A Midsummer Night's Dream (1981 TV) Act IV, scene 1

Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" -- Titania (Helen Mirren) cavorts with Bottom, and later wakes up to to say "Methought I was enamour'd of an ass". Then Theseus and Egeus wake up the couples.

go here to see a nearly teenage Helen Mirren as Hermia from a 1968 film:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRoIxwGsBR0

Act Act IV, scene 1, lines 1-185, ends with exit of Theseus, Hippolyta, Egeus and train. (Arden edition).




Brian Glover ... Bottom
Peter McEnery ... Oberon
Helen Mirren ... Titania
Tania Bennett ... Fairy
Alexandra Segal ... Fairy
Louise Mason ... Fairy
Lee Macdonald ... Fairy
Bruce Savage ... Peaseblossom
Massimo Mezzofanti ... Cobweb
Dominic Martelli ... Moth
Timothy Cross ... Mustardseed
Estelle Kohler ... Hippolyta
Nigel Davenport ... Theseus
Geoffrey Lumsden ... Egeus
Robert Lindsay ... Lysander
Nicky Henson ... Demetrius




Director: Elijah Moshinsky

Category:

Entertainment

Tags:

• Shakespeare
• Puck
• Midsummer
• Mirren
• Titania
• Oberon
• Egeus
• Hippolyta
• Theseus

[twiligtXlily]

is he having an orgasm?lmao jk

[RedRabbit1983]

Wow! I knew that Shakespeare could be sexual, but this takes special artistic license. A donkey copulates with a woman while speaking in blank verse.

[CrystalJupiter]

@verkaforever Yeah.....I didn't like this. xD

[verkaforever]

@CrystalJupiter I think I saw the beginning of this at school as well- except it was a lot longer ago; I finished university last year. I'm SO glad we didn't get to this part- it would have been SO embarassing!

[TaraNJustus]

awkward!!!



[al1936ful]

@twiligtXlily It sure sounds like it. :)))

[lennoxxify]

thats right bottom MOAN!!!

[readingrat]

wow, this does not do justice to a good play....

[CrystalJupiter]

I think I saw part of this in school 2 years ago...

WOW. I'm creeped out.

[ohioasp]

@Bachtin08

people had odd senses of humor in shakespeares time I guess

[firelotus117]

And btw they are NOT humping he's moaning cuz his head is being scratched. Wash your minds out with soap, people!!!

[firelotus117]

Peter mcerney and Helen mirren are perfect as Oberon and Titania. They bring just the right amount of energy. Other actors either say the lines too exagerated or too plainly. Thanks for posting