A Midsummer Night's Dream, No Fear Shakespeare Side-by-Side Plain English

Easy to read. Very good book

Very well done . Makes understanding so much easier.

my son had to do a report on shakespear play and this version had a non reading kid not be able to put it down til completed to the point i had to threaten him to take it from him at the dinner table and ppl thats a first phone threats daily but never before a book. i read the original version and would question him every now and then but the way it was written he actually fully understood it.. ther are some slight differences but not enough to change the story. hes asking for more of them so i plan on getting this versions whole series bc if my kid is asking for reading material he is going to get it

This was a perfect companion for my middle schooler who was doing the Midsummer play. When reading, learning, performing Shakespeare it’s so very helpful to have a modern English companion to aid in comprehension.

This series of books is wonderful bc it has left page of old English and right page a modern translation. Not enough choice of Shakespeare works.

Brilliant idea! Better than Cliff Notes! This translates Shakespeare into modern English with the original language on opposite side for comparison. It doesn’t give the easy out with themes, symbolism, etc explained in tedious detail so that students all have the exact same responses to supposedly thought provoking questions. This is just enough help!

I love to use No Fear Shakespeare for all my Shakespeare classes. On the left page is a Middle English version of the play, and on the right page is a modern adaptation. The students can understand the story, and we have a great time reading the plays aloud in class. The only downside to this book is the glue in the binding is poor quality. After one time through the book, the pages started to come out. What a shame. Personally, I spent the extra money to take my No Fear Shakespeare A Midsummer Night's Dream to Office Max, had the binding cut off, and had a spiral binding put it. But that is an expensive option.

Very easy book that makes it even easier to follow the story by having the original text of the play on the left side of the book and the modern translation on the right side of the book--they're side by side.. This makes for a very easy way to read the play and to reference Shakespeare's original language and meaning, because often you will need to reference this, particularly if you are a theatre student. Overall a very cute play in traditional Shakespearean style. I highly recommend the "No Fear Shakespeare" series to anyone looking to read Shakespeare plays in an easy-to-follow and easy-to-read format.

Great for my daughter. One side is the actual play and the other side is moden day english. Fab. Makes everything easy to understand. Recommend.

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Bought 2 copies to read with our teenagers for homeschooling. This was their first time reading Shakespeare and the plain English made it so easy for them to understand. When we went to watch the play at the theater we all knew exactly what was being said which made it very enjoyable for the whole family.

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Exactly what you want. Just a translation of the book. No extra analysis.