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

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He and Hermia can escape from Athens and its unjust laws by running away to his widowed aunt's house. The "translation" is printed directly opposite the original text and makes straight reading of the play very easy indeed - no more turning to the back of the book for notes, or constantly referring to footnotes. Schon mein zweites Buch aus der no-fear-Shakespeare Reihe und ich bin, wie bereits mit dem ersten Buch, sehr zufrieden.

The play ends with Puck's final speech, in which he apologizes for the weakness of the performance and promises that the next production will be better. As one of the premier rare book sites on the Internet, Alibris has thousands of rare books, first editions, and signed books available. I stumbled onto the awesomeness that is Spark Notes last year when covering Romeo and Juliet and have since tried to add them to our Language Arts materials to elucidate the beautiful yet antiquated text. Theseus agrees that Hermia should obey her father but offers her a third option: spending her life in a nunnery. Some may find the translation too American here and there, but "A Midsummer Night's Dreamt" is a wonderful and beautiful work and anything that makes it more accessible to a wider public gets my vote.No Fear Shakespeare gives you the complete text of A Midsummer Night's Dream on the left-hand page, side-by-side with an easy-to-understand translation on the right. Several film adaptations of A Midsummer Night’s Dream have been produced, with notable versions including the 1935 film directed by Max Reinhardt and William Dieterle, as well as the 1999 adaptation directed by Michael Hoffman. Each No Fear guide contains:The complete text of the original playA line-by-line translation that puts the words into everyday languageA complete list of characters, with descriptionsPlenty of helpful commentary. The central plot follows the romantic entanglements of Hermia, Lysander, Helena, and Demetrius, while the comedic subplot involves the misadventures of a group of amateur actors led by the bumbling Nick Bottom. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

Of course, if you're studying the play in depth you'll need much more guidance on Shakespeare's subtleties, double meanings, use of prose v poetry etc. 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. While they discuss their relationship, Egeus enters with his daughter, Hermia, and her two suitors, Lysander and Demetrius. Annotation: 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.

Theseus is upset because time is moving so slowly, but Hippolyta assures him the four days will quickly pass.