First published 2020
This abbreviated edition presents Shakespeare's beloved comedy in condensed form. Hermia flees Athens with Lysander to escape her father's demand that she marry Demetrius. Helena follows them into the enchanted forest, pursuing the man who spurns her love. Meanwhile, the fairy king Oberon quarrels with Titania over a changeling boy. When Oberon's servant Puck applies a love potion to the wrong eyes, chaos erupts as affections shift wildly between the four young lovers. Bottom and his fellow craftsmen rehearse their play nearby, unaware that supernatural mischief will soon transform the weaver's head into that of an ass. The forest becomes a place where reason dissolves and desire runs free, where mortals and immortals collide in comic confusion that threatens to destroy true love rather than fulfill it.
Genres: classic-literature, romance, fantasy, comedy
Vibes: intimate, thought-provoking, whimsical
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: Athens, Enchanted Forest
Period: Midsummer
26 pages · Paperback · Independently published