Project Gutenberg 1997-11-01 Public domain in the USA. 250 Shakespeare, William 1564 1616 Shakspeare, William Shakspere, William A Midsummer Night's Dream Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Midsummer_Night%27s_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.) Reading ease score: 88.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Comedy plays Courtship -- Drama Athens (Greece) -- Drama Fairy plays PR Text Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: Classics of Literature Category: British Literature 145755 2025-09-01T08:30:01.630813 text/html 145572 2025-01-07T15:51:13.123895 text/html 133338 2025-09-01T08:30:08.622777 application/epub+zip 133849 2025-09-01T08:30:04.610820 application/epub+zip 260651 2025-09-10T07:21:48 image/jpeg 121205 2025-09-01T08:30:03.392790 application/epub+zip 250800 2025-09-01T08:30:11.163740 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 236567 2025-09-01T08:30:07.889770 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 200935 2022-08-01T08:05:47.272906 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 115676 2025-09-01T08:30:01.298803 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 95967 2025-09-10T07:21:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17030 2025-09-01T08:30:11.305735 application/rdf+xml 12786 2025-09-01T08:30:03.916776 image/jpeg 3339 2025-09-01T08:30:03.652773 image/jpeg 133185 2025-09-01T08:30:01.643795 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia