<P> David Bevington argues that the play represents the dark side of love . He writes that the fairies make light of love by mistaking the lovers and by applying a love potion to Titania 's eyes , forcing her to fall in love with an ass . In the forest , both couples are beset by problems . Hermia and Lysander are both met by Puck , who provides some comic relief in the play by confounding the four lovers in the forest . However , the play also alludes to serious themes . At the end of the play , Hippolyta and Theseus , happily married , watch the play about the unfortunate lovers , Pyramus and Thisbe , and are able to enjoy and laugh at it . Helena and Demetrius are both oblivious to the dark side of their love , totally unaware of what may have come of the events in the forest . </P>
<P> David Bevington argues that the play represents the dark side of love . He writes that the fairies make light of love by mistaking the lovers and by applying a love potion to Titania 's eyes , forcing her to fall in love with an ass . In the forest , both couples are beset by problems . Hermia and Lysander are both met by Puck , who provides some comic relief in the play by confounding the four lovers in the forest . However , the play also alludes to serious themes . At the end of the play , Hippolyta and Theseus , happily married , watch the play about the unfortunate lovers , Pyramus and Thisbe , and are able to enjoy and laugh at it . Helena and Demetrius are both oblivious to the dark side of their love , totally unaware of what may have come of the events in the forest . </P>
who gets married in a midsummer nights dream
who gets married in a midsummer nights dream
Hippolyta and Theseus
Hippolyta and Theseus