A Midsummer Night's Dream [Paperback]

Magic, love spells, and an enchanted wood provide the materials for one of Shakespeare’s most delightful comedies.

When four young lovers, fleeing the Athenian law and their own mismatched rivalries, take to the forest of Athens, their lives become entangled with a feud between the King and Queen of the Fairies, resulting in a marvelous mix-up of desire and enchantment, merriment and farce...

This revised Signet Classics edition includes unique features such as:

• An overview of Shakespeare's life, world, and theater
• A special introduction to the play by the editor
• A comprehensive stage and screen history of notable actors, directors, and productions
• Text, notes, and commentaries printed in the clearest, most readable text
• And more...A Midsummer Night?s Dream - William Shakespeare - Edited by Wolfgang Clemen William Hazlitt:FromThe Characters of Shakespeare?s Plays
Henry Alonzo Myers: ?Romeo and Juliet? and ?A Midsummer Night?s Dream?: Tragedy and Comedy
John Russell BrownFromShakespeare and His Comedies
Frank Kermode: ?A Midsummer Night?s Dream?
Linda Bamber: The Status of the Feminine in Shakespearean Comedy
Sylvan Barnet: ?A Midsummer Night?s Dream? on the Stage and Screen

NEWLY ADDED ESSAY:
Camille Wells Slights:FromShakespeare?s Comic Commonwealths

William Shakespeare (1564–1616) was a poet, playwright, and actor who is widely regarded as one of the most influential writers in the history of the English language. Often referred to as the Bard of Avon, Shakespeare's vast body of work includes comedic, tragic, and historical plays; poems; and 154 sonnets. His dramatic works have been translated into every major language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright.Chapter 1

list of parts

THESEUS, Duke of Athens
HIPPOLYTA, Queen of the AmlÖ