A Midsummer Night's Dream
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A Midsummer Night's Dream is a play written by William Shakespeare in the 16th century.
Captain Picard's edition of The Globe Illustrated Shakespeare: The Complete Works featured an illustration by Henri Fuseli, called Titania, Bottom and the Fairies which featured Titania and Nick Bottom - turned into a donkey - both characters from the play. (TNG: "The Offspring", "Sins of the Father")
When an away team from the USS Enterprise-D was trapped in 1893 San Francisco, the team members claimed to be actors having performed A Midsummer Night's Dream in Milan, London and Paris. Data played Puck, Doctor Crusher a fairy, Riker played Oberon and Mrs. Carmichael was to be Titania. (TNG: "Time's Arrow")
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Several plot elements from A Midsummer Night's Dream were incorporated into the teleplay of DS9: "Fascination". (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion)
Mendelssohn's Wedding March (VOY: "Course: Oblivion") was composed for his adaptation of A Midsummer Night's Dream.
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| Selected works of William Shakespeare |
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| As You Like It • Hamlet • Henry IV, Part I • Henry IV, Part II • Henry V • Henry VI, Part II • Julius Caesar • King Lear • Macbeth • The Merchant of Venice • A Midsummer Night's Dream • Othello • Richard II • Romeo and Juliet • The Tempest • sonnets |
