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Back to Famous Shakespeare Plays //A Midsummer Night's Dream// takes place in Athens, Greece in 1595 or 1596 for the celebration of courtly weddings.
 * Two couples, Helena and Demetrius as well as Hermia and Lysander get married at a charming forest (Matt).

In the time frame of //A Midsummer Night's Dream//, there was a law that fathers may decided who their daughter marries.
 * If she did not not obey she would be put to death or sent to a nunnery.

“Everything in the play is related to the theme of marriage. Theseus and Hippolyta’s ceremony is the goal towards which all the action is directed- the fairies have come to Athens to bless the occasion.”
 * This play is important because marriage is also important in today's society (Boyce).

While writing //A Midsummer Night’s Dream//, Shakespeare incorporated love, romance, kings and fairies. This was one of Shakespeare's earliest comedies (A Midsummer Night's Dream Introduction).
 * He made it seem like the fairies were helping to write the play.
 * This play is a play within a play because the king’s and fairies start to take over and add to the theme of marriage.
 * It was considered one of Shakespeare's greatest comedies written (A Midsummer Night's Dream).