Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare, A (Sparknotes Literature Guide)

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Nick Bottom, the weaver, is given the leading role of Pyramus, while Francis Flute, the bellows-mender, wins the female lead, Thisbe. Tell us why you liked or disliked the book; using examples and comparisons is a great way to do this. Presents the original text of Shakespeare's play side by side with a modern version, with marginal notes and explanations and full descriptions of each character.

Set in an enchanted forest near Athens, the play explores themes of love, illusion, and the unpredictable nature of desire.

By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions. It doesn’t give the easy out with themes, symbolism, etc explained in tedious detail so that students all have the exact same responses to supposedly thought provoking questions.

This reissue features a new Overview by Sylvan Barnet, former chairman of the English Department at Tufts University, an updated Bibliography, suggested references, and stage and film history. This edition however did not showcase Sparknotes best feature of side by side comparisons of a primary and simplified story.Sadly I then looked at the side of the book (page side up) and the majority of the pages are covered too. The remainder of the roles are assigned, and the group plans to meet the following night at the Duke's oak for a rehearsal — the same woods where Hermia and Lysander plan to meet on their flight from Athens. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. It provides chapter-by-chapter analysis, explanations of key themes, motifs and symbols, a review quiz, and essay topics. Sometimes you don't understand your teacher, your textbooks make no sense, and you have to read sixteen chapters by tomorrow.