Imagination and Shakespear

Magic 10: Theseus, Egeus, and Hippolyta have trouble believing the stories of the four lovers, for they seem too fantastical. The magic of the woods cannot truly reach Athens' credibility. However, Hippolyta believes them a little more than the others for, although they all seem too magical to believe, they do correspond with one another.

The scene is set in the palace of Theseus, where the Duke,
Hippolyta, Philostrate, and the other lords have assembled.
Hippolyta speaks ab...