A Midsummer Night's Dream (Dover Thrift Editions: Plays)
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Perhaps the most popular of all of Shakespeare's comedies, A Midsummer Night's Dream humorously celebrates the vagaries of love. The approaching wedding festivities of Theseus, Duke of Athens, and his bride-to-be, Hippolyta, Queen of the desertcarts, are delightfully crisscrossed with in-again, off-again romances of two young pairs of Athenian lovers; a fateful rivalry between the King and Queen of the Fairies; and the theatrical aspirations of a bumbling troupe of Athenian laborers. It all ends happily in wedding-night revelry complete with a play-within-a-play presented by the laborers to the ecstatic amusement of all. This edition, complete with explanatory footnotes, is reprinted from a standard British edition. Review: Interesting story - Interesting story. The book came in good condition. Review: A Magical Comedy. - I have read and reread “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” by William Shakespeare quite a few times. I love the use of Rhyme in this comedy! When in doubt, read Shakespeare!
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| Customer Reviews | 4.5 out of 5 stars 246 Reviews |
J**S
Interesting story
Interesting story. The book came in good condition.
L**S
A Magical Comedy.
I have read and reread “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” by William Shakespeare quite a few times. I love the use of Rhyme in this comedy! When in doubt, read Shakespeare!
H**Y
Could use larger typeface
Should be in larger typeface.
S**P
Light weight with essential detail
Useful for local class at the senior center
C**W
Smaller than I Thought
It's going to be a gift, along with about 39 other books, to give the gift of a library collection.
K**R
Midsummer Nights Dream scripts
What a deal. If you ever want this script, order from this company for this edition. Not only is the script a great price but the order was shipped to me in Hawaii very quickly. The whole cast loves the scripts, as well as myself.
P**5
Great cheap edition but...
Great cheap edition of the play with (as I wanted) minimal footnotes. BUT this edition doesn't include line numbers, which is a key component for identification/quoting along with act and scene numbers. So no line numbers is a big detraction when needed in an academic setting.
C**R
great but no line numbers
A good cheap way to read the classics, and I buy these so that I don't write in my larger Norton Shakespeare (so I can return it, LOL). I don't feel bad trashing these with notes and dogears. But, there are no line numbers for references, so to do that I have to refer to another edition. These are great however, and usually available in the 4 for 3 promotion. The play itself? Classic!
F**E
Edição esdrúxula.
Péssima edição; As páginas vieram descoladas se soltando da capa com o mínimo de esforço; Obviamente que para o preço que estava até compreendo, porém é lamentável ver uma obra nova contendo tanto descaso! Fica a reflexão aí para quem quiser passar por uma experiência simplesmente decepcionante!
M**S
Mr Shakespeare sucking up to Queen Liz
Charming play, especially when seen in an open-air theatre, though minus hooting geese, crying babies, barking dogs, and growling aircraft. Like crepe suzette, needs to be enjoyed at the absolutely right moment.
D**L
No problem at all
Very good and on time
X**O
pour le prix
Poésie la plus délicieuse mais aussi satire fine des meours et de la comédie... pourquoi ne pas relire Shakespeare ?
C**L
Five Stars
Compact version of the play with some helpful notes.
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