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A Midsummer Night’s Dream
William Shakespeare
Study Guide
NO FEAR
Translation
Summary
Plot Overview
Five Key Questions
What Does the Ending Mean?
Summary & Analysis
Act I, scene i
Act I, scene ii
Act II, scene i
Act II, scene ii
Act III, scene i
Act III, scenes ii–iii
Act IV, scene i
Act IV, scene ii
Act V, scenes i–epilogue
Video Plot Summary
Characters
Character List
Puck
Nick Bottom
Helena
Theseus
Hermia
Main Ideas
Themes
Plot Analysis
Protagonist
Antagonist
Setting
Motifs
Symbols
Genre
Style
Point of View
Tone
Foreshadowing
Key Facts
Is Love More Important than Friendship?
Quotes
Important Quotations Explained
Quotes By Theme
Jealousy
Mischief
Transformation
Unreason
Reversal
Quotes By Section
Act I, scene i
Act I, scene ii
Act II, scene i
Act II, scene ii
Act III, scene i
Act III, scenes ii–iii
Act IV, scene i
Act IV, scene ii
Act V, scenes i–epilogue
Quotes By Character
Nick Bottom
Puck (aka Robin Goodfellow)
Helena
Theseus
Hermia
Further Study
Context
Queen Elizabeth and A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Shakespeare, Ovid, and the Adaptation of “Pyramus and Thisbe”
Movie Adaptations
Full Book Quiz
Section Quizzes
Act 1, scene 1
Act 1, scene 2
Act 2, scene 1
Act 2, scene 2
Act 3, scene 1
Act 3, scenes 2-3
Act 4, scene 1
Act 4, scene 2
Act 5, scenes 1-epilogue
Character Analysis
Character List
Context
Plot Overview
Themes, Motifs, and Symbols
Study Questions
Suggestions for Further Reading
Companion Texts
Writing Help
How to Write Literary Analysis
Suggested Essay Topics
Sample A+ Essay
How to Cite This SparkNote
Further Study
Context Quiz
Further Study
Context Quiz
1
of 5
In what year was Shakespeare born?
1546
1556
1564
1601
2
of 5
In total, how many plays did Shakespeare write?
17
37
39
52
3
of 5
Shakespeare wrote during the reigns of which two English monarchs?
Charles I and James I
Elizabeth I and Mary I
Elizabeth I and James I
Jane and James I
4
of 5
Why don't scholars know more about Shakespeare's life?
Because Shakespeare didn't really write the plays we attribute to him
Because there's little biographical information about him
Because a fire at the Globe Theater destroyed his early plays
Because Shakespeare asked that his autobiography be destroyed shortly before he died
5
of 5
In what ways does A Midsummer Night's Dream differ from Shakespeare's other plays?
More romance, more characters, fewer references
More sources, more references, original plot
Funnier jokes, fewer characters, more references
Fewer sources, wittier puns, shorter scenes
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