Theme Of Control In A Midsummer Night's Dream

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Spells and mistaken reality causes a sense of order, which ultimately results in disorder and chaos due to oblivion causing manipulation of a person, a person’s ability of adaptation to changes, and a lack of absolute control in any situation. In the Shakespearean play, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Shakespeare introduces and expands upon the topics of control, order, and disorder. There are three specific themes that branch out from the topics. First is the theme of oblivion and the facile manipulation of a person within oblivion. Second is insight into a person’s natural ability to adapt to changes in the environment. The last theme is the concept of never having complete control in any situation.
People can be easily manipulated when they

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