A Midsummer Night's Dream

Overview & Synopsis

A Midsummer Night's Dream is a play by
William Shakespeare. Believed to have been written between 1590 and 1596, it
portrays the events surrounding the marriage of the Duke of Athens, Theseus, and
the Queen of the Amazons, Hippolyta. These include the adventures of four young
Athenian lovers and a group of six amateur actors, who are controlled and
manipulated by the fairies who inhabit the forest in which most of the play is
set. The play, categorized as a Comedy, is one of Shakespeare's most popular
works for the stage and is widely performed across the world.