Nationality: British
Genre: Drama & Comedy
Written: @1595-1596
The Fairies
Others
1) Theme: a) The course of true love never did run smooth.
b)Dreams vs. reality
2) External conflict: a) Helena & Demetrius
b)Lysander & Demetrius
c) Titania & Oberon
3) Malapropisms: used constantly by the working men; "I see a voice." "Ninny's tomb" "humble bee"
4) Setting: Athens; the palace of Theseus; the woods on a midsummer night
5) Symbolism: a) night b) the pansy c) donkey head d) the forest
6) Puns: a) lying/lie b)ace/ass c) die (dice)/die
7) Numerous similes, metaphors, allusions, alliteration throughout