Preston AskewThompsonHonors English 920 March 2014Essay on A Midsummer Night's DreamWilliam Shakespeare successfully used two contrasting locations to emphasize the meaning of the story. The meaning of the story is that the course of love never runs smoothly, but if you truly love someone you will find your way there. The use of contrasting locations represents opposing forces or points of view and allows the reader to get a better idea of ​​what the theme of the story is. In William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream the two contrasting locations used were the city of Athens and an enchanted forest located on the outskirts of the city. In the City of Athens there are laws, organization, everything is governed well. In the Forest there are no laws, nothing is organized or governed. The Forest represents the chaos and difficulties of love in the story, and the city represents laws and a strict life. The forest shows us what nature or self-government can offer compared to the harsh laws of living in this case Athens. The first scene takes place in the city of Athens and shows us that Athens mi...