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A Midsummer Night's Dream

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Titania, Bottom and the Fairies by Henri Fuseli

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, used in VOY: "Course: Oblivion", was composed for his adaptation of A Midsummer Night's Dream.

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