William Shakespeare, who was he?

The play, A Midsummer's Nights Dream, was written by William Shakespeare. Shakespeare "was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. Shakespeare was a respected poet and playwright in his own day, but his reputation did not rise to its present heights until the 19th century. In the 20th century, his work was repeatedly adopted and rediscovered by new movements in scholarship and performance" (Greer 12). Even now, William Shakespeare is revered as on of the greatest playwrights to have ever lived. His works are some of the most iconic stories, which include Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, and Macbeth (the Scottish play). Although his play, A Midsummer's Nights Dream, was not the most popular of his plays, the premise and plot of the play still make it one of the more interesting and lighthearted.

Work Cited:

Greer, Germaine (1986), William Shakespeare, Oxford: Oxford University Press. 1-152.