NameDatePeriodMSDRD12 RyanTrue happiness is something that can be interpreted differently. In Shakespeare's play A Midsummer Night's Dream, emotions are changed several times, making the play difficult to follow and comparable to a soap opera presented in a humorous manner. At the end of the play, 3 couples are reunited and everyone seems happy, but can we really say that true happiness has been achieved after all the fairies' shenanigans. I believe true happiness has not been achieved for several reasons. The first reason is that some people in the room still aren't happy with the outcome of all this. One character that stands out to me is Egeus. I think his opinions should be taken into account when determining whether true happiness was achieved, as he made it clear that he was not happy after Theseus told him he would let Hermia marry Lysander. In scene four, act one of the play, Aegeus says: “I demand the law, the law, on his head. » (page 50) He says he wants Lysander beheaded for trying to run away with Hermia, proving how upset he is about the whole situation. ...