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Title: A Midsummer Night's Dream (New Folger Library Shakespeare) by Barbara A. Mowat, Paul Perstine, William Shakespeare, Paul Werstine ISBN: 0671722794 Publisher: Washington Square Press Pub. Date: March, 1993 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $3.99 Amazon Price(USD): $3.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.45833
Rating: 4
Summary: It will transport you...
Comment: Have you ever wondered what it would be like to live in a different time or place? Just pick up a copy of this comedy by William Shakespeare. It is a book that mixes four plots interchangeably, thus blurring the line between what is real and what is not. It is a book about Fairies, Royalty, and Struggling Actors. A timeless classic, that, once begun, is almost impossible to put down. Those who read through it's magical pages will never forget the content therein.
A Midsummer Night's Dream is a play in Five Acts, and revolves around several major characters, each of which can be classified into selective groups.
The Athenians (and lovers): Theseus, Hippolyta, Egeus, Philostrate (completely unimportant to the plot), Demetrius, Hermia, Lysander, and Helena.
The Actors: Peter Quince, Nick Bottom, Francis Flute, Tom Snout, Snug, and Robin Starveling
The Fairies: Oberon, Titania, Puck, Peaseblossom, Cobweb, Moth, and Mustardseed
The play successfully intertwines multiple plots, which, I believe is absolutely astounding. The play is brought together by one single event: The marriage of Theseus (The Duke of Athens) and Hippolyta (Queen of the Amazons). This event brings all the characters together to form what would become A Midsummer Night's Dream.
What's most interesting about the play though, are the various interpretations of it. Some feel that the reason the lovers went into the forest was to escape from the harshness of Athenian law and enter into the realm of the natural world. Some people feel that the end is the affirmation of the status quo. That is, with the ruling class men showing their superiority over the working class actors. But isn't this the very thing that is so great about Shakespeare? Shakespeare leaves each and every play open to many, many interpretations.
Rating: 5
Summary: A Midsummer Night's Dream
Comment: A Midsummer Night's Dream is a great play. It was my first time reading Shakespeare and I thoroughly enjoyed it. There are a few sets of characters in this, and that makes it a little hard to understand at first. There is
There are the Athenians: Theseus, Philostrate, Hippolytta, Egeus, Demetrius, Helena, Hermia, and Lysander.
The Artisans or Actors: Quince, Snout, Snug, Flute, Starveling, and Bottom (Not named Bottom for just any reason)
The Fairies: Oberon, Titania, Robin Goodfellow (Puck), Peaseblossom, Cobweb, Mustardseed, and Mote.
These characters are brought together all by one character, Robin Goodfellow. He is the servant of Oberon and he is ordered to complete some tasks, but he messes up. All of the characters are than linked by him. I won't tell you what happens because that is the good part of the book. I really liked the book because it was funny and it kept me on the edge, something that I didn't think would happen in this play. I read this in 7th grade and had a little trouble understanding it. Our class was told to buy the New Folger kind, because it helped explain the story. The book is a little hard to understand so is what Folger has done is put the synopsis of the scene at the beginning of each scene on the left hand page. Also on the left page are vocabulary words to help you further understand the book. The play is than written on the right hand side of the page. This makes life much easier. The plot is great and I didn't give it away so I expect you to buy the book at this cheap price and read the great play, A Midsummer Night's Dream!
Rating: 5
Summary: Shakespeare in English class
Comment: I read this book in English class (6th grade) this year and it was amazing. I had always thought of Shakespeare as some old, hard to understand sort of guy. Well he is. This book has two parts, one side being the play itself, and the other, the explanation of what is happening. If it had not been for the explanations, I would have been totally lost and probaly would have failed the class. After I could understand it, the story really got interesting. Mainly, the book was about four lovers with alot of problems. One girls father doesn't want her to marry the man she loves, but both men love her. No one loves the other girl. At least, in the begining. Everything gets mixed up in a night of confusion including the unforgetable "Puck." Everyone has problems, from a queen of the Amazons to a law obiding citizen of athens to the fairy king. In the end everything works out to form an incredible story that after hundreds of years connects with us today. I aced the test and played Hipolyta in our class play. I loved it. Five stars.
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Title: The Tragedy of MacBeth (The New Folger Library Shakespeare) by William Shakespeare, Barbara A. Mowat, Paul Werstine ISBN: 0671722751 Publisher: Washington Square Press Pub. Date: August, 1992 List Price(USD): $3.99 Amazon Price(USD): $3.99 |
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Title: Romeo and Juliet (The New Folger Library Shakespeare) by William Shakespeare, Barbara A. Mowat, Paul Werstine ISBN: 0671722859 Publisher: Washington Square Press Pub. Date: August, 1992 List Price(USD): $3.99 Amazon Price(USD): $3.99 |
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Title: The Tempest (The New Folger Library Shakespeare) by William Shakespeare, Barbara A. Mowat, Paul Werstine ISBN: 0671722905 Publisher: Washington Square Press Pub. Date: May, 1994 List Price(USD): $3.99 Amazon Price(USD): $3.99 |
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Title: Hamlet (Shakespeare Made Easy: Modern English Version Side-By-Side With Full Original Text) by William Shakespeare, Alan Durband ISBN: 0812036387 Publisher: Barrons Educational Series Pub. Date: February, 1986 List Price(USD): $6.95 Amazon Price(USD): $6.95 |
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Title: Twelfth Night, Or, What You Will (The New Folger Library Shakespeare) by William Shakespeare, Barbara A. Mowat, Paul Werstine ISBN: 0671722948 Publisher: Washington Square Press Pub. Date: October, 1993 List Price(USD): $3.99 Amazon Price(USD): $3.99 |
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