Quote
“The lunatic, the lover, and the poet Are of imagination all compact:
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What does this quotation mean?
Theseus is skeptical about the lovers' story. His speech is one position in the play's debate about imagination.
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Source: A Midsummer Night’s Dream , Act V, scene 1
Edition: Project Gutenberg Shakespeare text
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