New Criticism and Deconstruction as Applied to: A Midsummer Night’s Dream In the play A Midsummer Night’s Dream there are many ambiguities used to voice themes of the play. One of those ambiguous themes is presented by Robin Goodfellow, a character who is often associated with puns throughout the course of the play. He states, “That every man should take his own, / In your walking shale be shown. / Jack shale have Jill; / Naught …showed first 75 words of 1407 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1407 total…after robins spells did they decide on a lover and that in no way can be considered true love but, in this false love they did find true happiness. This fully supports the theme, happiness is a state of mind and eternal happiness can be found in any partner, regardless of true love so long as there is some love there. Works Cited Shakespeare, William. A Midsummer Night’s Dream. New York: Washington Square Press, 1993.