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Male Dominance In A Midsummer Night's Dream

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A midsummer night’s dream is a romantic comedy which deals with young people falling live but then they have to overcome certain obstacles – which would usually be the parents – before they are able to wed. Shakespeare links male domination with the tragedy and romance in this play. This is shown multiple time throughout the story. William Shakespeare demonstrates negative treatments towards women during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.
The male dominance is also existent in the fairy realm. Oberon is the equivalent to Theseus’ in the fairy world. Oberon and Titania, who are the King and Queen of the Fairies are the only married couple in the play. It is visible towards the readers that the relationship between them is quite unstable
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