Adapted by Kate Brown, A Midsummer Night’s Dream is part of the series Manga Shakespeare, introducing teens to a new kind of Bard.
In one of Shakespeare’s funniest, most enduring stories, meddling fairies create unexpected love triangles among a group of teenagers.
Hermia is in love with Lysander. Demetrius is in love with Hermia. Helena is in love with Demetrius. Add to the mix Puck, a fairy with a powerful love potion, and chaos is sure to follow. Now everyone’s in love with Helena, Hermia is hopping mad, and the fairy queen, Titania, is in love with a man with a donkey’s head!
Using the style and visual language of manga, Kate Brown transforms Shakespeare’s world into something new and vibrant. It’s the perfect introduction to Shakespeare’s work for reluctant readers and manga fans alike.
Manga Shakespeare series:
Romeo and Juliet
Hamlet
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Much Ado About Nothing
Othello
Twelfth Night
Macbeth
Julius Caesar
In one of Shakespeare’s funniest, most enduring stories, meddling fairies create unexpected love triangles among a group of teenagers.
Hermia is in love with Lysander. Demetrius is in love with Hermia. Helena is in love with Demetrius. Add to the mix Puck, a fairy with a powerful love potion, and chaos is sure to follow. Now everyone’s in love with Helena, Hermia is hopping mad, and the fairy queen, Titania, is in love with a man with a donkey’s head!
Using the style and visual language of manga, Kate Brown transforms Shakespeare’s world into something new and vibrant. It’s the perfect introduction to Shakespeare’s work for reluctant readers and manga fans alike.
Manga Shakespeare series:
Romeo and Juliet
Hamlet
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Much Ado About Nothing
Othello
Twelfth Night
Macbeth
Julius Caesar