Impossible creatures, such as fairies, must be made acceptable by incorporating fantasy into the ideas of the time. ... For this reason I will discuss certain magical characters of A Midsummer Night's Dream in separate chapters. ... The fairies interact with each other, but also with other characters in the play. ... Miller, author of the critical essay, "A Midsummer Night's Dream: The Fairies, Bottom, and the Mystery of Things," also allegorises the fairies, but relates them to humans; "When the fairies come on stage [] their status is immediately called into question. ......

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