Two themes present in many of Shakespeare's plays, the transition of reality into only a dream and the absurd nature of love form a large part of the dramatic content of A Midsummer Night's Dream. ... It is also the way that Bottom deals with his nightmare of an imaginary dream that is important and interesting. ... Perhaps the most famous line from A Midsummer Nights Dream is when Puck remarks, "Lord, what fools these mortals be!" ... Towards the end of the passage, Demetrius says "And by the way let us recount our dreams." (IV.i.195) It is interesting that like Bottom, the lovers h...

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SHAKESPEARE"S A MIDSUMMER NIGHT"S DREAM "THE COURSE OF TRUE LOVE NEVER DID RUN SMOOTH" The course of true love in Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" never did run smooth. From not being able to marry the love of your choice Egeus is determined that his daughter, Hermia, will m...

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Critique of A Midsummer Night's Dream I went to see Nevada Ballet Theatre's rendition of A Midsummer Night's Dream on Friday October 4, 2002 at UNLV's Judy Bayley Theatre. ... A Midsummer Night's Dream focuses around the tangled web of four lovers who are the subjects of Duke Theseus' court, and who get accidentally mixed up in the magical world of elves and fairies. ... Overall I really enjoyed watching A Midsummer Night's Dream. ...

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That is what A midsummer Night's Dream mostly consists of. ... That is why I believe that Hermia is the best person in A Midsummer Night's Dream that speaks more completely, eloquently, and most compassionate in this play about love. ...

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In the comic play of A Midsummer Night's Dream, there were many elements of fantasy and confusion. The play was creatively written, and the spells as well as the fairies made it interesting at all times. In Shakespeare's plays he develops many patterns. One of his patterns was the different rela...

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In the play A Midsummer Night's Dream love was a main concept. However, in order for the emotions of love to take their place, there is a need of power to generate it. Only through power is love really made evident. The power of authority, the power to transform perceptions and the power of infat...

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It was written by William Shakespere although some argue it was never he who wrote the stories, but 2 other play writes that he knew, however many dont look into it. I the beginning there is a love triangle, Hermia loves Lysander who loves her as well, and Helena loves Demetrius (whom she was once engaged to) but he too loves Hermia, leaving one girl with too many, and one with few. There is no protagonist in the play, but if there was to be one, it would probably be Puck. Oberon(King of the faries) told Puck to put the juice of a flower on the Athenian Boy, so he would fall in ...

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