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- Pyramus and Thisbe (A Noncomedic Version)
Remember that ridiculous play the Mechanicals butcher at Theseus and Hippolyta's wedding? We've got a whole module about the myth it's based on. Be prepared, though, because it's a tragedy. Nick Bottom may play a teenager's death for laughs, but that's not quite how the story really goes. - The Ladies' Man
The historical Theseus is one of Greek mythology's greatest heroes…and lovers. Just like the version in A Midsummer Night's Dream, he kidnaps Hippolyta and makes her his queen. But that's not to mention all the other women he seduces and uses. He's even a serial kidnapper. What a catch.