I do believe that this statement by William Shakespeare is utterly true. After reading the play, it really does widen my view about the difficulties faced by each lover. From there we can detect different types of couples [warrior couple, immortal couple (fairies), mortal Athenian couples] with different kinds of characteristics that sometimes may make them look like a bunch of fools! (Excluding Theseus & Hippolyta). Since Midsummer Night’s Dream is a light hearted romantic play, the ending ends happily with reconciliation and marriage.

In this play, I find that the significant of the statement, “The course true love never did run smooth” is not vivid enough if I were to apply it in Thesues and Hippolyta’s situation. This is because Shakespeare does not really reveal much about the causes and consequences of the war that finally leads to marriage. The only statement Thesues make is,

I won thy love doing the injuries"

This statement above may be a clue that shows Thesues’s love for Hippolyta. Thus, the couple does not make much appearance in the whole play. They only appearance in the early Act I,

At least the problem is solved after Puck settles his misdeeds. Demetrius then finally realizes the differences of infatuation and the meaning of true love (that is for Helena)!

So what causes Oberon and Titania’s bumpy ride before discovering their true love? The conflict arises when Titania refuses to hand over the “changeling boy” to Oberon. Stubbornness causes her to turn down turn his command and leads to a terrible consequence, according to Puck;

"And now they never meet in grove or green,

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