Project Gutenberg 2004-12-01 Public domain in the USA. 164 Shakespeare, William 1564 1616 Shakspeare, William Shakspere, William Schlegel, August Wilhelm von 1767 1845 Von Schlegel, August Wilhelm A Midsummer Night's Dream. German Ein Sommernachtstraum Reading ease score: 92.2 (5th grade). Very easy to read. Translation of: A Midsummer Night's Dream Thanks are given to Delphine Lettau for finding a huge collection of ancient German books in London "Ein Sommernachtstraum" by William Shakespeare is a comedic play written during the late 16th century. The work explores themes of love, fantasy, and the complexities of human relationships through the entangled lives of several characters, including the Athenian lovers Hermia, Lysander, Demetrius, and Helena, alongside the fairy king Oberon and his queen Titania. The opening of the play introduces the Duke of Athens, Theseus, who is preparing for his wedding to Hippolyta, queen of the Amazons. Egeus, Hermia's father, confronts Theseus regarding Hermia's refusal to marry Demetrius, whom Egeus has chosen for her, as she is in love with Lysander. The tension surrounding love and choice is established, highlighting Hermia's rebellion against her father's authority and the Athenian law that threatens her with death or a life of chastity if she does not comply. As tensions rise, the groundwork for the enchantments and miscommunications that ensue later in the play is set, providing an intriguing glimpse into the love struggles among the four young lovers. (This is an automatically generated summary.) de Comedies Courtship -- Drama Athens (Greece) -- Drama Fairy plays PR Text DE Drama Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 163558 163425 2024-10-03T11:51:14.633183 2023-10-03T10:22:41.914267 text/html text/html 163551 163418 2024-10-03T11:51:14.907179 2023-10-03T10:22:42.105259 text/html text/html 133448 2024-10-03T11:51:22.370139 application/epub+zip 134039 2024-10-03T11:51:18.066163 application/epub+zip 112115 2024-10-03T11:51:16.798159 application/epub+zip 279107 2024-10-03T11:51:24.856177 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 261352 2024-10-03T11:51:21.527163 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 234328 2022-09-04T04:11:04.217164 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 127176 127094 2024-10-03T11:51:14.292193 2023-10-03T10:22:41.673259 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 120609 2020-12-30T05:42:43 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 50232 2020-12-30T05:42:43 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 20864 2024-10-03T11:51:25.003129 application/rdf+xml 15316 2024-10-03T11:51:17.367166 image/jpeg 3812 2024-10-03T11:51:17.084162 image/jpeg 133769 2024-10-03T11:51:14.921251 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 en.wikipedia de.wikipedia