Project Gutenberg 1997-11-01 Public domain in the USA. 53 Shakespeare, William 1564 1616 Shakspeare, William Shakspere, William A Midsummer Night's Dream The First Folio, 1623 "A Midsummer Night's Dream" by William Shakespeare is a comedic play likely written during the late 16th century. The play explores themes of love, identity, and the interplay between reality and illusion, featuring a cast of interwoven characters, including noble lovers Hermia, Lysander, Demetrius, and the enchanting fairy queen Titania. At the start of the play, Theseus, the Duke of Athens, is preparing for his upcoming marriage to Hippolyta. As they discuss their wedding, Egeus, Hermia’s father, enters, seeking the Duke's assistance in forcing Hermia to marry Demetrius, whom she does not love, as she is in love with Lysander. This sets the scene for a conflict fueled by love's complexities. We also meet Helena, who pines for Demetrius, while establishing the relationships between these main characters. The opening acts are rich with humor, confusion, and hints at magical interventions, setting the stage for the enchantment and chaos that will unfold in the enchanted woods. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Comedies Courtship -- Drama Athens (Greece) -- Drama Fairy plays PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Performing Arts/Film Browsing: Fiction 145571 179239 2024-09-01T08:31:00.334132 2023-10-01T07:52:15.344881 text/html text/html 145564 179232 2024-09-01T08:31:00.555106 2023-10-01T07:52:15.517887 text/html text/html 108871 2024-09-01T08:31:06.666573 application/epub+zip 109620 2024-09-01T08:31:02.033127 application/epub+zip 109620 2024-09-01T08:31:01.127110 application/epub+zip 212085 2024-09-01T08:31:09.528592 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 197792 2024-09-01T08:31:06.074576 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 200935 2022-08-01T08:05:47.272906 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 115688 142000 2024-09-01T08:31:00.063125 2023-10-01T07:52:15.109868 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 115489 2023-11-03T01:34:37 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17348 2024-09-01T08:31:09.664547 application/rdf+xml 12806 2024-09-01T08:31:01.511097 image/jpeg 3340 2024-09-01T08:31:01.310095 image/jpeg 111578 2024-09-01T08:31:00.571122 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia