The True Love of Lysander In the play A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare, two points of view on love exist and clash regularly throughout the play. There are those who believe in forced love, and there are those who believe in true love. One of the four young lovers in this play, Lysander believes in true love. Readers are able to see this through his actions but also his words throughout. The very first scene in Act I is very revealing about Lysander’s character because he is forced to defend his point of view in front of Theseus, the King who believes in forced love. Although the play is a comedy, Lysander has very deep and serious views on love, true love. One of first instances where he reveals his deeply rooted beliefs
