Title: A Midsummer Night's Dream * Author: William Shakespeare * Setting: Athens and surrounding forest * Plot Idea: The play follows the adventures of four young lovers in a forest, where they become entangled in a dispute between the king and his queen, and are manipulated by mischievous fairies. * Themes: Love, magic, illusion, reality, power dynamics * Characters: + Oberon (king of the fairies) + Titania (queen of the fairies) + Puck (mischievous fairy) + Lysander (young lover) + Demetrius (young lover) + Helena (young lover) + Hermia (young lover) * Style: Shakespeare's characteristic use of language, imagery, and metaphor.
By William Shakespeare · First published 1596 · Genre: Comedy, Romance, Fantasy · 9 chapters