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In Shakespeare’s play A Mid – Summer Night’s Dream  

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A Mid - Summer Night's Dream In Shakespeare's play 'A Mid - Summer Night's Dream', Shakespeare uses his characters to present "True Love" as a state of harmony and happiness between lovers. However, it is only at the very end of this Mid - Summer night each character must make their own journey through troubled happenings towards the fulfillment of their desires and the achievement of true happiness. Shakespeare makes clear in Puck's final monologue that this fairytale of love's complications is not to be taken seriously. Lysander and Hermia are both seriously in love. Although they love each other, their parents forbade them to be together "The course of true love never did run smooth" (Lysander, Act 1 Scene). Egeus, Hermia's father strongly disapproved of their relationship and wanted Hermia to marry Demetrius, who also loved Hermia. Egues' decision was clearly made for his own benefit he doesn't care about Hermia...

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