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Select the correct options :
A Midsummer-Night’s Dream is a ___________________.
- poetic drama
- comedy of errors
- a comedy based on fantasy
- a character play
- a revenge tragedy
- belongs to realm of dreams
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Solution
A Midsummer-Night’s Dream is a:
- poetic drama
- comedy of errors
- a comedy based on fantasy
- belongs to the realm of dreams.
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