Written in 1595, A Midsummer Night's Dream is a hymn to the intoxicating love of life. Love as wonder, magic, dream, death, passion, dominates the youth, who ignore social morality and obey the commands of their hearts.

With strong Renaissance elements, the work penetrates the world of fairies to repeat the same carousel of love there as well. At the same time, it highlights both the simplicity and the purity of the souls of the workers, who also participate in their own way in the general celebration.

The rich ethnographic elements, folk traditions, and fairy tales dominate this truly divine Dream of a summer night. A Midsummer Night's Dream and The Tempest are the only works for which Shakespeare did not use other sources or prior texts in their composition.