Oxford School Shakespeare: A Midsummer Night’s Dream

📖 Long Description

Oxford School Shakespeare: A Midsummer Night’s Dream is a trusted classroom edition that makes Shakespeare’s enchanting comedy both accessible and enjoyable for today’s students.

This edition presents the complete, unabridged text, enriched with explanatory notes, scene summaries, and performance guidance to help learners understand Shakespeare’s language and dramatic techniques.

The play follows the magical misadventures of four young lovers, mischievous fairies, and a group of amateur actors—all caught up in a world of dreams, illusions, and transformations. Themes of love, imagination, magic, and identity make this one of Shakespeare’s most beloved and frequently performed plays.

Key features of this Oxford edition include:

• ✨ Full unabridged text with detailed annotations

• 📖 Scene-by-scene summaries for clarity

• 📝 Glossary of difficult words

• 🎯 Study questions, activities, and discussions

• 🎭 Illustrations and stage notes to bring the play alive

Perfect for secondary students, teachers, and theatre enthusiasts, this edition encourages a deeper appreciation of Shakespeare’s wit, language, and theatrical brilliance.