A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare

"A Midsummer Night's Dream" by William Shakespeare is a comedy play written in about 1595 or 1596. Set in ancient Athens, the story weaves together three interlocking plots: feuding lovers fleeing into an enchanted forest, amateur actors rehearsing a wedding performance, and fairy royalty engaged in their own magical quarrels. When Oberon and Titania's conflict spills into the mortal world, a mischievous sprite named Puck uses love potions with chaotic consequences, transforming a moonlit night into a whirlwind of mistaken identities and romantic confusion. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
Title A Midsummer Night's Dream
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Midsummer_Night%27s_Dream
Note There is an improved edition of this title, eBook #1514
Reading Level Reading ease score: 88.3 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Language English
LoC Class PR: Language and Literatures: English literature
Subject Comedy plays
Subject Courtship -- Drama
Subject Athens (Greece) -- Drama
Subject Fairy plays
Category Text
eBook-No. 2242
Release Date
Last Update Sep 22, 2025
Copyright Public domain in the USA.
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