William Shakespeare: A Midsummer Night's Dream

Shakespeare short 'n' simple

by Helen Street (Adaptor), William Shakespeare, Charly Cheung (Illustrator)

Shakespeares A Midsummer Night's Dream ist die bekannteste und meistgespielte Komödie des Autors. Im Mittelpunkt des Stücks voller Zauber und fantastischer Gestalten steht die Schelmenfigur des Puck, der durch Streiche für Irrungen und Wirrungen der Liebe sorgt.

Die Reihe "Shakespeare short ´n´ simple":
Originaltext sorgsam vereinfacht und gekürzt, ohne den Sprachcharakter und die Ausdrucksweise Shakespeares zu verfälschen
eignet sich hervorragend für Bühnenaufführungen, etwa in Theater-AGs
mit Annotationen und Zusatzübungen zum besseren Verständnis

Genres: Fantasy

64 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2010

Reviews

[Megan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Hippolyta and Theseus; Hermia and Lysander; Helena and Demetrius; Titania and Oberon; these four love-couples make up the play "A Midsummer Night's Dream" by William Shakespeare. Hermia is promised to Demetrius, but she won't have it. She loves Lysander and will stop at nothing to have him. Helena is a sad, depressed child who wants Demetrius to love her, yet, his eyes rest on the fair Hermia. Hippolyta is engaged to Theseus, who won her in a mighty battle. Titania and Oberon continue with constant fighting and arguing.
Athens, the beautiful city and woods surrounding it, where all this chaos takes place. The heat is rising as Hermia and Lysander plan to run away to get married, but Helena won't let it go without a fight. She goes to tell Demetrius, and together they seek Hermia and Lysander. Meanwhile, the mechanicals are hard at work with the play for the wedding.
I personally didn't really like the book. With all the love fights, I just get sick.
I would recommend this book to anyone who likes a love adventure.

[Anirban Mookerjee · Rating 4 out of 5]

The Midsummer Summer Night's Dream is a romantic comedy written by William Shakespeare. It rovolves around 3 main couples. Hermia and Lysander, Helena and Demetrious and Titania and Oberon. There is a lot of drama happening in the book, which is what makes this book full of comedy.