A Midsummer Night's Dream Questions on Athens
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Why did Lysander want to go to his aunt's house in 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...
A Midsummer Night's Dream
How does Shakespeare integrate Athens, the lovers, the fairies, and the mechanicals in 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...