A Midsummer Night's Dream

Publisher: Epikairotita Publications

In "A Midsummer Night's Dream," Shakespeare tackles the theme of love with admirable skill and freedom. He weaves his story with human beings from all classes—kings, bourgeois, commoners—as well as mythical demons and fairies, all of whom exist in a gentle and amicable intimacy, creating a love story so charming, so brimming with joyous spirit, that it is unparalleled. The poet, himself enchanted by the magic of nature and youth, stoops with condescending love to ordinary human life, elevates it to the magical stage, and illuminates it with the vibrant light of health, purity, innocence, and natural grace. He portrays a brilliant humanity, even in its comic aspect—not at all romantic or mystical, but strong, brave, free: the humanity of the Renaissance.