"A Midsummer Night's Dream" by William Shakespeare is a funny play from the late 1500s that looks at love, who we are, and what's real versus what seems real. It has many characters, including Hermia, Lysander, Demetrius, and Titania, the beautiful fairy queen. The play starts with Theseus getting ready to marry Hippolyta but gets interrupted by Hermia’s father, Egeus, wanting the Duke's permission to force Hermia to wed Demetrius, even though she loves Lysander, which sparks a lot of trouble because of love. We also are introduced to Helena, who is in love with Demetrius, and we see how everyone feels about each other. The beginning is funny and confusing and suggests magic is coming, which gets things ready for the wild and magical events in the forest later on.
A Midsummer Night's Dream
By William Shakespeare
In a world of lovers and fairy royalty, a duke's wedding plans are upended when a father demands his daughter marry a man she doesn't love, setting off a chaotic chain of events fueled by mismatched affections and spells.
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About the AuthorWilliam Shakespeare was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon". His extant works, including collaborations, consist of some 39 plays, 154 sonnets, three long narrative poems and a few other verses, some of uncertain authorship. His plays have been translated into every major living language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright. Shakespeare remains arguably the most influential writer in the English language, and his works continue to be studied and reinterpreted.
William Shakespeare was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon". His extant works, including collaborations, consist of some 39 plays, 154 sonnets, three long narrative poems and a few other verses, some of uncertain authorship. His plays have been translated into every major living language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright. Shakespeare remains arguably the most influential writer in the English language, and his works continue to be studied and reinterpreted.
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