JAMB Literature in English 2021 Question 12

Question 12

Set Text: A Midsummer Night's Dream

One of the themes of A Midsummer Night's Dream is

  1. A.how to become a duke
  2. B.the defeat of evil by good
  3. C.romantic love as a blind force that can be cruel and forgiving
  4. D.night dream
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: C (romantic love as a blind force that can be cruel and forgiving)

Explanation

The lovers fall in and out of love blindly, often hurting one another, which shows love as an irrational, unpredictable force.