Midsummer Night's Dream: No Fear Shakespeare Deluxe Student Edition

by SparkNotes

Overview

Shakespeare everyone can understand—now in this new EXPANDED edition of MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM!
 
Why fear Shakespeare? By placing the words of the original play next to line-by-line translations in plain English, this popular guide makes Shakespeare accessible to everyone. And now it features expanded literature guide sections that help students study smarter.
 
The expanded sections include:  

Five Key Questions: Five frequently asked questions about major moments and characters in the play.
 
What Does the Ending Mean?: Is the ending sad, celebratory, ironic . . . or ambivalent?
 
Plot Analysis: What is the play about? How is the story told, and what are the main themes? Why do the characters behave as they do?
 
Study Questions: Questions that guide students as they study for a test or write a paper.
 
Quotes by Theme: Quotes organized by Shakespeare’s main themes, such as love, death, tyranny, honor, and fate.
 
Quotes by Character: Quotes organized by the play’s main characters, along with interpretations of their meaning.
 

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781411479692
Publisher:	Spark
Publication date:	06/23/2020
Series:	No Fear Shakespeare Series , #29
Pages:	288
Sales rank:	62,093
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.70(d)
Age Range:	14 - 18 Years

Table of Contents

Part I Literature Guide

1 Context 3

2 Plot Overview 7

3 In-Depth Review of Characters 11

4 Analysis of Major Characters 17

Part II The Play

5 A Midsummer Night's Dream 25

Part III Study Guide

6 Thematic Questions 213

7 Key Questions and Answers 217

8 Themes, Motifs, and Symbols 223

9 Quotes and Analysis by Theme 231

10 Quotes and Analysis by Character 239

11 What Does the Ending Mean? 247

12 How to Write Literary Analysis 251

Glossary of Literary Terms 274

A Note on Plagiarism 276