Bottom says "Reason and love keep little company together nowadays" (Act 3 Scene 1, lines 139-141)
What does this mean and how does this quote sum up the theme of love in A Midsummer Night's Dream?
2006-09-03 18:30:02 · 3 answers · asked by nzdota 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
To me it means that reason and love are not enough to keep a relationship together. It's been a long time since I've read the play, I vaguely remember a lot of love between different couples that was switched around a lot during the story. So that would relate to the meaning simply because no one was able to stay in a relationship for very long.
2006-09-03 18:40:14 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
It basically means that love and sense aren't found together - you'll have to decide whether "nowadays" means the night of the play or the time it was set or, indeed, any time including now.
2006-09-04 04:46:20 · answer #2 · answered by UKJess 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
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2006-09-03 19:19:46 · answer #3 · answered by Sandie 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