Dreams play an incredibly important role in the story of A Midsummer Night's Dream. The word “dream” is right in the title. For my presentation today I will be looking at the work of Sigmund Freud, his Theory of the Subconscious and how this relates to A Midsummer Night's Dream. There are numerous different interpretations and meanings of the word “Dream. What happens when we sleep. What we want or desire. An escape from reality. Etymology of the word “Dream”. Ancient Swedish word “Drom” meaning noise or cheerfulness. The word in English, dream, has Anglo-Saxon roots and was linked to music and joy. The ancient Germanic, German and Norwegian words for dream have a very different meaning. “Trugen” to deceive, “Draugr” meaning ghost. 'Draugma'The dictionary definition of dream is, as stated before, "A series of images, ideas, emotions and sensations that occur involuntarily in the mind during certain stages of sleep." Dreams are something that has fascinated people forever, and countless works of art and texts revolve around them. One of the first people to scientifically explore dreams was the Austrian psychologist Sigmund Freud. Freud is widely considered the father of psychoanalysis. Psychoanalysis is the name of a set of psychological theories and therapies developed with the aim of treating mental illnesses. Freud's work in the field of psychoanalysis has provided us with possible explanations for complex human behavior. One of his most interesting and well-known theories is that of the “Unconscious”. The motif of dreams connects to other central themes of the work, namely love and in particular a specific type of love. What the Greeks called Eros, or erotic love. Which is the most dangerous kind of love, love that is not necessarily mutual and that leads us to act irrationally. Dreams reveal the limits of human reason and challenge the idea of ​​coherent identity or individuality. Dreaming in the opera can also be interpreted as an enlightening and cathartic experience both for the characters in the opera and for others