Other readings such as "A Midsummer Night's Dream", by William Shakespeare, puts more of an imaginary view of how women grew up and lived their lives. ... As for Shakespeare's, "A Midsummer Night's Dream", an interesting twist is put in on how women lived their lives, and were treated in society. ... In "A Midsummer Night's Dream," the women were able to change from reality to fantasy as they went from Athens to the woods. ...