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[Full-Cast Audio Theater Dramatization. Hermia is played by Amanda Root, Oberon by David Harewood, and Bottom by Roy Hudd.] Shakespeare's most imaginative and merry play is set in an enchanted wood amidst fairies and sprites. When Oberon, King of the Fairies, uses his magic upon four runaway lovers in a midsummer wood outside Athens, chaos ensues. Who really loves whom? Meanwhile, a band of well-meaning but bungling local actors have their rehearsal sabotaged by the mischievous Puck, who bewitches their leader, Bottom, and Titania, the Fairy Queen. The result is a lively and anarchic comedy which can only be resolved by an elaborate disentangling of spells.

This edition includes 10 illustrations. While Virgin Queens, masques, mummeries and sprawling allegorical epics are notions of the distant past, William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream enchants and entertains as much now as it did in the late 16th century when it may have been performed as an entertainment during celebrations at the court of Elizabeth I. Among the most popular of Shakespeare’s plays thanks to its fantastical cast of characters like the mischievous fairy Puck and the comically deluded Nick Bottom, lovers collude, quarrel and eventually reunite, while the play – like any comedy worth its salt – ends in joyful marriage and happiness.

"Lord, what fools these mortals be!"Written in the 1590s — —reportedly for a wedding party attended by Queen Elizabeth I — —A Midsummer Night’'s Dream has all the charm of an afternoon frolic in the countryside. Fairies and magical potions add to the delight as love is turned upside down.Shakespeare moves us with the imagery and rhythms of his verse, and we revel in the sharpness of his insight into life, love, and the human condition. Memorable characters abound, playfulness and mischief control the plot, and the play-within-a-play remains one of the great scenes in English comedy.To make A Midsummer Night'’s Dream more accessible for the modern reader, this Prestwick House Literary Touchstone Classics edition includes a glossary of challenging words as well as convenient sidebar notes to help the reader through confusing or difficult portions of the text. This additional material will help the reader more fully enjoy the beauty of the verse, the wisdom of the insights, and the impact of the play.

* Beautifully illustrated with atmospheric paintings by renowned artists, A Midsummer Night's Dream is a comedy play that portrays the events surrounding the marriage of the Duke of Athens, Theseus, and Hippolyta. These include the adventures of four young Athenian lovers and a group of six amateur actors, who are controlled and manipulated by the fairies who inhabit the forest in which most of the play is set. * Just as accessible and enjoyable for today's readers as it would have been when first published, the play is one of the great works of English literature and continues to be widely read throughout the world.* This meticulous digital edition from Heritage Illustrated Publishing is a faithful reproduction of the original text and is enhanced with images of classic works of art carefully selected by our team of professional editors.

For Special edition of this book refer: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1522096825 An amazing yet another fine work by William Shakespeare. This is certainly one of Shakespeare's more conservative and darker pieces of work. The play opens in a palace in Athens one hour before the wedding of Theseus, Duke of Athens, to his newly conquered Amazonian queen, Hippolyta. Their nuptials are interrupted by Egeus, an Athenian father begging help of Theseus. His daughter, Hermia, is in love with young Lysander, and wants to marry him. Egeus already bequeathed her to Demetrius, who is also in love with her. Hermia's childhood friend, Helena, is in love with Demetrius, and follows him around like a lost puppy. Theseus tells Hermia that she has until morn to decide to marry Demetrius, join a nunnery, or die. This novel is certainly a good read for anyone who would like to get a feel into a more conservative side of Shakespeare's writings

Midsummer Night's Dream is Shakespeare's classic tale of two couples who can't quite pair up to everyone's satisfaction. Demetrius and Lysander love Hermia. Hermia loves Lysander but has been promised to Demetrius by her father. Hermia's best friend Helena loves Demetrius, but in his obsession for Hermia Demetrius barely even notices her smitten friend. When Hermia and Lysander plan to elope all four find themselves in the forest late at night where the fairy Puck and his lord Oberon wreck havoc on the humans with a love potion that causes the victim to fall in love with the first thing they see upon waking.

“Lovers and madmen have such seething brains,Such shaping fantasies, that apprehendMore than cool reason ever comprehends.The lunatic, the lover and the poetAre of imagination all compact:One sees more devils than vast hell can hold,That is, the madman: the lover, all as frantic,Sees Helen's beauty in a brow of Egypt:The poet's eye, in fine frenzy rolling,Doth glance from heaven to earth, from earth to heaven;And as imagination bodies forthThe forms of things unknown, the poet's penTurns them to shapes and gives to airy nothingA local habitation and a name.” ― William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night's Dream

Gorgeous, strange and magical, A Midsummer Night's Dream is perhaps the best-loved of Shakespeare's plays. Part of the Macmillan Collector’s Library; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition is illustrated throughout by Sir John Gilbert, and includes an introduction by Ned Halley.A young woman flees Athens with her lover, only to be pursued by her would-be husband and her best friend. Unwittingly, all four find themselves in an enchanted forest where fairies and sprites soon take an interest in human affairs, dispensing love potions and casting mischievous spells. In this dazzling comedy, confusion ends in harmony, as love is transformed, misplaced, and – ultimately – restored.

A Wild, Outlandish Dream of a Play "Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind, And therefore is winged Cupid painted blind." — William Shakespeare (A Midsummer Night's Dream) A Midsummer Night's Dream is one of Shakespeare's plays that has been performed thousands of times and adapted into many different mediums. The story centers around three couples. The humans are Duke Theseus and Hippolyta, and Hermia, who is betrothed to Demetrius and her beloved, Lysander. There is also a dispute brewing between Oberon, the king of the fairies and his Queen, Titania. When a mischievous sprite named Puck enters the scene, absurdity ensues. This Xist Classics edition has been professionally formatted for e-readers with a linked table of contents. This ebook also contains a bonus book club leadership guide and discussion questions. We hope you’ll share this book with your friends, neighbors and colleagues and can’t wait to hear what you have to say about it. Xist Publishing is a digital-first publisher. Xist Publishing creates books for the touchscreen generation and is dedicated to helping everyone develop a lifetime love of reading, no matter what form it takes Get your next Xist Classic title for Kindle here: http://amzn.to/1A7cKKl Find all our our books for Kindle here: http://amzn.to/1PooxLl Sign up for the Xist Publishing Newsletter here. Find more great titles on our website.