《仲夏夜之夢(mèng)》英文版是莎劇中最常被搬演也是最受歡迎的喜劇，亦為莎翁眾多劇本中少數(shù)極具原創(chuàng)性的劇本。

　　Egeus and Hermia上場

　　Egeus: Hermia, you have to marry Demetrious, the best guy in the city.

　　荷米亞，你必須嫁給狄米崔斯，這城中最好的年輕人。

　　Hermia: I’m sorry, Dad! I can’t be his wife.

　　爸爸，抱歉。我不能成為他的妻子。

　　Egeus: Why do you refused to marry Demetrius? He is really a worthy

　　gentleman!

　　你為什麼拒絕嫁給狄米崔斯呢?他是一個(gè)真正的紳士。

　　Hermia: But I don’t love him. I’ve fell in love with Lysander.

　　但是我不愛他。我已經(jīng)愛上了萊賽德。

　　Egeus: Lysander? Is he better than Demetrious? No!

　　萊賽德?他會(huì)比狄米崔斯好嗎?不!

　　Hermia: Oh! Dad! Demettrious had ever said that he love my friend,

　　Helena, and she, a sweet lady also love him deeply.

　　喔!爸爸，狄米崔斯曾說過，他愛我的朋友—海倫娜，而這一個(gè)甜美女孩也深愛狄米崔斯。

　　Egeus: No matter what you say, I’ve decided to let you marry to

　　Demetrious. I stick to do this!

　　不管你怎麼說!我已經(jīng)決定讓你嫁給狄米崔斯了，我堅(jiān)決這樣做。

　　Hermia: I won’t give my heart to the person who I never like.

　　我不愿把我的心交給一個(gè)我不曾喜歡的人。

　　Egeus: If you don’t marry Demetrious, I’ll use the ancient right of

　　Athens, asking to put you to death according to our law! (下)

　　如果你不嫁給狄米崔斯，根據(jù)我們的法律，我將用雅典的古律法要求判你死刑。

　　Hermia: Oh! Please, please do not! My dear father! Don’t you love me

　　any more? Don’t give me up, please!