A Midsummer Night's Dream

A Midsummer Night's Dream
Four fairies dance in a circle beside another fairy who faces a human king and queen
Titania sleeping in the moonlight protected by her fairies, 19th century painting by John Simmons
Written byWilliam Shakespeare
Characters
Date premieredc. 1595–96
Place premieredProbably The Theatre, London
Original languageEarly Modern English
GenreShakespearean comedy
English Renaissance theatre
SettingAthens

A Midsummer Night's Dream is a comedy play written by William Shakespeare in about 1595 or 1596. The play is set in Athens, and consists of several subplots that revolve around the marriage of Theseus and Hippolyta. One subplot involves a conflict among four Athenian lovers. Another follows a group of six amateur actors rehearsing the play which they are to perform before the wedding. Both groups find themselves in a forest inhabited by fairies who manipulate the humans and are engaged in their own domestic intrigue. A Midsummer Night's Dream is one of Shakespeare's most popular and widely performed plays.[1]

  1. ^ Kopf, Dan (22 September 2016). "What Is Shakespeare's Most Popular Play?". Priceonomics. Retrieved 11 October 2022.