... never did run smooth," remarks Lysander, expressing one of A Midsummer Night's Dream's most important themes-the difficulty of love. Although most of the conflict in the play stems from the troubles of romance, and although the play involves a number of romantic elements, it is not truly a love story; it distances the audience from the emotions of the characters in order to poke fun at the torments ... and difficulties that those in love face. The tone of the play is so lighthearted that the audience never doubts that things will end happily, and it is therefore free to enjoy the comed...

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... insipid, ridiculous play that I ever saw in my life- I could disagree with Samuel Pepys. A Midsummer Night's Dream is a festive comedy. The play takes place in June and this is a bewitched time. In the spring the custom is to celebrate the return of fertility to the earth. During this time the young people spend the night in the woods to celebrate. The play ... lifts the spell and everyone seems to believe they have had a rare vision and then their lives go on just as if none of this had happened. The play brings closure to the reader by having the traditional ending of a comedy. They u...

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• Grade Level: High School

... A Midsummer Night's Dream is a play primarily on the difficulty of love. Though most of the conflicts in the play stem from the troubles of romance, and even though the play involve many romantic elements, the play is not a romance. The play is actually a comedy; this is achieved because the play distances the audience from the emotions of the characters. It is debated upon whether or not ... this is one of Shakespeare's greatest works, however this play is acclaimed and adored ... by many because of its humor and excitement. By using themes ... ...

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... Shakespeare's own handwritten copy. A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare is the most popular comedy, it portrays the adventures of four young lovers, and their interactions with woodland fairies. Setting The events of the story first unfold in the "Theseus Palace". Second it unfolds at " ... an extremely scenic effect because in "A Midsummer Night's Dream" the forest creates a dark, wild, mysterious atmosphere in which the magical elements of Shakespeare's plot can be played out. The Athens and the enchanted forest influence the characters especially Hermia and Lysander b...

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• Grade Level: High School

... represent Queen Elizabeth I's resistance to male dominance throughout her reign as a Monarch of England. In A Midsummer Night's Dream, Shakespeare not only composes a simple and thoughtless comedy, but he constructs a social commentary that investigates the various gender roles and explores the inferiority of women in Elizabethan society. In A Midsummer Night's Dream elements of social critique are present in the opening seen with the conflict between Hermia ... and her father Egeus. Rather than submitting to her father's wishes, Hermia's headstrong attitude questions the belief that wo...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate