Types Of Love In A Midsummer's Night Dream By William Shakespeare

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A Midsummer’s Night Dream by William Shakespeare, is a story about love. But not one type of love, however many types of love, forced love, parental love, romantic love.
Primary Parent love, and that’s starts with Egeus and Hermia. In the story Egeus seemed strict and forceful, his acts shows that he is bossy and demanding. Because Hermia is in love with Lysander he forbids them to marry, Since Egeus wants Demetrius to marry Hermia, and since her father wants what he thinks is best for her. He believes that Demetrius will bring happiness for her more than Lysander since Egeus more than Lysander, Egeus claims his daughter to marry Demetrius but she declines and runs away with Lysander. The reason Egeus is doing this because he knows Demetrius

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