Theseus Lunatic Quotes

This quote in the book is one of the funniest, because instead of trying to know what happen to the lovers, Theseus insult them of being lunatics. This quote makes me remember of my parent. Theseus, like my parent will insult you of being a lunatic, if that’s what they think you are. In my opinion what this says, is that Theseus is a king that exactly tells you what he think, and if you don’t like it, then deal with it. So, that’s what makes this quote important and funny because this is the first time we’ve been introduced to a character like Theseus, a character that is not afraid to say what he think.
Shakespeare Through this quote send a message to the reader and describe the character of Theseus. “More strange than true,” in this part of the quote, Theseus uses the word strange to describe the unexplainable stories of the lovers. In the first chapter of the book, we can assume that the humans do not know about the existence of magic, since they haven’t talked about it. …show more content…
Which shows that instead of accepted the fact that they were all saying the truth, Theseus prefered to neglect and ignore the possibilities of them being victims of Witchcraft. This shows the reader that Theseus is not open minded, but he’s also a king that does not believe in magic or Witchcraft. This piece of information helps the reader know that Theseus is not a superficial king and not gullible, however his ignorance blinds him from seeing the reality,that magic exist. “Lovers and madmen have such seething brains, such shaping fantasies, that apprehend, more than cool reason ever comprehends,” By comparing the lovers and madmen to normal people, Shakespeare in this part of the quote, describe the attitude and thought of Theseus. Theseus think that the lovers(Lysander and Hermia, etc..) think about things, that normal people, like him do not