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Who is Hermia?

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In love with Lysander but is forced to marry Demetrius

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Who is Helena

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In love with Demetrius and friend with Hermia

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Who is Demetrius ?

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Demetrius is the man that Helena loves

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Who is Lysander

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Lysander is in love with Hermia

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Egeus

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Hermias dad

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Thesus

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The king

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Hippolyta

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Warrior queen from the Amazon in love with thesus

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Titania

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Fairy queen

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Oberon

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Fairy king

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Puck

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Puck is oberons fairy

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Bottom

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An actor that turns into a donkey and Titania falls in love witg

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Patrioarchy

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Men are better than women

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Hierarchy

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Pyramid of importance

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Religion

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Most people are Christian

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Expectations for women/girls

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Marry whoever your father chooses

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Shakespeare

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Shakespeare was the writer

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Alliteration

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The Long Lorry

Example

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Repition

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Repeating

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Metaphors

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A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable. EXAMPLE: the tree howled

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Similes

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a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid (e.g. as brave as a lion ).

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Figurative language

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Example: This coffee shop is an icebox

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Personification

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Describing something non human in human ways

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Onomatopoeia

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A sound example : AHHHHH

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Juxtaposition

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Where two contrasting ideas, places or characters are placed side by side for contrast

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Imagery

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Visually descriptive language that creates a picture for the readers

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