Analysis Of Quotes From A Midsummer Night's Dream '
Fools in April
(Scene opens: Everyone is laying on the ground, as though they are dead, focus on Hypnos.)
Hypnos (Narrating): “Wait! It’s not what it looks like! Let me show you what really happened.”
(The entire play rewinds.)
(Artemis and Poseidon are seated at a table in a restaurant. Hermes is disguised and lingering in the background.)
Hypnos (Narrating): “It all began on the morning of the first day of April, when Artemis and Poseidon decided to go on a brunch date to celebrate spring.”
Artemis: “How about this lovely spring weather?”
Poseidon: “It’s quite wonderful, but not very exciting,” (sighs)
Artemis: “I wonder what we could to make it more interesting…”
Hypnos (Narrating): “While they were distracted, Hermes decided it would be …show more content…
This is repulsive! Do you believe, Boreas, that you will not have to pay for what you have done?”
Hypnos (Narrating): “Hades was extremely angry, so he decided to return the favor. He vaporized the water and shot it back up to the earth, with the intent of teaching everyone a lesson.”
(Hades is extremely fired up, he turns the hail into a vapor and shoots up a geyser. Hypnos get sprayed by the geyser water and is extremely distressed.)
Hypnos: “I’m tired of these shenanigans. How can I stop this insanity? Aha! I can put them to sleep until this day is over!”
Hypnos (Narrating): “And, so, I did. I ended the insanity that took place on that dreaded April 1st. Now we’re back to where we began. As you can see, I only did what I had to do.”
(Hypnos approaches all of the gods and waves a hand, putting them to sleep.)
Hypnos: (chuckles) “Happy April, Fools.”
Summary:
It is common knowledge that Greek myths explain natural occurrences in unnatural ways. In this play, we explained why the sea is salty, how lakes and ponds were formed, Daylight Savings Time, how rain came to be, how storms were created, the origin of hail, and geysers. The chaos of all of these events led to the emergence of a tradition still celebrated today, April’s Fool’s
(Scene opens: Everyone is laying on the ground, as though they are dead, focus on Hypnos.)
Hypnos (Narrating): “Wait! It’s not what it looks like! Let me show you what really happened.”
(The entire play rewinds.)
(Artemis and Poseidon are seated at a table in a restaurant. Hermes is disguised and lingering in the background.)
Hypnos (Narrating): “It all began on the morning of the first day of April, when Artemis and Poseidon decided to go on a brunch date to celebrate spring.”
Artemis: “How about this lovely spring weather?”
Poseidon: “It’s quite wonderful, but not very exciting,” (sighs)
Artemis: “I wonder what we could to make it more interesting…”
Hypnos (Narrating): “While they were distracted, Hermes decided it would be …show more content…
This is repulsive! Do you believe, Boreas, that you will not have to pay for what you have done?”
Hypnos (Narrating): “Hades was extremely angry, so he decided to return the favor. He vaporized the water and shot it back up to the earth, with the intent of teaching everyone a lesson.”
(Hades is extremely fired up, he turns the hail into a vapor and shoots up a geyser. Hypnos get sprayed by the geyser water and is extremely distressed.)
Hypnos: “I’m tired of these shenanigans. How can I stop this insanity? Aha! I can put them to sleep until this day is over!”
Hypnos (Narrating): “And, so, I did. I ended the insanity that took place on that dreaded April 1st. Now we’re back to where we began. As you can see, I only did what I had to do.”
(Hypnos approaches all of the gods and waves a hand, putting them to sleep.)
Hypnos: (chuckles) “Happy April, Fools.”
Summary:
It is common knowledge that Greek myths explain natural occurrences in unnatural ways. In this play, we explained why the sea is salty, how lakes and ponds were formed, Daylight Savings Time, how rain came to be, how storms were created, the origin of hail, and geysers. The chaos of all of these events led to the emergence of a tradition still celebrated today, April’s Fool’s