Lord, What Fools These Mortals Be
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Will is just finishing writing A Midsummer Night's Dream, a tale of love potions, enchantment and a wood full of fairies. He's very pleased with how realistic it is as he based it on his own experience. But his Burbage and the other actors tell him it lacks a little comedy, like say a character with a funny name or a big visual joke. Meanwhile back in Will's lodgings where on earth is his servant Bottom going to put that donkey head? Kate has problems of her own, because Lord Egeus (Nigel Planer) a rather old but very wealthy gentleman has taken a shine to her, and Robert Greene is determined to be the matchmaker. Along the way we learn a little more about how Will and Anne found love, and how Will managed to get hold of a love potion.

Episode Duration: 29 minutes and 25 seconds

Episode Number: 114




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