Egeus, a citizen of Athens, strides into the room, followed by his daughter Hermia and the Athenian youths Lysander and Demetrius. Egeus has come to see Theseus with a complaint against his daughter: although Egeus has promised her in marriage to Demetrius, who loves her, Lysander has won Hermia's heart, and Hermia refuses to obey her father and marry Demetrius. ... Theseus admits that he has heard this story, and he takes Egeus and Demetrius aside to discuss it. ... Quince tells the group what play they are to perform: The Most Lamentable Comedy and Most Cruel Death of Pyramus and Thisbe...

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He is asked by Egeus, an Athenian father, to command a marriage between Hermia, Egeus' daughter, and Demetrius, a young Athenian man who loves her (and whose love is not returned). Theseus bids Hermia obey her father, or else be sent to a convent. ... He asks Theseus to arbitrate in his dispute with his daughter over her proper marriage. ... Hermia Egeus' daughter is a headstrong girl, willing to defy not only her father but also the Duke of Athens himself in the name of true love. ... In the end, Hermia gets what she wants: marriage to Lysander with the approval of her...

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The representation of fairies in A Midsummer Night's Dream has, through history, been influenced by external factors such as folkloristic stories about fairies; contemporary beliefs and artistic influences from previous adaptations or foreign cultures. ...

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Egeus, Hermia's father, forbids the relationship with Lysander and orders her to marry Demetrius. ... In retaliation to her father's command, Hermia and Lysander run away together. ... (Scott 370-373) Male domination not only exists between husband and wife, but also between father and daughter. ... In this area, legends, myths, and impossible stories originate. ... The fairies bring the stories to you from the East. ...

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