Theseus acts with calmness and consideration but is decisive. ... Shakespeare's portrayal of Oberon reflects his position in the drama of the rational world of civilised man. In contrast Shakespeare portrays Oberon as King of the fairies who are citizens of an opposite world in which the normal laws of society are turned upside down or ignored. ... (Act 5 scene 1 lines 28-30) Oberon concludes his work with the lines "May all to Athens back again repair and think no more of this nights accidents but as the fierce vexation of a dream"....

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