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A 3 page paper which examines the significance of nature and the supernatural in William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. No additional sources cited.
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the confusing nature of love, which is further emphasized by the use of magic. The story abounds with elements of nature and elements of the supernatural. The following paper illustrates
some of the elements and examines the significance of these elements. Nature and the Supernatural in A Midsummer Nights Dream Nature, reflective of love and life: The entire
play essentially takes place in the forest and as such it is a very natural setting, a setting that is perhaps a bit confusing and frightening in itself. The woods,
especially at night, can be a magical and fearful place, but it is very real and natural and Shakespeare offered up such a setting in nature to likely further illustrate
the magical and fearful nature of love itself. Magical is also natural: In this story the king and queen of the fairies
are at odds with one another because the king, Oberon, wants a lovely young Indian boy from his wife Titania. They have gotten in a traditional married couple fight yet
the setting is supernatural and thus a bit more magical than a common setting, but still natural in terms of married relations. Their argument is such that "all their elves
for fear Creep into acorn-cups and hide them there" (Shakespeare II i). This is a very magical surreal image, but also a very fun image of a world that is
filled with tiny fairies who react to fighting leaders. There is a childlike quality to the image and thus an enjoyable foundation being laid.
Magical world is real world and love: At one point Oberon talks with Puck, a truly magical individual and a trouble maker of sorts, and reminds him of
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