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''He could mingle sublimity with pathos, bitterness with joy and peace and love'' Aldous Huxley

In one of Shakespeare''s most perennially popular comedies a young woman, Hermia, flees ancient 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 take an interest in human affairs, dispensing magical love potions and casting mischievous spells. Slapstick collides with courtly romance and confusion ends in harmony, as love is transformed, misplaced and ultimately restored.

Used and Recommended by the National Theatre

General Editor Stanley Wells
Edited by Stanley Wells
Introduction by Helen Hackett

A Midsummer Nights Dream

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      Publisher Penguin Random House Group
      Imprint Penguin Classics
      Published 28 May 2015
      ISBN-13 9780141396668
      978-0141396668
      ISBN-10 0141396660
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      Fiction Poetry Books by William Shakespeare

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      ''He could mingle sublimity with pathos, bitterness with joy and peace and love'' Aldous Huxley

      In one of Shakespeare''s most perennially popular comedies a young woman, Hermia, flees ancient 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 take an interest in human affairs, dispensing magical love potions and casting mischievous spells. Slapstick collides with courtly romance and confusion ends in harmony, as love is transformed, misplaced and ultimately restored.

      Used and Recommended by the National Theatre

      General Editor Stanley Wells
      Edited by Stanley Wells
      Introduction by Helen Hackett

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