Overcoming Obstacles In A Midsummer Night's Dream

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In William Shakespeare’s play, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Lysander expresses that, “the course of true love never did run smooth,” meaning that true love always faces obstacles. In this play, several characters had to face obstacles in order to achieve their right to true love, proving that nothing comes easy, especially love. The couples being Hermia and Lysander, Helena and Demetrius, and Titania and Oberon.

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