William Shakespeare's a Midsummer Night's Dream

by George Loutro, Aaron Shurin

Overview

A lively,in-depth discussion of A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM. Students are taken on an exciting journey of discovery through every scene or chapter. Also included are unique text notes, ideas for term papers, notes on the author's life as well as a glossary.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780764191152
Publisher:	Barron's Educational Series, Incorporated
Publication date:	12/28/1985
Pages:	148
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.34(d)

Table of Contents

	Advisory Board	vii
	How to Use This Book	ix
	The Author And His Times	1
	The Play	8
	The Plot	8
	The Characters	11
	Other Elements	22
	Setting	22
	Themes	23
	Style	27
	Elizabethan English	29
	Point of View	35
	Form and Structure	36
	Sources	37
	The Globe Theatre	40
	The Play	45
	A Step Beyond	111
	Tests and Answers	111
	Term Paper Ideas and other Topics for Writing	122
	Further Reading	124
	Critical Works	124
	Author's Works	125
	The Critics	127