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... This is clearly evident in two film versions of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Nights Dream. ... Reinhardt’s has the typical ancient Greek backdrop. ... Hoffman’s version has a very different and peculiar setting. It is set in late 1800’s in Italy right after the invention of the bicycle. ... This is very funny and do to the setting would not have been feasible in the Reinhardt’s setting. ... For example, when Rooney recites one of Puck’s most famous lines - “Lord, what fools these mortals be” (Act 3, Scene 2, 115), which in the text is clearly being addressed to Oberon he is by himself in a tree. ... Also, despite Oberon’s dark demeanor, Puck does not seem the slightest bit intimidated by him and in one scene in the play Puck actually stands behind Oberon mocking him and mimicking his movements.
While Reinhardt’s choice for Puck can be quite funny, it produces a very flat character and can sometimes distract the viewer form the story. ... Puck is much quieter and more reserved than in Reinhardt’s version. ... While Reinhardt’s version of Puck stood around mocking Oberon, in Hoffman’s version Puck clearly looks up to him and aspires to be like him. ...
How Puck reacts to the lovers’ plight is also different in the Hoffman’s film.
Approximate Word count = 1084
Approximate Pages = 4.3
(250 words per page double spaced)
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