Cover of A Midsummer Night's Dream

A Midsummer Night's Dream

by William Shakespeare

First published
1600
Reading level
Easy
Price
Free

About the book

"A Midsummer Night's Dream" by William Shakespeare is a comedy play written in about 1595 or 1596. Set in ancient Athens, the story weaves together multiple plots surrounding the wedding of Duke Theseus and Amazon Queen Hippolyta. Four young Athenian lovers become entangled in romantic confusion, while amateur actors rehearse a play for the wedding celebration. When both groups wander into an enchanted forest, mischievous fairies manipulate their affairs with magical potions, creating chaos under the moonlight as the fairy king and queen pursue their own domestic quarrel.

  • Comedy plays
  • Courtship
  • Athens (Greece)
  • Fairy plays

Updated September 2026. Public domain in the USA. Text and summary from Project Gutenberg eBook #1514. A Midsummer Night's Dream on Wikipedia.

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