A Midsummer Night’s Dream

A Midsummer Night’s Dream, by William Shakespeare, is a unique drama which examines the human emotion of love through a world of reality, contrasted with a world of fantasy. In this romantic comedy various Athenian lovers and citizens go through a four day long voyage, which slips back and forth between the world of fairies and the world as they know it. Shalespeare uses multiple aspects of literature to expose the contrast between the settings of the drama and the ever-changing sentiments held by the characters. His use of several themes, distinct characterization, in depth plot development, a set structure and diverse character language are means to express the true nature of the play.
As the action sets forth in the beginning of the play, the world of reality is the setting which we first see the characters in. As we meet the characters of Hermia, Lysander, Demetrius, Egeus, Theseus, Helena and Hippolyta, they are all in the city of Athens. Athens represents the “rea...