Name: A Midsummer Nights Dream
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Author: William Shakespeare
ISBN: 9781541268586

Type

Physical Book

Author

William Shakespeare

Publisher

Createspace

Language

English

Pages

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

22.9x15.2x0.3 cm

Weight

0.10 kg.

ISBN13

9781541268586

Synopsis "A Midsummer Nights Dream"

A Midsummer Night's Dream, consist of four interlocking plots that relate to the celebration of the wedding of Theseus, Duke of Athens and Hippolyta the Amazon queen. It is set at the same time in the woodland were the fairies leave controlling and manipulating who inhabit the forest in which most of the play is set. and where a local weaver by the name Bottom and his friends rehearse a play with the hope to stage for the wedding celebrations. Also in the woods four Athens mix with comic results. This young Athenians get in to a romantic tangle. Lysander and Demetrius are in love with Hermia, but she is in love with Lysander while her friend Helena is in love with Demetriu, but Egeus Hermia's father want Hermia to marry Demetrius. Theseus supports Egeus's right as a father to decide who his daughter should married bases in Egeus invokes an ancient Athenian law whereby a daughter must marry the suitor chosen by her father, or else face death. Duke Theseus, offer Hermia another solution to her dilemma, to live a life of chastity as a nun while worshipping the goddess Artemis. These four youngsters in love end in the part of the woods where Puck also known as Robin Goodfellow, a clever and mischievous elf who serves Oberon, the king of the fairy. Puck puts flower juice on Lysander, and then Demetrius eyes unintentionally causing both to love Helena. Meanwhile Oberon, who is having quarrel with his wife, Titania, uses the flower juice on her eyes. She falls in love with Bottom, who now, thanks to Puck, wears an ass's head. Titania engulf Bottom him with attention while she is in this state of devotion, Oberon having achieved his goals, Oberon releases Titania and orders Puck to take away the donkey's head from Bottom, and arranges everything so Helena, Hermia, Demetrius and Lysander will all be certain of they have been dreaming. Puck distracts Lysander and Demetrius from fighting each for Helena's love by imitating their voices and leading them apart. Finally, the four of them end separately falling asleep in the glade. Puck administers the love potion to Lysander restoring Lysander's love for Hermia again, now both Hernia and Helena are matched with the man they love, that way everything will be well in the morning. Duke Theseus and Queen Hippolyta arrive during the early morning hunt. They wake up the lovers and, since Demetrius no longer loves Hermia, Theseus overrules Egeus's demands and arranges a group wedding. The two couples join the royal couple in getting married, and Bottom rejoins his friends to perform the play and decides that he most have being dreaming and join his friends to perform the play.

William Shakespeare

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William Shakespeare (Stratford-upon-Avon, c. April 23, 1564jul. - Ibid., April 23/May 3, 1616) was an English playwright, poet, and actor. Often known as the Bard of Avon (or simply the Bard), he is considered the most important writer in the English language and one of the most famous in world literature.

According to the Encyclopædia Britannica, "Shakespeare is generally acknowledged as the greatest of all time writers, a unique figure in the history of literature. The fame of other poets, such as Homer and Dante Alighieri, or novelists such as Leo Tolstoy or Charles Dickens, has transcended national barriers, but none has achieved the reputation of Shakespeare, whose works today are read and performed more frequently and in more countries than ever. The prophecy of one of his great contemporaries, Ben Jonson, has thus been fulfilled: 'Shakespeare does not belong to one age but to eternity'".

Among his most notable works are Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth, and A Midsummer Night's Dream. His ability to portray the complexities of human nature, along with his mastery in the use of verse and language, has made him a timeless figure.

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