A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Curating material from Applause's Shakescenes: Shakespeare for Two by John Russell Brown, Once More unto the Speech, Dear Friends by Neil Freeman, The Applause Shakespeare Library, and Applause First Folio Editions, we've created the must-have workbook series for Shakespeare plays.

Along with tips on approaching and working on the play and tackling the speeches, Applause Shakespeare Workbook: A Midsummer Night's Dream includes highlighted essential passages. To fully appreciate A Midsummer Night’s Dream, it is essential to understand the play as a living text that must be spoken aloud to be fully understood.

This workbook provides the tools to more fully explore the text through commentary and understand the rhetorical tradition that Shakespeare was part of, as well as clues offered from the First Folio. Applause Shakespeare Workbook: A Midsummer Night’s Dream includes the Demetrius/Helena scene and speeches from Titania, Oberon, and Theseus.

This workbook will open your appreciation for the many diverse possibilities of interpreting the text, which is the key to Shakespeare's longevity.

Other titles available in the series:

Applause Shakespeare Workbook: Romeo and Juliet
Applause Shakespeare Workbook: Julius Caesar
Applause Shakespeare Workbook: Macbeth
Applause Shakespeare Workbook: Othello
Applause Shakespeare Workbook: The Tempest