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A Midsummer Night's Dream

by William Shakespeare

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A Midsummer Night's Dream

Lysander wants to escape to his aunt's house outside Athens with Hermia to avoid Athenian laws that force Hermia to marry Demetrius, as decreed by her father, Egeus. Theseus, the Duke, supports...

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A Midsummer Night's Dream

There is a clear opposition between the world of Athens, ruled by law and reason, and the fairy world of the forest that is magical and chaotic. There is also a clear parallel structure between the...

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