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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 Night's Dream

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'He could mingle sublimity with pathos, bitterness with joy and peace and love' Aldous HuxleyIn one of Shakespeare's most perennially... Read more

    Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
    Publication Date: 28/05/2015
    ISBN13: 9780141396668, 978-0141396668
    ISBN10: 0141396660

    Number of Pages: 224

    Non Fiction , ELT & Literary Studies , Education

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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

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