<p>One of Shakespeare&#39;s most popular works, A Midsummer Night&#39;s Dream is a comedy play following events surrounding marriage of the Duke of Athens, Theseus, and Hippolyta. The play is set in a forest where several young Athenian lovers and a group of six amateur actors are being controlled and manipulated by the fairies inhabiting the forest.</p><p>William Shakespeare, an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world&#39;s pre-eminent dramatist. His plays have been translated into every major living language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright.</p>