Read these lines carefully from the play. "Ay me! for aught that I could ever read, Could ever hear by tale or history, The course of true love never did run smooth" - - Act 1, Scene 1 Based on these lines, what could be a possible theme of the play? Question 2 options: Love can be difficult. Love goes smoothly when you are with the right person. True love does not exist. Plays become tales passed down throughout history when love is involved.

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Justice Mcknight

26 October, 22:45

Read these lines carefully from the play. "Ay me! for aught that I could ever read, Could ever hear by tale or history, The course of true love never did run smooth" - - Act 1, Scene 1 Based on these lines, what could be a possible theme of the play? Question 2 options: Love can be difficult. Love goes smoothly when you are with the right person. True love does not exist. Plays become tales passed down throughout history when love is involved.

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Abby Blackwell · Answer 1

I believe the correct answer is the first option: Love can be difficult.

In these lines from William Shakespeare’s "A Midsummer Night’s Dream" Lysander tries to soothe Hermia when she despairs about the difficulties facing their love because her father, Egeus, has forbidden them to marry. He tells her that they have to endure difficulties, as many did in tales, to reach romantic bliss.