Summarize the differences between this film and the original

Ericka 2022-02-18 08:01:22

The first act
0:02:00-0:23:03
1. The story in the original book takes place in Athens, there is no bicycle. The background of the movie is the rise of bicycles, which takes place in Monte Athena.
2. In the original book, Hermia’s father blamed Lasander for [singing love songs] to Hermia. In the movie, he wrote love poems.
3. In the original work, the gathering place for workers is [Quince's house], not on the street.
4. In the movie, Bottom was showered by the workers, not in the original work.
5. In the original work, the workers meet in the woods [two kilometers] outside the city to rehearse. In the movie, it is one kilometer.
6. Bottom's wife does not exist?
Act II
0:23:04-0:48:24
1. There is no female elf teasing Puck in the original book .
2. The magical flower in the original book is [purple], the lines in the movie say purple, and the image is red.
3. In the original work, the fairy queen goes to bed next to [unattended], there is a maid in the movie.
Act III
0:48:25-1:13:44
1. The workers discuss the way to express the moonlight. In the original book, it is [open the window or lift the lantern, and finally choose the lantern]. In the movie, the window is opened.
2. There is no lyrics that Bottom sings after turning into a donkey.
3. In the original work, there is no process of the Cassiopeia and Bottom being intimate.
4. There is no plot of four people falling into a mud puddle during a quarrel in the original book.
Act IV
1:13:45-1:28:50
1. In the original work, Bottom did not find the ring beside him after waking up.
2. In the original work, the workers discussed in [Quince's house], not on the street.
3. There is no Bottom looking at the deja vu statue in the original work.
4. There is no mention in the original that the four of them woke up naked.
Act
5 1:28:51-1:48:40
1. In the original book [Quince is the first to perform] rather than the person performing the wall.
2. There is no plot in the original work where the lines of the performance wall are stuck.
3. In the original work, Bottom did not throw a dog at the audience.
4. The workers did not kiss each other after the performance in the original book.

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  • Theseus: [Reveiewing possible plays to be presented] "Battle with the Centaurs," to be sung by an Athenian eunuch to the harp. We'll none of that.

  • Theseus: Merry and tragical? Tedious and brief? That is hot ice and wonderous strange snow.