Compare And Contrast A Midsummer Night's Dream

A Midsummer Night’s Dream Movie Adaptation Upon watching the film adaptation of William Shakespeare’s play “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” I have noticed several differences between the play and film. The most noticeable of which is the difference in setting. The play “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” occurs in an Ancient Greek to early Renaissance time period. This is noted through the combination technologies, Athenian garments, names, and mythologic references made throughout the play. An Ancient Greek setting helps to give a play a fantastical and mysterious mood which aids in the whimsy events in the nights leading up to the lover’s weddings. However, the movie alters the setting of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” to the Kingdom of Monte Athena