One of Shakespeare's most popular works, A Midsummer Night's Dream is a
comedy play following events surrounding marriage of the Duke of Athens,
Theseus, and Hippolyta. The play is set in a forest where several young
Athenian lovers and a group of six amateur actors are being controlled
and manipulated by the fairies inhabiting the forest.
William Shakespeare, an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as
the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent
dramatist. His plays have been translated into every major living
language and are performed more often than those of any other
playwright.