Shakespeare wrote this romantic comedy to show that love hath no law but his own." The story of young lovers being toyed with by forest sprites is purely an entertaining fantasy, neither realistic nor tragic, and a popular drama the world over." CliffsComplete combines the full original text of A Midsummer Night's Dream with a helpful glossary and CliffsNotes-quality commentary into one volume. You will find: A unique pedagogical approach that combines the complete original text with expert commentary following each chapter A descriptive bibliography and historical background on the author, the times, and the work itself An improved character map that graphically illustrates the relationships among the characters Sidebar glossaries