In each chapter I will discuss how the fairies relate to the topic concerned. ... This fairy appears to be a physical allegory rather than an actual creature. ... However, according to fairy tradition fairies are not indifferent to men. "Tales, description and anecdotes of the fairies from all over the country and, indeed, from all over the world, make it clear that they are not generally conceived as existing in a independent and self-contained state, but have great concern with mortal things" (Briggs, The Fairies in Tradition and Literature, 95). ... Miller, author of the critical ...

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The play's title, for instance, refers to an English holiday custom: on "Midsummer Eve,"" or the night of the summer solstice on June 23, English men and women would spend the night outdoors around bonfires, telling supernatural tales of fairies and witchcraft. ... In other words, the play's title and plot recall English traditions in a way that suggests a combination of Halloween (Puck and the fairies) and a big rave (with love-juice instead of Ecstasy). ... Elizabeth also has much in common with Titania, Queen of Fairies. ... According to the Fairy King, one night in the woods ...

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During Elizabethan times, 1550-1625, a great writer's explosive way of writing brought forth a new life to poetry. This outstanding poet, author and playwright, was William Shakespeare. These highly subjective sonnets are wonderful tales full of love, deception, and betrayal. Although it is presu...

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