Professing Literature - EP10 - A Night In the Forest | Shakespeare, “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”

EP10 - A Night In the Forest | Shakespeare, “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”

06/27/22 • 68 min

A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Act Four, Scene One. When four young aristocrats and a weaver spend a night in the forest outside of Athens they cross into the world of the faeries. The next morning they struggle to understand what happened.
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Theme Music: "Nobility" by Wicked Cinema

Opening Passage Music: "An Afternoon at the Versailles" by Cercles Nouvelles

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Opening Passage Music: “A Short Story” by Andrea Colella

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Theme Music: "Nobility" by Wicked Cinema

Opening Passage Music: "An Afternoon at the Versailles" by Cercles Nouvelles

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