Act 3 Scene 2 of illustrates the confusion between the Helena, Lysander, Hermia and Demetrius. Both of the men end up loving Helena and even want to fight for her. Hermia is confused and hurt because Lysander no longer loves her but this all gets resolved at the end. Act 5 functions as a comical relief because the group of men playing out the story of Pyramius and Thisbe. They turned a very tragic love story into a comedic romance because they are so horrible at acting. The story between Pyramius and Thisbe are very similar because in both stories the lovers end up killing each other. It is impossible to take the actors seriously because of their exaggerated voices and roles they have to play. Puck's ending states that the whole thing was just a dream, now to think of it it did sort of feel like a dream with Shakespeare's use of fairies, men transformed as donkeys, and the whole confusion with the problem between who loved who. AMSND is very compacted but it is beautifully written and is very funny, dramatic and enjoyable. This play takes satirical approach to explain that love is complicated.
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