<P> A Midsummer Night 's Dream is a comedy written by William Shakespeare in 1595 / 96 . It portrays the events surrounding the marriage of Theseus , the Duke of Athens , to Hippolyta , the former queen of the Amazons . These include the adventures of four young Athenian lovers and a group of six amateur actors ( the mechanicals ) who are controlled and manipulated by the fairies who inhabit the forest in which most of the play is set . The play is one of Shakespeare 's most popular works for the stage and is widely performed across the world . </P>
<P> A Midsummer Night 's Dream is a comedy written by William Shakespeare in 1595 / 96 . It portrays the events surrounding the marriage of Theseus , the Duke of Athens , to Hippolyta , the former queen of the Amazons . These include the adventures of four young Athenian lovers and a group of six amateur actors ( the mechanicals ) who are controlled and manipulated by the fairies who inhabit the forest in which most of the play is set . The play is one of Shakespeare 's most popular works for the stage and is widely performed across the world . </P>
who does theseus marry in a midsummer night 's dream
who does theseus marry in a midsummer night 's dream
Hippolyta
Hippolyta