成驴头。不巧仙后提泰妮亚醒来见到的第一个人便是他,于是仙后疯狂的爱上了驴头人身的波顿。森林的另一边，拉山德和狄米特律斯醒来时见到的第一个人都是海丽娜，于是海丽娜变成两人追求的对象，赫米娅则同时被两人抛弃。拉山德和狄米特律斯为了海丽娜而决斗,两人在森林中迷路并在树下打盹休息。Thefairiesthendisappear,andTheseusandHippo1ytaarriveonthescene,duringanear1ymorninghunt.Theywakethe1oversand,SinceDemetriusdoesnotIOveHermiaanymorezTheseusoverru1esEgeus1SdemandsandarrangesagroUpweddingjhe1oversdecidethatthenighfseventsmusthavebeenadream.Aftertheya11exBottomawakes,andhetoodecidesthathemusthaveexperiencedadream"pastthewitofman.InAthens,Theseus,Hippo1ytaandthe1overSwatchthesixworkmenperformpyramusandThisbe-GivenaIackofpreparation1theperformersaresoterrib1ep1ayingtheirro1estothepointwheretheguests1aughasifitweremeanttobeacomedy,andafterwardeveryoneretirestobed.AfterwardzOberonJitania,Puck,andotherfairiesenterzandb1essthehouseanditsoccupantswithgoodfortune.Aftera11othercharacters1eave,Puck"restoresamends"andsuggeststotheaudiencethatwhattheyjustexperiencedmigKtbenothingbutadream仙王奥布朗见苗头不对，于是要求小精灵帕克自己去解决自己闯下的祸。于是帕克再趁提泰妮亚和拉山德睡觉时，将三色堇花汁液滴在他们的眼皮上。这次提泰妮亚见到的第一人是奥布朗、拉山德见到的第一人是赫米娅，织工波顿的驴头法术也被解除；狄米特律斯的法术则没有被解除，他将会与海丽娜永远相爱。仙王则与仙后重修旧好。当早晨来临时,情侣们和劳工们决定这一夜发生的所有不合理事情一定是一场梦。1oversreturnedtoAthenszhermia,sfatherno1ongerinsistonhisdecision,becaUsehesawdemetriushadchangedhismind.1overshappytoattenddukeTheseusandhippo1ytaqueen,swedding,threecoup1esgetmarriedatthesametime,andwatchburtonthewaverandhisfriendsperformedatragedywhichisno1ongeratragedy.情侣们回到雅典，赫米娅的父亲不再坚持他的决定，因为他看到狄米特律斯改变了他的心意。情侣们快乐的参加忒修斯公爵和希波吕忒女王的婚礼，三对新人同时结婚，并观赏织工波顿和他的朋友们所表演的不是悲剧的喜剧。
