They say that this play is the most purely romantic of Shakespeare's comedies. ... Shakespeare proves here to be a master writer. ... This fear is partially based on reality, but also by projection. ... This is acceptable in their world, because all the laws that govern the world of reality have no existence in the dream world. ... The fairies make fools of the lovers, because humans are no accustomed to the fairy's realm. ...

• Word Count: 2837
• Approx Pages: 11
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

This outstanding poet, author and playwright, was William Shakespeare. ... The answer to this question is that Shakespeare's sonnets were not fiction. ... Shakespeare had to somehow exert his ability in another area of writing. ... In the sonnet, Shakespeare relies on his wife's fear of mortality in order to try to convince her to have children, achieving immortality. ... Here Shakespeare creates an image relating to sex. ...

• Word Count: 3329
• Approx Pages: 13
• Grade Level: High School

A Midsummer Night's Dream is one of Shakespeare's early "festive comedies,"" written around 1595-6. Despite the many thematic references to "dreams- and the fantastic setting of the Athenian forest, the play also contains a fair amount of commentary on Shakespeare's contemporary English world. ... By making the play have a happy ending after all its midsummer madness, Shakespeare might seem to be defending such traditions against their critics, suggesting that they are actually benign, or even desirable. It is thought that Shakespeare wrote this play to be performed fir...

• Word Count: 10864
• Approx Pages: 43
• Grade Level: High School