William Shakespeare's play "A Midsummer Night's Dream" is a classic fairytale of lovers and betrayers. This play has been called Shakespeare's "happiest comedy," and it most definitely is, as it is full of raucous humor and non-stop action. There are many different qualities of a 'happy play' that are clearly noticeable. For example, love that is for the best makes all plays happy, and humor causes the audience to laugh and enjoy. Of course, every 'happy play' needs to have some happiness in it. A Midsummer Night's Dream is Shakespeare's "happiest comedy" because it combines love, humor, and joyfulness all together. One of the reasons that A Midsummer Night's Dream is labeled as Shakespeare's "happiest comedy" is because of the love that is present in it. Hermia and Lysander are only teenagers but they are in love. They even put their own lives at stake so they can be together: "So will I grow, so live, so die, my lord,/ Ere I will yield my virgin patent up/ Unto his lordship, whose unwished yoke/ my soul consents not to give sovereignty./" (Act: 1 Scene: 1) Hermia tells Theseus that she will not give her virginity to Demetrius or to anybody else. Lysander and Hermia's love may be true but he does often sweet-talk her so she could be just infatuated. Also, after he says that he will never leave Hermia, he falls quickly in love with another woman when a love potion is cast on him. Theseus and Hippolyta are also in love. They often argue but their love is strong enough to keep them together. The only way reason they are together is that Theseus kidnaps Hippolyta but everything works out and they fall in love.
             Lashe couple who is least expected to get together finally does. Helena loves Demetrius so much that it seems she is also infatuated. Demetrius does not love Helena until Oberon casts a spell on him. This is what causes Demetrius and Helena to become lovers. Love makes this play one of Shakespeare's happiest comedies with the t...