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Foolishness In A Midsummer Night's Dream

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A Midsummer Night’s Dream is described as one of William Shakespeare’s comedies based on the way the characters behave. Some events that happened actually affect the light tone of play, specifically when Puck stated that “Oh Lord, what fools these mortals be”. The foolishness of the lovers, the players, and even the fairies slightly affect the tone of the play into different theme yet, they didn’t really have a great impact on the main theme which is after all, a comedy. There are a number of examples with the foolishness of the lovers which sound like a tragic event but really are comic. For example Helena says “And I am sick when I look not on you” (2.1.37). Showing that she’s a fool in terms of loving Demetrius that she keeps on following
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