In a magical forest where fairies meddle in human affairs, love becomes unpredictable and delightfully chaotic. As mismatched lovers wander under the influence of enchantment, misunderstandings and transformations abound. In William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night's Dream, fantasy and humor intertwine—exploring love, illusion, and the whimsical nature of desire in a world where nothing is quite as it seems.
Date: 1595 (United Kingdom)
Length: ~79 pages (varies by edition)
Cultural impact: ~25.000.000 copies (estimates)
Genre: Drama & Plays, Comedy
"Nothing by Shakespeare before A Midsummer Night's Dream is its equal and in some respects nothing by him afterwards surpasses it. It is his first undoubted masterpiece, without flaws, and one of his dozen or so plays of overwhelming originality and power" — Harold Bloom, influential American literary critic
"The greatest of Shakespeare's comedies is also, from a certain point of view, the greatest of his plays" — G.K. Chesterton, influential English writer and critic
"In pure poetry and the intoxication of words, Shakespeare never rose higher than he rises in this play" — G.K. Chesterton, influential English writer and critic
"The extraordinarily human and accurate manner in which the play catches the atmosphere of a dream" — George Bernard Shaw, influential Irish playwright and critic
"I have a long history with A Midsummer Night's Dream... it's one of those plays that keeps calling me back" — David Tennant, acclaimed Scottish actor and former Doctor Who star
"The play is like wandering in a grove by moonlight: the descriptions breathe a sweetness like odours thrown from beds of flowers" — William Hazlitt, renowned English essayist and literary critic
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