Why should you read "A Midsummer Night's Dream"? - Iseult Gillespie

Prevodilac: Milenka Okuka Lektor: Ivana Krivokuća

Pod mesečevom svetlošću,

a group of youths sneak into the woods,

grupa mladih se iskrada u šumu

where they take mind-altering substances,

gde uzimaju psihoaktivne supstance,

switch it up romantically,

zamenjuju ljubavne partnere

and brush up against creatures from another dimension.

i na trenutak dolaze u dodir sa bićima iz druge dimenzije.

"A Midsummer’s Night’s Dream" sees Shakespeare get psychedelic –

U „Snu letnje noći“ zatičemo Šekspira kako ponire u psihodeliju -

and the result is a treat in the theatre and on the page.

a rezultat toga je poslastica, kako u pozorištu, tako i na papiru.

First performed in the 1590's,

Prvi put izvedena 1590-ih godina,

this play is one of Shakespeare’s friskiest works,

ova drama je jedno od najrazdraganijih Šekspirovih dela,

filled with trickery, madness and magic.

ispunjena je lukavstvima, ludilom i čarolijom.

Set over the course of one night,

Radnja se dešava tokom jedne noći

Midsummer progresses at a rollicking pace.

i „San letnje noći“ napreduje živahnim tempom.

The plot is structured around patterns of collision and dissolution,

Zaplet se gradi oko obrazaca sudaranja i poništavanja,

where characters from different worlds are thrown together and torn apart.

gde su likovi iz različitih svetova zajedno bačeni i razloženi.

Shakespeare uses these patterns to mock the characters’ self-obsession

Šekspir koristi ove obrasce kako bi se rugao samoopsednutosti likova

and question authority with a comic twist.

i kako bi preispitao autoritet komičnim preokretom.

The action is set in Ancient Greece,

Radnja je smeštena u antičkoj Grčkoj,

but like many of Shakespeare’s plays it reflects his contemporary concerns.

međutim, kao i većina Šekspirovih drama ona odražava njegove savremene strepnje.

The magical setting of the woods at night

Magično okruženje šume po noći

disrupts the boundaries between separate groups, with bizarre results.

narušava granice između različitih grupa, što daje bizarne rezultate.

Here, the bard plays with the rigid class system of his own time,

Ovde se bard poigrava sa rigidnim klasnim sistemom svog doba,

taking three distinct groups and turning their society upside-down

uzimajući tri različite grupe i izvrćući njihovo društvo naglavačke

in a world where no mortal is in control.

u svetu kojim nijedan smrtnik ne vlada.

The play opens with young Hermia

Dramu otvara mlada Hermija

raging at her father Egeus and Theseus, the King of Athens,

koja besni na svog oca Egeja, kao i na Tezeja, kralja Atine,

who have forbidden her to marry her lover Lysander.

koji su joj zabranili da se uda za njenu ljubav Lisandra.

Hermia has no interest in her father's choice for her of Demetrius –

Hermija nije zainteresovana za Demetra koga je otac izabrao za nju -

but her best friend Helena definitely does.

ali njena najbolja prijateljica Helena zato definitivno jeste.

Furious at their elders, Hermia and Lysander elope under cover of darkness,

Gnevni na svoje starije, Hermija i Lisander beže pod okriljem tame,

with Demetrius in hot pursuit.

sa Demetrom za petama.

This is further complicated by Helena’s decision

Sve ovo dodatno komplikuje Helenina odluka

to follow them all into the woods, in the hope of winning Demetrius’ heart.

da ih prati u šumu s nadom da će da osvoji Demetrovo srce.

At this point, the woods are getting crowded,

U ovom trenutku, u šumi postaje tesno,

as the lovers are sharing the space with a group of “rude mechanicals”—

dok ljubavnici dele prostor sa grupom takozvanih „gologuzih prostačina“ -

a troupe of workers drunkenly rehearsing a play, led by the jovial Nick Bottom.

radničkom trupom koja pijana vežba predstavu,

predvođena žovijalnim Nikom Vratilom.

Unbeknownst to them, the humans have entered into the world of the fairies.

