144 pages
Spanish language
Published Nov. 7, 2006
A Midsummer Night's Dream is a comedy written by William Shakespeare c. 1595 or 1596. The play is set in Athens, and consists of several subplots that revolve around the marriage of Theseus and Hippolyta. One subplot involves a conflict between four Athenian lovers. Another follows a group of six amateur actors rehearsing the play which they are to perform before the wedding. Both groups find themselves in a forest inhabited by fairies who manipulate the humans and are engaged in their own domestic intrigue. The play is one of Shakespeare's most popular and is widely performed.
Well, who would dare to give less than 5 stars to the bard anyway :) That said, this play is a fun and witty read, I thoroughly enjoyed it.
Definitely recommend listening to the Warren Mitchell, Michael Maloney, and Sarah Woodward + full cast audiobook recording if you can get your hands on a copy- it's got music from Henry Purcell's "Fairy Queen" between each act!
This was a riot. The actors are hilariously incompetent, the lovers are a bunch of disasters that just get worse and worse, Puck is a gem, and the insults are consistently on point and beautiful.
The Pelican edition has some interesting notes throughout on what seem to be textual errors and how later editors correct them. It's nice to get the original text with a footnote of "we're pretty sure Shakespeare messed this up, but meh."
Probably my favorite of the Shakespeare comedies. It's got love, it's got fairies messing with people, this play is just great.
