Shakespeare on Fairies and Magic
by Benjamin Darling
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Shakespeare, and his Elizabethan audiences were very interested in the supernatural - ghosts, fairies, and the various powers of magicians and enchanters. All ensuing views of fairies and fairyland - from Shakespeare's time to the present - are hugely influenced by the Bard's plays and poetry. Myriad illustrators have depicted Shakesperean fairies, and we here present som of our favorites with quotations from his plays. Included are such luminary artists and illustrators as John Everett show more Milais, Arthur Rackham and Joshua Reynolds. Among the plays illustrated are Macbeth. The Tempest and, of course, A Midsummer Night's Dream. This book was originally distributed by Prentice Hall Press. show lessTags
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- Fairies, ghosts, witches, magicians, elves and sprites, spells, incantations, visitations and charms; all of these supernatural creatures and events are found in abundance in the works of William Shakespeare.
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- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)If we shadows have offended,/
Think but this, and all is mended,/
That you have but slumber'd here/
While these visions did appear.
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