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'''''A Midsummer Tempest''''' is a fantasy novel by [[~~Poul Anderson (Creator)|~~Poul Anderson]].

'''''A Midsummer Tempest''''' is a fantasy novel by [[Poul Anderson]].

In ''[[Julius Caesar (~~Theatre~~)|Julius Caesar]]'', a clock chimes. Chiming clocks were a medieval invention -- at least in our world. Anderson deduced that in the world where [[William Shakespeare]] is the Great Historian, technology advanced more quickly than in ours, and so tells a story where the [[Industrial Revolution]] and the [[English Civil War]] are occuring at the same time, and Prince Rupert is off to recover [[The Tempest ~~(Theatre)~~|Prospero's books]] from where he drowned them, with the help of [[A Midsummer Night's Dream ~~(Theatre)~~|Oberon and Titania]].

In ''[[Julius Caesar (theatre)|Julius Caesar]]'', a clock chimes. Chiming clocks were a medieval invention -- at least in our world. Anderson deduced that in the world where [[William Shakespeare]] is the Great Historian, technology advanced more quickly than in ours, and so tells a story where the [[Industrial Revolution]] and the [[English Civil War]] are occuring at the same time, and Prince Rupert is off to recover [[The Tempest|Prospero's books]] from where he drowned them, with the help of [[A Midsummer Night's Dream|Oberon and Titania]].

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* [[Distressed Dude]]: Prince Rupert is captured in the opening scene.

* [[Empathic Environment]]: Jennifer complains of the lack of this: when Prince Rupert observed that Parliament might order him executed, it was in a raging storm, but the next morning is a bright sunshiny day, although he is still in mortal danger.

* [[Feeling Oppressed By Their Existence]]: One Puritan sympathesizes with those poor oppressed souls in France who want to purify the Church.

* [[Feeling Oppressed by Their Existence]]: One Puritan sympathesizes with those poor oppressed souls in France who want to purify the Church.

* [[Friend or Foe]]: Trying to reach the royalist forces brings up great fears of this being a problem; Rupert thinks he should not try to cut his hair so he can prove who he is, quickly.

* [[Funetik Aksent]]: The comic-relief sidekick, following Shakespearean tradition, has a thick [[British Accents|regional accent]] represented phonetically.

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* [[The Power of Love]]: Drives the magical rings that Oberon and Titania give Prince Rupert and Jennifer.

* [[Royal Blood]]: Prince Rupert is the main character, and he's work in defence of King Charles, the rightful ruler. Although the magic they work to save him carefully explains that it cares about the land and the king only in as much as the king helps the land, once it has done so, it brings down the Roundheads.

* [[Shout Out]]:

* [[Shout-Out]]:

** Too many to count to [[William Shakespeare]], obviously.

** At one point, the protagonist randomly meets D'Artagnan. (The first sequel to ''[[The Three Musketeers (~~Literature~~)|The Three Musketeers]]'' is set in around the same time.)

** At one point, the protagonist randomly meets D'Artagnan. (The first sequel to ''[[The Three Musketeers (novel)|The Three Musketeers]]'' is set in around the same time.)

** The last scene in the Inn Between Worlds is a crowd scene of fictional character cameos.

* [[Smith Will Suffice]]: When Jennifer exclaims "Dear God," Will says another Person holds that post.