Project Gutenberg 1998-11-01 Public domain in the USA. 4015 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 PG Shakespeare Team, a team of about twenty Project Gutenberg volunteers "A Midsummer Night's Dream" by William Shakespeare is a comedic play written in the late 16th century. The story revolves around the romantic entanglements of four young Athenian lovers: Hermia, Lysander, Helena, and Demetrius, amidst the backdrop of their city's ruling couple, Theseus and Hippolyta, as well as the whims of enchanted fairies. The narrative explores themes of love, identity, and the complexities of relationships, often through a humorous and fantastical lens. At the start of the play, the Duke of Athens, Theseus, discusses his impending marriage to Hippolyta while dealing with the grievances of Egeus, who demands that his daughter Hermia marry Demetrius instead of her true love, Lysander. Hermia and Lysander plot to escape into the woods to elope, while Helena, who is in love with Demetrius, decides to pursue them. This opening sets up the central conflicts of love and desire that will unfold in the enchanted forest, where magical interventions will further complicate the relationships among the characters. Through whimsical dialogue and engaging interactions, the groundwork is laid for a story rich with humor and enchantment. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 90.9 (5th grade). Very easy to read. en Comedy plays Courtship -- Drama Athens (Greece) -- Drama Fairy plays PR Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Romance Category: Humour Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: Classics of Literature Category: British Literature 157948 2025-08-26T04:05:20.522415 text/html 133295 2025-08-23T09:23:38 text/html 532117 2025-08-26T04:05:36.504863 application/epub+zip 530811 2025-08-26T04:05:27.178940 application/epub+zip 189114 2025-08-26T04:05:22.812481 application/epub+zip 827411 2025-08-26T04:05:42.296815 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 808611 2025-08-26T04:05:35.951897 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 160257 2022-09-01T11:15:59.528339 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 121088 2025-08-26T04:05:19.783467 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 101283 2025-08-21T06:16:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18040 2025-08-26T04:05:42.441869 application/rdf+xml 18669 2025-08-26T04:05:26.768051 image/jpeg 3382 2025-08-26T04:05:26.664918 image/jpeg 488840 2025-08-26T04:05:20.548417 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