Ne znajući, ljudi su ušetali u vilinski svet.

Despite their magical splendor, Oberon and Titania,

Uprkos bleštavilu magije, Oberon i Titanija,

the king and queen of the fairies, have their own romantic problems.

kralj i kraljica vila i vilenjaka, imaju sopstvene ljubavne probleme.

Furious at his inability to control Titania, the jealous Oberon

Besan zbog nemoći da kontroliše Titaniju, ljubomorni Oberon

commands the trickster Puck to squeeze the juice of a magical flower over her eyes.

zapoveda šaljivdžiji Puku da iscedi sok čarobnog cveta preko njenih očiju.

When she wakes up, she’ll fall in love with the first thing she sees.

Kada se probudi, zaljubiće se u prvo što ugleda.

On his mission,

Na svom zadatku,

Puck gleefully sprinkles the juice over the eyes of the napping Demetrius

Puk radosno sipa sok preko očiju dremajućeg Demetrai Lisandra

and Lysander, and transforms Bottom’s head into that of a donkey for good measure.

i pride preobražava Vratilovu glavu u magareću.

As eyes flicker open,

Dok se oči otvaraju,

a night of chaos commences that includes broken hearts, mistaken identity,

otpočinje haotična noć ispunjena slomljenim srcima, zamenom identiteta

and transformations.

i preobražajima.

Out of all the characters, Bottom probably fares the best –

Od svih likova, Vratilo verovatno najbolje prolazi -

when the bewitched Titania lays eyes on him,

kada začarana Titanija baci oko na njega,

she calls on her fairies to lavish him with wine and treasures

poziva svoje vile da ga obasipaju vinom i blagom

and sweeps the transfigured donkeyman off his feet:

i tako obara s nogu izobličenog čoveka-magarca:

“pluck the wings from painted butterflies/

„A leptiru šarenom počupajte krila/

To fan the moonbeams from his sleeping eyes.

Pa nek' ga tom lepezom hladi vila.

Nod to him, elves, and do him courtesies.”

I odsad haj'te, pa mu se klanjajte.“

While magic is the catalyst to the action,

Iako je magija katalizator radnje,

the play reflects the real drama of the things we do for love –

predstava odražava istinsku dramatičnost stvari koje radimo zbog ljubavi -

and the nonsensical behavior of the people under its spell.

i besmisleno ponašanje ljudi pod njenim činima.

The moon overlooks the action “like a silver bow,”

Mesec nadgleda zbivanja „poput srebrnog luka“,

signifying erratic behavior, the dark side of love,

simbolišući nepredvidivo ponašenje, mračnu stranu ljubavi

and the bewitching allure of a world where the usual rules don’t apply.

i očaravajuću privlačnost sveta u kome uobičajeni zakoni više ne važe.

Although the characters eventually come to their senses,

Iako se likovi na kraju dozivaju pameti,

"A Midsummer Night's Dream" raises the question

„San letnje noći“ postavlja pitanje

of how much agency we have over our own daily lives.

koliko kontrole imamo nad sopstvenim svakodnevnim životima.

But it’s not the more realistically rendered lovers, rulers or workers

Međutim, nisu nešto realističnije prikazani ljubavnici, vladari ili radnici

who have the last word,

ti koji imaju poslednju reč,

but the impish Puck who queries whether we can ever truly trust what we see:

već đavolak Puk koji propituje da li ikada zaista možemo da verujemo onom što vidimo:

If we shadows have offended,

„Ako smo vas mi uvredili nečim tamo

Think but this and all is mended:

Da bismo stvar izgladili:

That you have but slumbered here

Zamislite da ste snili

While these visions did appear.

I da ste sve opsene tu videli samo u svom snu.“

And in so doing,

A tim postupkom,

he evokes the effect of entering into the magical world of great theatre

evocira dejstvo ulaska u magični svet sjajnog pozorišta

that plays with the boundary between illusion and reality –

koje se poigrava sa granicom između iluzije i stvarnosti -

and dramatizes the possibility that life is but a dream.

i dramatizuje mogućnost da je život tek san.