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…possess sacred power and therefore can act as intermediaries between the tribe and the deities. In the ceremonies associated with ritual and initiation, they engaged in certain traditional rites that were designed to perpetuate the smooth operation…

…what Denning describes as "ceremonial universality" - meaning that the poem can appeal ceremonially to all faiths and generations. This is most clearly seen in "Corinna's Going A Maying" where classical myths are used in harmony with more Christian ideas…

…"Some people want the medicine man and woman to share their religious belief in the same manner that priests, rabbis, and ministers expound publicly the tenets of their denominations; others feel that Indian ceremonials are remnants of primitive life…

…Concrete It starts off with Theseus, Duke of Athens, and Hippolyta, Queen of the Amazons and Fiancée to Theseus discussing their wedding plans. They want the celebrations to the wedding in Athens to be in a good mood. Egeus, father of Hermia…

…History Of the Play Probably composed in 1595 or 1596, A Midsummer Night's Dream is one of Shakespeare's early comedies, but can be distinguished from his other works in this group by describing it specifically as the Bard's original wedding play…

…, and sentences Antigone to death. Antigone though is not only tied to Creon as his niece, but she is also engaged to be wed to his son, Haemon. It is a wedding that can no longer take place as a result of her sentence. Ironically however, Antigone is sent…

…possessed with property and money so Egeus's power is made to seem senseless. The play moves into the woods which is haunted by fairies who are there to bless the wedding of Theseus and Hippolyta…

…whenever come he shall” (312). Alisoun was thought to be a loose woman, almost trampish but her feelings were so, “I am free to wed, in God’s name, where it pleases me” (312). She had three good husbands, all of which were old and rich who treated her well…

…. The play moves into the woods which is haunted by fairies who are there to bless the wedding of Theseus and Hippolyta. The quarreling between Oberon and Titania over the changeling boy leads to the king wanting to embarrass Titania with the love juice by making…

…falls in love with her and will love her the rest of the story. He then meets Miss Havisham, a willowy, yellowed old woman dressed in an old wedding gown. Miss Havisham seems most happy when Estella insults Pip's coarse hands and his thick boots as they play…