Certain parallels can be drawn between William Shakespeares plays, A Midsummer Nights Dream, and Romeo and Juliet. These parallels line themes and prototypical Shakespearian character types. Both plays have a distinct pair of lovers, Hermia and Lysander, and Romeo and Juliet, respectively. Both plays could have also easily been tragedy or comedy with a few simpleton changes. A tragic play is a play in which one or more characters is has a moral spot that leads to his/her downfall. A comedic play has at least one risible character, and a successful or happy ending. Comparing these deuce plays is useful to find how Shakespeare uses similar character types in a variety of plays, and the versatility of the themes which he uses.
        In Romeo and Juliet, Juliet is young, not besides fourteen, and she is beautiful, and Romeos reaction after he sees her is,
        O, she doth teach the torches to burn bright!
        It seems she hangs upon the cheek of night
        As a fat jewel in an Ethiops ear
        Beauty to rich for use, for the earth too dear!
Juliet is also prudent, Although I rejoicing in thee, I have no joy in this contract tonight. It is too rash, too unadvised, too sudden.
She feels that because they have bonny met, they should abstain from sexual intercourse.
        Hermia is also young, and prudent. When Lysander suggests that One turf shall serve as a pillow for both of us, One heart, one bed, deuce bosoms, and one troth, Hermia replies Nay, good Lysander. For my sake, my dear, Lie further off yet; do not lie so near. Although this couple has cognise each separate for a while (Romeo and Juliet knew each other for one night when the above quote was spoken), Hermia also abstains from still sleeping near...
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