Cliffsnotes on Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream"

Description

The original CliffsNotes study guides offer a look into critical elements and ideas within classic works of literature.
In "CliffsNotes on A Midsummer Night's Dream," you dig into Shakespeare's entertaining story of young lovers as they're toyed with by mischievous forest sprites.
Shakespeare claimed to have written this romantic comedy to show that "love hath no law but its own." This study guide follows the action from scene to scene with commentaries that bring sense to the entertaining play, which is neither realistic nor tragic. Other features that help you figure out this important work include Life and background of the author Introduction to and synopsis of the play Analyses of all the characters and a character map Summaries of each of the five acts A review section that tests your knowledge and suggests essay topics.

Author description

Karin Jacobson received her Ph.D. in English from Ohio State University and is currently an Assistant Professor of English and Composition at the University of Minnesota-Duluth.

Table of contents

Life and Background of the Author. Introduction to the Play. Critical Commentaries. Act I, Scene 1. Act I, Scene 2. Act II, Scene 1. Act II, Scene 2. Act III, Scene 1. Act III, Scene 2. Act IV, Scene 1. Act IV, Scene 2. Act V, Scene 1. Character Analyses. Critical Essays. CliffsNotes Review. CliffsNotes Resource Center. CliffsNotes Index.

Stock Information

General Fields

• ISBN : 9780764586729
• Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
• Imprint : John Wiley & Sons
• Publication date : November 2000
• Dimensions : 210mm X 134mm X 5mm
• Produced in : United States
• Product Type : books

Special Fields

• Pages : 96
• Dewey classification : 822.33
• Bind : Paperback
• Author : Cliffs Notes