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Comparing The Four Lovers In A Midsummer Night's Dream By William Shakespeare
In “A Midsummer Night's Dream” by William Shakespeare, the four lovers are all at they’re bitter end with all the drama, but Robin and Oberon. Robin and Oberon put the wrong flower power potion on the wrong people, now all the four people are fighting because there are different relationships going on with people who they don't truly love. “The man shall have his mare again, and all shall be well.” This quote shows how Robins rinal action develops dramatic irony because Robin is now going to try to fix the problem that Robin made and everybody but the four lovers know what happened and if Robin rixes everyones problems he thinks that nobody would have to worry because then nobody would have to know the difference but the audience. In “A Midsummer

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