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. ... I will start with a general analysis of the topic related to Shakespeare's text. ... However, according to Michael Taylor the fairies do not merely function in the play as an explanatory phenomenon for the human world and natural occurrences, but as characters equal in existence to the lovers. ...

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