A Midsummer Night's Dream, a comedy play written by William Shakespeare, is a enjoyable play about four crazed lover's. ... A Midsummer Night's Dream is entertaining because Shakespeare use's the supernatural powers in a comical yet witty manner. ... You thief of love; what, have you come by night And stolen my love's heart from him?... Since the events in the play were unexplainable, Puck tries to explain by stating that it was all a dream. ... -And this weak and idle theme, No more yielding but a dream...

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Symbolism and Imagery in A Midsummer Night's Dream In A Midsummer Night's Dream, William Shakespeare brilliantly uses the night as a motif which plays a valuable role in the play. ... The dream and introspective vision are made possible by night and darkness; the idea of a dream plays with the same transformation of vision: a dream is only visible when the eyes are closed, when vision is inward-looking. ... In daylight, the four lovers go on to recount their dreams together, struggling to make sense of the night through the framework of the dream. "And by the way let us recount ou...

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The preservation of a woman's virginity is a recurring theme in Shakespeare's plays; in A Midsummer Night's Dream, we see Helena make known her love for Demetrius, which of itself is a measure executed almost exclusively by men. ... In A Midsummer Night's Dream, Titania rules and governs the fairies, sometimes in complete independence. ... We see this again in A Midsummer Night's Dream; Hermia is faced with several options: marry Demetrius, whom she doesn't love, become a nun or be killed. ... In A Midsummer Night's Dream, men go to great lengths to maintain ...

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Some people might only be able to dream of having a true love like theirs. ... Well, in Twelfth Night, the recommendation against the taking of older wives by younger men occurs when Orsino is talking to Cesario. ... In A Midsummer Night's Dream, Shakespeare presents love as a silly, childlike emotion. ... Perhaps, he viewed his marriage as a silly thing, and was making fun of it in A Midsummer Night's Dream, while in Othello, he showed a life that he wished that he had, or vise versa (Kinney, 2). ...

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Similarly, the forest in A Midsummer Night's Dream where the lovers retreat to, is a magical place, removed from the conventions of reality. ... An important theme in Twelfth Night is "carpe diem," Latin for "seize the day." ... Youth's a stuff will not endure" (Twelfth Night II.iii.47-52). ... Twelfth Night contains other words of wisdom as well in the "love" letter given to Malvolio, telling him to "be not afraid of greatness" (Twelfth Night II.v.144). ... Again, Twelfth Night is a classic example of a love triangle situation. ...

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• Grade Level: High School