A+Midsummer+Night's+Dream

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

__**ORIGINS OF PLAY**__ Shakespeare used many sources for this play. It takes the story of Theseus and Hippolyta from the stories of Ancient Greeks. The fairy references came from the folklore of the people of the time. The story of Pyramus and Thisbe was from a story by Ovid a Roman writer __**STYLE OF PLAY**__ This play is in the form of a masque or a play that has humour, magic, and spectacle as well as song and dance. It is thought that he wrote the play for a noble wedding. It is a comedy as all ends well. __**USE OF A DREAM**__ Shakespeare used the device of a dream to make everything right in the play. In the final scene the audience is invited to be part of the dream