... seen playing pranks on lovesick mortals, earnest youths enduring comical romantic confusion, and lovers finding understanding to the true meaning of love. Shakespeare uses the genuine admiration present between the Duke and Queen in contrast to the false attractions of the other characters. Serving as an example, Theseus and Hippolyta embody a relationship that remains true. Although they found love on the ... mask their excitement, the couple delights in the happiness the future shall bring. Certainly, both characters exude confidence as well as a deep admiration for one another. The r...

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... are depicted as inferior to the men, submitting to all their desires. At the end of the play when they return to the castle to celebrate the marriage of the Duke, the women become chastised to their roles in society by submitting to the male's desires. The play concludes with the women being physically tamed in their marriage bed binding them ... ...

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