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Comment On The Role And Dramatic Significance Of Theseus In a Midsummer Nights Dream
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Chris Andrew 04 April 2001 Comment On The Role And Dramatic Significance Of Theseus In a Midsummer Nights Dream Although Theseus is only in the play for a short time and has quite a peripheral role and yet he is central in the plot. He appears only in the early and late scenes yet what takes place the middle of the play involving the lovers in the forest is due to Theseus' decision to stand by the will of Egeus and enforce marriage between Hermia and Demetrius. "To fit your fancies to your father's will; Or the law of Athens yields you up,- Which by no means we may extenuate,- To death, or to a vow of single life." The fact that Thesius is well respected in the mythological world, being most famous for slaying the Minotaur, reflects his character in 'A Midsummer Nights Dream' as a powerful and just figure. People with extensive knowledge of...
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