A Midsummer Night's Dream

Part of the authoritative and acclaimed Penguin Shakespeare series, now rejacketed in the celebrated Penguin Classics livery.

A young woman flees Athens with her lover, only to be pursued by her would-be husband and by her best friend. Unwittingly, all four find themselves in an enchanted forest where fairies and sprites soon take an interest in human affairs, dispensing magical love potions and casting mischievous spells.

In this dazzling comedy, confusion ends in harmony, as love is transformed, misplaced, and—ultimately—restored.

A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare captures the whimsy and wonder of this magical world.