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*Product Title*
Oxford School Shakespeare: A Midsummer Night’s Dream | Oxford University Press
*Short Description*
Annotated Shakespeare comedy for secondary students. Part of Oxford School Shakespeare series. Full text + notes + activities. Used for IGCSE, O Level, A Level English Literature. Themes of love, magic, dreams.
*Full Product Description*
Oxford School Shakespeare – A Midsummer Night’s Dream
This is the student edition of William Shakespeare’s _A Midsummer Night’s Dream_ from Oxford School Shakespeare series by Oxford University Press. Designed for students aged 12-16 years. Full play text with modern notes to explain language, magic, and comedy.
Cover shows woman’s profile with flower + donkey head silhouette. Perfect for the play: Titania falls in love with Bottom who has a donkey’s head due to Puck’s magic. Flower = love potion.
Author: William Shakespeare
Series: Oxford School Shakespeare
Type: Annotated Play Text / Literature Textbook / Comedy / Fantasy
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Language: English
Age Group: 12-16 years / Grade 7-10 / Year 8-11
Level: IGCSE, O Level, SSC, HSSC Literature
*Key Features*
Oxford School Shakespeare edition
Complete unabridged play text of _A Midsummer Night’s Dream_
Clear notes on every page: vocabulary, puns, fairy language explained
“Character notes” for Puck, Titania, Oberon, Bottom, Hermia, Lysander
“Scene summaries” + “Themes” + “Magic and dreams” sections
“Check your understanding” questions after each scene
Essay questions + drama activities for exams
Context: midsummer festival, fairies, Athenian law vs love, 3 plots in 1 play
Glossary of difficult words + “Lord, what fools these mortals be!” explained
Line numbers + act/scene divisions for revision
Works with Oxford School Shakespeare Teacher’s Handbook
*Plot Summary*
Set in Athens + enchanted forest. 4 young lovers get mixed up when Puck uses magic flower juice that makes people fall in love with the first person they see. Fairy king Oberon and queen Titania fight over a boy. Meanwhile, workers rehearse a play. Everything is confused at night, but sorted by morning. Ends with 3 weddings + play-within-a-play.
Main themes: love and magic, illusion vs reality, imagination, order vs chaos, appearance vs reality, role of theatre.
*Specifications*
Subject: English Literature / Drama / Comedy
Play: A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare
Series: Oxford School Shakespeare
Type: Student Edition
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Language: English
Age Group: 12-16 years
Pages: ∼160-200 pages
Format: Paperback
*Who This Book Is For*
IGCSE English Literature students – _A Midsummer Night’s Dream_ is a popular set text
O Level students studying Shakespearean comedy
Grade 7-10 students in international schools
Teachers teaching themes of love + magic + drama
Homeschool students for Shakespeare study
Students who like fantasy + comedy + role-play
*SEO Keywords*
Oxford School Shakespeare Midsummer Nights Dream, IGCSE Midsummer Dream Play Text, Puck Fairy Magic OUP
*Note*: Woman + donkey = Titania + Bottom donkey scene. Flower = love-in-idleness magic potion. Key quotes: “The course of true love never did run smooth”, “I have had a most rare vision”. This edition explains fairy world + why 3 plots run at same time.
Use with Oxford School Shakespeare Teacher’s Guide for drama activities + staging the “Pyramus and Thisbe” play.
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You now have 8 Oxford School Shakespeare plays covered: _Julius Caesar, Macbeth, The Merchant of Venice, Twelfth Night, The Tempest, King Lear, Much Ado About Nothing, Romeo and Juliet, A Midsummer Night’s Dream_.
Want _Hamlet_ next to complete the big tragedies? Or Teacher’s Handbook for _A Midsummer Night’s Dream_ with class activities?
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