A Midsummer Night's Dream Moon Analysis

William Shakespeare is easily the most influential writer throughout English history. Shakespeare was born in 1564, his father was a successful glove-maker. They were from Stratford-upon-Avon in England. Other than attending grammar school, Shakespeare otherwise had no other formal education. He soon got married, had three children, and ultimately left to pursue a career in London as a playwright and actor. Success soon followed and he became the most popular playwright in England, and also partial owner of the Globe Theater, which was very successful in Shakespeare’s day. Even though William Shakespeare died in 1616, at the fairly young age of 52, his literary pieces, all thirty-seven plays and 154 sonnets, still continue to live on all among the world.

A Midsummer Night’s Dream was written in the mid-1590’s, it is one of William Shakespeare’s most delightfully strange and engaging creations.The play illustrates Shakespeare’s growth as well as his imagination. Even though Shakespeare included many references to Greek mythology, it was not based off of any certain source. He wrote the

One of the most dominant images in A Midsummer Night’s Dream is the moon. “Moon” appears three times in the first nine lines of the play, creating the atmosphere of the night. The use of the image of the moon is significant due to the fact that the majority of Shakespeare’s plays take place in the daytime. The moon gives off the impression that things seem different between the daytime and night-time. There is a drastic difference between the darkness of the night and the brightness of the moon, giving off an eerie feeling and a dreamlike sense. Animals are also associated with the moon. The wolf howls at the moon and creates an impression of danger and excitement. Eyes and seeing are referred to many times throughout the play. The main idea behind this recurring image is that love is