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A Midsummer Night's Dream

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The theme of dreams is very important in the Midsummer Night’s Dream play by William Shakespeare. The dreams in this play help emphasize the meaning of the play. Hippolyta’s first words in the play evidence the prevalence of dreams (“Four days will quickly steep themselves in night, / Four nights will quickly dream away the time”), and various characters mention dreams throughout the play as well. Shakespeare managed to present ideas of dreaming brilliantly throughout the play. Hence, in the play, when the lovers went to sleep and dreamt, Shakespeare made us think two important questions; whether dreaming is a reality or is reality dreaming? At this point in time, it’s clear to see that not only does the theme of dreams play

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