William Shakespeare, a creative literary artist, left his mark on his audience with the essence of love. Based on his play A Midsummer Night's Dream, Lysander, a main character, explicitly states, "The course of love never runs smoothly," expressing an opinion easily applicable to the modern generation. The Story of an Hour, written by Kate Chopin, is another literary work that easily expresses the same theme. With this in mind, both works revolve around the aspect of love and its challenges that some may or may not overcome. Love is much more than an emotion, it is another world, another life that goes beyond itself into something unknown. The story begins with a love fight. Egeus, who is Hermia's father, does not want Hermia to be in love at all or with Lysander. Aegeus wants his daughter to be with Demetrius who is in love with Hermia, but Hermia does not love him. Egeus goes to Theseus, Duke of Athens. Aegeus tells him about the situation, and of course the Duke will go to Aegeus's side since he is Hermia's father and he decides what she should do. Now Hermia must marry Demetrius, become a nun, or be put to death. Hermia and Lysandre decide to run away into the woods where there are no rules and nothing can stop them from being in love. Hermia trusts Helena, who is her best friend, with the secret she entrusts to her. Helena is in love with Demetrius. She goes to tell Demetrius that Hermia decided to run into the woods in the hopes that Demetrius would take her back. A main part of Shakespeare's play takes place in a magical forest. Although it seems a bit far-fetched, true magic arises from its deepest parts. The king of the fairies, Oberon, modifies love, the most powerful form of magic. With her mischievous actions, Lys... middle of paper ... Speare's quote "The course of true love never ran smooth" is one of the best quotes ever said. Finding love is one of the hardest things, and getting approval is one of the other hardest things. No matter what love will find, but the path to true love has never been smooth, so patience is the key. Works CitedBach, Rebecca Ann. “The Animal Continuum in A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” TextualPractice 24.1 (2010): 123-147. Premier Academic Research. Internet. April 21, 2014. Chopin, Kate. “The story of an hour.” The Compact Bedford Introduction to literature: reading, thinking, writing: resources for teaching. By Michael Meyer. 9th ed. Boston: Bedford/St. Martins, 2012. 15-16. Print.Shakespeare, William. A Midsummer Night's Dream. 1595. Thinking and writing about literature. Ed. Michael Meyer. 2nd. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin, 2001. 859-906. Print.