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A Midsummer Nights Dream - Community Reviews back

by William Shakespeare
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angelicam2009
angelicam2009 rated it 14 years ago
I absolutely love this book!!
I'm Reading...
I'm Reading... rated it 14 years ago
Other thoughts/reviews:The Project Gutenberg Project: http://projectgutenbergproject.blogspot.be/2012/09/review-midsummer-nights-dream-by.html
narfna
narfna rated it 14 years ago
Makes me laugh so hard. [Second read, December 2008] [First read, March 2004]
globulon
globulon rated it 14 years ago
Not sure what to say about it. One thing that popped out at me is the use of the play within a play which seems to come up frequently in Shakespeare's work. I don't really know what to make of it.I think I liked this one less than Twelfth Night for a couple of reasons. First, I didn't have much e...
In laywoman's terms
In laywoman's terms rated it 14 years ago
I loved this edition of the book. It was great that the editors placed explanatory notes (and illustrations!) facing every page, it made the reading so much easier. "A Midsummer Night's Dream" is a brief, witty love story mixed with magic and folklore in which every phrase uttered by the characters ...
ReaderMarija's Reviews
ReaderMarija's Reviews rated it 14 years ago
This is another great comedy by Shakespeare with lots of pretty speeches that remind me of some of my favorite works. I believe Charlotte Brontë had one of Lysander’s speeches in mind when she described Rochester’s feelings towards Jane: “[M]y heart unto yours is knit, so that but one heart we can m...
A Book and A Review #2
A Book and A Review #2 rated it 15 years ago
Not my favorite William Shakespeare play. I tend to remember when I read it in college that this one was a tad more difficult for me to follow, so I didn't enjoy it as much as some of the other works of Shakespeare that I have read.(
MarginMan
MarginMan rated it 15 years ago
Puck gets it in the 3 - 3 1/2 range. But I think this play loses a lot of its appeal once it leaves the stage for the page.
SJane
SJane rated it 17 years ago
I really prefer the tragedies.
Aren's Library
Aren's Library rated it 20 years ago
One of my favorite plays.
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