《仲夏夜之梦》英文版是莎剧中最常被搬演也是最受欢迎的喜剧，亦为莎翁众多剧本中少数极具原创性的剧本。

　　Egeus and Hermia上场

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

　　荷米亚，你必须嫁给狄米崔斯，这城中最好的年轻人。

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

　　爸爸，抱歉。我不能成为他的妻子。

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

　　gentleman!

　　你为什麼拒绝嫁给狄米崔斯呢?他是一个真正的绅士。

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

　　但是我不爱他。我已经爱上了莱赛德。

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

　　莱赛德?他会比狄米崔斯好吗?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，狄米崔斯曾说过，他爱我的朋友—海伦娜，而这一个甜美女孩也深爱狄米崔斯。

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

　　Demetrious. I stick to do this!

　　不管你怎麼说!我已经决定让你嫁给狄米崔斯了，我坚决这样做。

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

　　我不愿把我的心交给一个我不曾喜欢的人。

　　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)

　　如果你不嫁给狄米崔斯，根据我们的法律，我将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!