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A Midsummer Night's Dream (No Fear Shakespeare)

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This book is great. It does a great job of breaking down the text of "Midsummer" and telling what it really means. On one page is the actual text of the play; On the direct opposite page is the translation. The only translation I've found so far that is way out there is the translation of "Tary rash wanton...." The translation is "Wait a minute, you brazen hussy...." Now, HOW is that an understandable translation?? This is the only thing that puts a damper on a perfect score. While I was in a production of "A Midsummer Night's Dream," our director frequently had us refer to the book to figure out what in the world we were saying. I highly reccommend buying this book.

This book is very useful if you are reading this play for a class. Sometime a word or line is switched but other than that it's been very helpful.

The No Fear series allows quick understanding! I was going back and forth between reading the original first, and reading the modern first. Either way I read it, it made it easier to understand, faster to read, and very enjoyable.

Never say Shakespeare didn't have a sense of humor. He even made fun of himself.

This book, this play, is a comedy, a parody on his tragedy "Romeo and Juliet." This is laugh-out-loud funny at times.

No Fear Shakespeare is the best way to read the Bard, and this book is no exception.

I ordered 3 copies of this book. I received my shipment faster than expected. No complaints.

The standard English translation helps get me through reading Shakespeare books. It helps me a lot because it is less frustrating and easier to understand. I recommend this to people who want to fully understand what Shakespeare is talking about with analyzing it too much. This book is straightforward and also provides the original version on one side and the translated version on the other side.

I am a high school English teacher and have been using this book as a resource for my students. Although I do not agree with all of the interpretations, I find it very useful. I recommend it to my students who are really struggling with the lovely language of Shakespeare.

My copy of A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM arrived quickly and in perfect condition. I was very pleased.

Wish they had this when I was in school! Pair this with a good video version of the play and your kid (or you)will ace any test & may even acquire a love of the Bard!

I discovered the No Fear Shakespeare series at Barnes and Noble two years ago. I have gradually purchased copies of different plays. I bought A Midsummer Night's Dream from Amazon in order to reach my $25 purchase to qualify for free shippng and handling.

I am well able to read Shakespeare's original English thanks to great literature teachers in high school, but it is lovely having modern English side by side. I think that high schools should be able to carry the No Fear Shakespeare series for English and Literature classes as this would help students who have not been exposed to classical literature.