A Midsummer Night's Dream: Play Guide and Free Edition
A Midsummer Night's Dream: author and translator credits, catalogue synopsis, subjects and links to the Gutenberg reading formats.
A Midsummer Night's Dream is catalogued by Project Gutenberg with author credits for Shakespeare, William (1564–1616).
Catalogue synopsis
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"A Midsummer Night's Dream" by William Shakespeare is a comedy play written in about 1595 or 1596. Set in ancient Athens, the story weaves together multiple plots: four young lovers entangled in romantic confusion, amateur actors rehearsing a play for a royal wedding, and fairies engaged in their own disputes. When these groups converge in an enchanted forest, the mischievous fairy Puck uses magical love potions that turn everyone's affections upside down, creating chaos under the moonlight.
Book and edition facts
- Title: A Midsummer Night's Dream
- Author credits: Shakespeare, William (1564–1616)
- Catalogue language: English
Catalogue subjects
- Athens (Greece) -- Drama
- Comedy plays
- Courtship -- Drama
- Fairy plays
Gutenberg collections
- Category: British Literature
- Category: Classics of Literature
- Category: Plays/Films/Dramas
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