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Explore the theme of Appearance and Reality in A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
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Faye Jarvis 10A Explore the theme of Appearance and Reality in A Midsummer Night's Dream. A Midsummer Night's Dream is a comedy, written by William Shakespeare. It's made up of madness, confusion, mayhem, illusions and obviously dreams, as it says in it title. A key theme to A Midsummer Night's Dream is appearance and reality. This is where the confusion starts. The Artisans fail to grasp the difference between appearance and reality, this adds to the humour of the play. The setting of A Midsummer Night's Dream is in Athens and the woods. Athens represents reality. And the woods symbolise illusion. The power of love, magic and imagination add to the madness and illusion of A Midsummer Night's Dream. The play itself is an illusion. In order to enjoy the illusion of A Midsummer Night's Dream, we need to suspend reality. Love, whether induced by magic or real, often robs people of their common...
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