Believed to have been written between 1590 and 1596, it portrays the events surrounding the marriage of the Duke of Athens, Theseus, and the Queen of the Amazons, Hippolyta. These include the adventures of four young Athenian lovers and a group of 6 amateur actors, who are manipulated by the fairies who inhabit the forest in which most of the play is set. The play is one of Shakespeare's most popular works for the stage and is widely performed across the world ...

The quotes from this eBook:

- "Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind, And therefore is winged Cupid painted blind.”

- “I have had a most rare vision. I have had a dream, past the wit of man to say what dream it was.”

- “Lovers and madmen have such seething brains; Such shaping fantasies, that apprehend; More than cool reason ever comprehends.”

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