Kesäyön unelma

Translated by Paavo Emil Cajander

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"Kesäyön unelma" by William Shakespeare is a comedy written around 1595–1596. Set in ancient Greece, the play unfolds over four nights in an enchanted forest where fairies meddle with human affairs. Multiple love triangles intertwine as fairy king Oberon and queen Titania quarrel, while Athenian lovers flee into the woods pursued by confusion and desire. A band of craftsmen rehearse a play, and magical potions cause chaos, transforming affections and even physical forms. Beneath the moonlit trees, reality blurs with dreams as characters struggle to distinguish enchantment from truth.

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