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    The adoration for Fairy King Oberon and Queen Titania has turned out to be stressed. They both want the Indian tyke and neither one of the wills bargain. Shakespeare utilizes this circumstance to recognize the pixie domain and the sweethearts and also to attract likenesses the topic of the changing idea…

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    The entire drama is constructed around a group of contrasts and repetitions. Almost every feature presented in the play has its opposite: Helena is tall - Hermia is short; Pak is a jester – Bottom is a victim of the joke; Titania is beautiful – Bottom is grotesque. Moreover, the three main character groups (derived from Greek mythology, English folklore, and classical literature) are designed to firmly oppose each other: fairies are graceful and magical, craftsmen are clumsy…

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    examples of fights occurring between them, one is when Oberon Tries to get Titania to give him the Indian boy & another is when they end up seeing each other again. In the story Oberon states “How not nice to see you, Titania”(Shakespeare Act 2, Scene 1. 60-60) Titania responds “...Fairies, let’s get out of here. I’ve sworn I’ll never sleep with him or talk to him again.”(Shakespeare Act 2, Scene 1. 61-62) & Oberon also says to Titania “Give me that boy…”(Shakespeare Act 2, Scene 1. 143-143), in…

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    of Oberon and Titania and the scheming of Oberon, and Romance is repeatedly used during the scenes featuring the mortal love triangles. In A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Shakespeare plays with the themes of love, art, imagination, and dreaming to forge an overall meaning for his work. His play within a play, found in Act V, expands on his themes and portrays the relationship between the audience and the performers on stage (Richter, 2010, p6)…

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    The prominent writing entitled, “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” is credited to the labor and skill of the distinguished William Shakespeare. The employment of prosthetic fantasy in Shakespeare’s, “Dream” can be found throughout the entire play (Farrell, 2015). This magical, romantic-comedy is set in Athens. Although Shakespeare’s writing encompasses several characters, we will center on an upcoming performance for the impending wedding of Theseus, Duke of Athens and Hippolyta, Queen of the Amazons.…

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    Shakespeare’s play includes the element of magical forms like fairies, ghosts, and witches. In Midsummer Night’s Dream, Shakespeare added fairy magic. The fairy magic is use in the fairy world and the human world. Oberon, king of fairies, manipulated Titania then meddled into the human world. Humans are greatly affected by the magic. Demetrius and Lysander are place under love potions which generates complication. The females, Hermia and Helena, are place into confusion of the men’s decision.…

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    There really isn’t a definitive protagonist/antagonist that is a main character in the play. Hermia noted for her beauty, the headstrong daughter of Egeus, is sought after by both Lysander and Demetrius through the play. She’s in love with Lysander yet her father does not approve of him instead approving Demetrius. Her father asks Theseus to approve an old Athenian law that states she must either obey her father 's wishes by marrying Demetrius, join a nunnery or die. She of course objects and…

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    The symbols used in A Midsummer Night’s Dream each portray the different definitions of love; in each instance, love is a passionate force, able to blind some to the reality of the world. Some, such as Helena and Titania, are still blinded to the truth of the situation. Both are willing to overlook manipulative, abusive men in order to be loved. Hippolyta submits to love in order to appease a conqueror, and she realizes she can love him back despite the situation…

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    1. I thought this was a good play. I liked that there was humor in the storyline. 2. The genre is a romantic comedy. 3. Exposition- The story begins in Athens and Egeus is upset with his daughter who refuses to marry Demetrius, the person he has chosen for her, because she loves Lysander. Hermia's friend Helena is in love with Demetrius, but he wants to marry Hermia The Duke, Theosus, is also preparing for his upcoming wedding to Hippolyta. Rising Action-Egeus goes to Theosus for help in…

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    Introduction There are various types of love portrayed in the writings of William Shakespeare in the play A Midsummer Night’s Dream. There are several forms of love depicted in the play, including parental love, forced love, romantic love, as well as jealousy to name a few. Early in the play, the character Lysander says, “The course of true love never did run smooth” (1.1.134), this theme carries through the remaining scenes of the play as various sets of characters undergo a series of trials…

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