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 three interlocking plots: feuding lovers fleeing into an enchanted forest, amateur actors rehearsing a wedding performance, and fairy royalty engaged in their own magical quarrels. When Oberon and Titania's conflict spills into the mortal world, a mischievous sprite named Puck uses love potions with chaotic consequences, transforming a moonlit night into a whirlwind of mistaken identities and romantic confusion.
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
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- Category: British Literature
- Category: Classics of Literature
- Category: Plays/Films/Dramas
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