Shakespeare plays TITANIA, Queen of the fairies

Illustration: Shakespeare plays Titania dressed in classical style, with a long ginger-coloured wig; he looks ecstatic as he dances on tiptoe, flowers around his wrists and brow

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A fairy spell placed on Titania makes her fall in love with the first thing she sees on waking. Just at that moment a man with an ass's head (more fairy mischief) is passing by.
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Act 4 Scene 1

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