I found the drama laughable, though the comedy did not come from Shakespeare's clever writings. In fact, the presentation of this play seemed to ignore much of the script's original wit and focused completely on a ludicrous setting. By setting the classical piece in the sixties, the audience's attention was diverted from the quality of the drama's phrasing. On top of these atrociti

The idea of presenting this play in a setting more familiar to our generation was clever and introduced several new interpretations. For example, when the band of stoned actors are chased by beasts of the woods, their plight is intensified by the knowledge that they are extremely prone to paranoia due to the drugs they have been stoking all day. When one of the actors is turned into a donkey, there seems to be a fine line between reality and fantasy, a common problem accompanying drug use. These added touches do supply ample humor, though I noticed that the viewer who laughed in these instances seemed to identify a little to well.

Finally, I felt that the acting in this play was marginal at best. While I enjoyed some of the characters, the strained verse of others became wearing. It is acceptabl

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