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Shakespeare’s hilarious though often unnerving story of desire, confusion, and magic has delighted audiences for 400 years. The editor, Mario DiGangi, provides a set of notes rich in insight into the play’s many literary and cultural points of reference.
Anonymous
Posted March 10, 2004
Regal nobility, mischievous fairies, mortals in love - where else can you find a more tantalizing cast of characters? Shakespeare, of course! A Midsummer Night¿s Dream, a story written to enchant your imagination, is full of unexpected twists. At the beginning, you are introduced to six soap-opera style Athenians caught in the game of love. The reader is lead to assume that this is a historical-fiction love story. But later on, the lovers meet fairies and sprites, and a story unlike any other reveals itself. Magic potions and antidotes, transfigured human heads, and fairies and humans in love unfold in this plot of anxiety, turmoil, love, friendship, and chivalry. I really enjoyed this book. Shakspeare does a great job of weaving unimaginable twists into a seemingly predictable story of love.
16 out of 18 people found this review helpful.
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Posted May 23, 2011
I downloaded this good thing it was free it was not even relatively close to the real thing do not waste your time with this crap. It is only 31 pages.
10 out of 18 people found this review helpful.
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Posted August 19, 2011
My favorite one of his plays! Shakespeare never is a disappoitment!
6 out of 7 people found this review helpful.
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Posted May 15, 2012
I had to read this for class and I was one of a few that gog it on a e book. You shouldnt get it for a project or something important. Youd seriously need the actual book to be able to follow the story and the page numbers. It only has half of the number of pages too. I say its a good book and its by Shakespeare! What do you mean its not a good book? Shakespeare is a well known writer every where. If it wasnt a good book? People in schools wouldnt be doing projects and be learning about it. Over all: many type os, no numbers for each lines, and missing many things. Its a good book but since written in the time of Shakespeare, of course its hard to understand but you learn something new everytime. Id say a very good story line but very poor in format since it leaves out may important details from the original.
5 out of 5 people found this review helpful.
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Posted February 11, 2012
Hard to read because of typos
5 out of 11 people found this review helpful.
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Posted June 22, 2011
Random characters appeared all throughout. It really took the magic out of it. Do not bother.
5 out of 16 people found this review helpful.
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Posted September 10, 2011
Wost spelling mistakes ever!!!!!! AND THE STORY LINE DOES NOT MAKE SENSE AT ALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
4 out of 15 people found this review helpful.
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Posted June 12, 2011
This+book+is+really+bad
4 out of 16 people found this review helpful.
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Posted June 27, 2012
The formatting was horrible. The text looks likes one big block-- no separation even between speakers. Unreadable.
3 out of 3 people found this review helpful.
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Posted June 3, 2012
It was very helpful. I used it when i was in it.
3 out of 5 people found this review helpful.
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Posted May 25, 2012
It's okay, but anomonous on may 20 is kinda right.
3 out of 3 people found this review helpful.
Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.i have not read this yet, i have been ready the twilight saga again, as soon as i am done w/ that i will then begin this book. i hope to enjoy it.
3 out of 21 people found this review helpful.
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Posted January 4, 2013
I've noticed that the people who commented and didn't like it can't even spell. ...
2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.
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Posted January 2, 2012
We are reading this book now and its really good the characters are wonderful the plot is astounding and above al its a very good read i reccomend it 100%.
2 out of 3 people found this review helpful.
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Posted September 30, 2011
I ordered this for a class in hopes of not having to carry around tons of books, but it didn't have any notes, or line numbers- something that is essential for a Shakespeare play! Good for just reading, but if you need the line numbers, don't go for it.
2 out of 8 people found this review helpful.
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Posted March 27, 2013
Mid summers nigts dream is awesome.my favorite charecter is puck. Such humor. Anx it is beautiful.makes me want to cite it and impress my friends.
1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.
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Posted March 23, 2013
This is definetly worth reading. It is a true masterpiece! Also, quick sidenote to all of those who are complaining that this book was written in Old English- it wasn't. It wasn't even written in Middle English. This was written in MODERN ENGLISH!!!
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Posted January 19, 2013
I mean it doesn't even make sense
1 out of 4 people found this review helpful.
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Posted September 3, 2012
Look just because you're not smart enough to get it doesn't mean it is a bad horrible book. You haven't even read it so you can't say you hate it. So shutup.
This is a classic and you should read it.
1 out of 2 people found this review helpful.
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Posted May 20, 2012
tooo much romance
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Each volume in the Barnes ...