Based on the actions and words of duke theseus in act 1; sc 1, how would you describe his character? shy and lacking confidence. serious and authoritative. friendly and humorous. angry and vengeful.

Based on the actions and words of Duke Theseus in Act I, Scene I of "A Midsummer's Night Dream", by William Shakespeare his character could be described as Serious and authoritative. He is reasonably sympathetic to Hermia´s difficulties but he insists on upholding the law as he knows it, without making an exception.

one thousand and one nights, also known as arabian nights is a collection of stories whose basic structure is that of embedded narrative. this technique refers to a main story which works as the common frame - or framing narrative - for the other stories, and then this series of stories which are connected to the main one. this technique can also be referred to as a story within a story. the stories stem from the original tale, some begin and end on their own, some are connected to the previous or following one, by means of questions that are answered in the subsequent tale, or characters which reappear.