CliffsComplete Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream: Complete Text, Commentary, Glossary - Softcover

McMahon, Michael; Shakespeare, William

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0764587250 ISBN 13: 9780764587252

Publisher: CliffsNotes, 2001

Synopsis

In the CliffsComplete guides, the novel′s complete text and a glossary appear side–by–side with coordinating numbered lines to help you understand unusual words and phrasing. You′ll also find all the commentary and resources of a standard CliffsNotes for Literature. CliffsComplete A Midsummer Night’s Dream   has long been one of Shakespeare’s most popular plays. Its magical atmosphere, farcical plot, hilarious play–within–a–play, and general air of celebration have been enjoyed by nearly every generation since it was written. Everything is not what it seems in this play. Stay on top of what’s really going on — and save valuable studying time — all at once. Enhance your reading of A Midsummer Night’s Dream with these additional features:  A summary and insightful commentary for each act Bibliography and historical background on the author, William Shakespeare A look at the historical context and structure of the play Discussions on the play’s symbols and themes A character map that graphically illustrates the relationships among the characters Review questions, a quiz, discussion topics (essay questions), activity ideas A Resource Center full of books, articles, films, and Internet sites Streamline your literature study with all–in–one help from CliffsComplete guides!

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Synopsis:

Shakespeare wrote this romantic comedy to show that love hath no law but his own." The story of young lovers being toyed with by forest sprites is purely an entertaining fantasy, neither realistic nor tragic, and a popular drama the world over." CliffsComplete combines the full original text of A Midsummer Night's Dream with a helpful glossary and CliffsNotes-quality commentary into one volume. You will find: A unique pedagogical approach that combines the complete original text with expert commentary following each chapter A descriptive bibliography and historical background on the author, the times, and the work itself An improved character map that graphically illustrates the relationships among the characters Sidebar glossaries

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All–In–One Resource! from the creators of CliffsNotes Plus Exclusive character map Handy review exercises Additional resources Visit the Student Resource Center at cliffsnotes.com Hundreds of downloadable titles Sign–up for your free CliffsNote–A–Day e–mail newsletter Glossary of common Shakespearean terms Tips on studying and reading Shakespeare Essay writing secrets Fun and quirky quote quizzes More than 300 titles available! See inside for the entire CliffsNotes family of products.

About this edition

• Publisher: CliffsNotes
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0764587250
• ISBN 13: 9780764587252
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 192