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    The role of Magic in A Midsummer Night’s Dream is developed between the “realistic” world and a world inhabited by sprites, fairies, and other magical creatures and forces.The main purpose of this magical world is to strengthen the idea that love is the heart of the play. We could either be in the world of fantasy in the forest or out in the equally amazing world of Athens on a midsummer eve, magic and power influence the lives of others. Reading the title of the play indicates that it…

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    Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream was a groundbreaking play, which expressed an array of themes in a light-hearted, comedic setting. The main theme Shakespeare conveys in this play is the difficulty of love. He conveys this idea of love’s difficulty through the use of comedy and make-believe creatures. This essay will explore that theme, providing evidence of why I believe that it is, in fact, the overriding theme of this play. The theme was not only portrayed in the text; rather, to truly…

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    house of Peter Quince to rehearse a play that they hope to perform in the celebration preceding Theseus and Hippolyta’s wedding. The play they plan to perform tells the love story of Pyramus and Thisbe, a young couple who is separated by their families’ hatred. One night Thisbe is surprised by a lion that tatters her robe before she escapes. Seeing her shredded robe, Pyramus assumes Thisbe is dead and commits suicide. When Thisbe finds her lover’s body she commits suicide as well. When Quince…

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