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Why does Theseus think the young lovers have come to the wood in A Midsummer Night's Dream?
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∙ 10y ago
"These things seem small and indistinguishable, like far-off mountains turned into clouds." says Demetrius. Their memory of what has occurred seems vague. When you add that to the unlikeliness of what happened, it is easy to explain it as a dream.
But as Hippolyta says, "All the story of the night told over, and all their minds transfigured so together, more witnesseth than fancy's images, and grows to something of great constancy." In other words, is it likely that all of the lovers would dream the same dream?
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Theseus believes that the young lovers have come to the wood in A Midsummer Night's Dream to participate in the traditional celebrations of May Day. He thinks they are there to observe the rituals and rites associated with love and marriage.
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∙ 10y ago"To observe the rites of May", or in other words, to have some illicit sex.
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Who was Theseus in Shakespeare?
Theseus is the duke of Athens in a midsummer nights dream
Who is talking about their wedding day in the beginning of midsummer nights dream?
Theseus and Hippolyta
What does Theseus rule over in midsummer nights dream?
Theseus rules over Athens in William Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream." He is the Duke of Athens and embodies authority and order in the play.
Who is the lovers in mid-summer nights dream?
A Midsummer Night's Dream begins with two sets of lovers, Lysander and Hermia and Helena and Demetrius.
What is Theseus's decision concerning the four young people?
that they are doing a play of midsummer nights dream in a play
Midsummer nights dream questions Who is the queen of the Amazons?
In A Midsummer Nights Dream Hippolyta, queen of the Amazons, has been defeated by Theseus, the king of Athens. Theseus has fallen in love with Hippolyta, and plans to marry her. The main action of the play takes place during the preparation for this wedding.
Which member of the hunting party recognizes the sleeping lovers first in a Midsummer nights dream?
It is the character of Puck who spots the sleeping lovers first in "A Midsummer Night's Dream" and informs Oberon of their presence.
What order does Theseus give concerning the lovers in A Midsummer Night's Dream?
They are to be married in a triple ceremony along with himself
Who was planning a wedding at the beginning of midsummer nights dream?
Theseus and Hippolyta. Their nuptual hour draws on apace, or so we are told.
Where does A Midsummer Night's Dream begin?
A Midsummer Night's Dream begins in Athens, at the court of Duke Theseus.
Who is Theseus in a midsummer nights dream?
Theseus is a Duke in a midsummer nights dream. He wants to marry Hippolyta, and when he hears that Egeus and his daughter Hermia are having difficulties, he gives Hermia three options: To become a nun, to marry Demetrius or to die.
What was the play date of a midsummer nights dream?
the play date for a midsummer nights dream is the 27th of may
