William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream
One night two young couples run into an enchanted forest in an attempt to escape their problems. But these four humans do not realize that the forest is filled with fairies and hobgoblins who love making mischief. When Oberon, the Fairy King, and his loyal hobgoblin servant, Puck, intervene in human affairs, the fate of these young couples is magically and hilariously transformed. Like a classic fairy tale, this retelling of William Shakespeare’s most beloved comedy is perfect for older readers who will find much to treasure and for younger readers who will love hearing the story read aloud.
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A piece of magic on the stage or screen–or on the electronic paper!
This is probably Shakespeare’s most delightful comedy, and I’m glad I have read it in several editions and seen various versions of the play on large screen, small screen, and stage. I wish schools would teach this instead of trying to get the kids to understand Romeo and Juliet and Julius Caesar. Even if they don’t understand this one, they can tell that it’s fun and somewhat vulgar, with Bottom running around in an ass’s head and the Queen of the Fairies falling in temporary love with him. “Fairy” might not yet have had its most recent meaning, but Bottom in an ass’s head suggested exactly the same thing then that it suggests now
While I was getting my doctorate in English, my Shakespeare teacher worshiped Shakespeare instead of enjoying it for what it was worth. She almost went ballistic when somebody pointed out vulgarities and slapstick in the plays, because we too were supposed to worship Shakespeare instead of analyzing him. Sorry, but I was right and she was wrong. Shakespeare was a very bawdy writer, and he enjoyed being bawdy.
DO NOT see the movie Dead Poet’s Society without reading or watching this play first.
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|absolutely my favorite.,
i read this, and i just fell in love with it. i think this has become my favorite book or whatever it’s concidered as of all time! i love how it’s set up on this; it makes it very pleasing to read with a simple layout for it. some of his other plays on the kindle are set up in a more confusing way, but this one is jsut right. i cannot wait until we do julius caeser in my english class!
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|Laugh out loud funny!,
Okay, so maybe I’m not the world’s greatest living expert on Shakespeare, considering the fact that, other than this, I have only read Romeo and Juliet. But hey, I thought it was great. Characters like Bottom and Robin Goodfellow were hilarious. Shakespeare seems to know how to make a tangled mess of everyone’s lives very well. It amazes me his power to make that seem funny at times and then seem incredibly sad at others. I have to say, I really enjoyed this comedy better than his tragedy. I’m reading The Taming of The Shrew next. I don’t know if I can handle Hamlet or Othello right now. By the way, if you’re like me and you need someone to explain Shakespeare’s language to you, I highly recommend the New Folger Library Copy with explanations on the opposite page.
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