What is the effect of hawthorns use of both comparison/contrast?

Which of the following characters from a midsummer night's dream is used as an allusion to earlier english poetry

Who is ¨ the guilty party¨ at the end of the text, and how do his actions contribute to the storys theme?

Based on the cause-and-effect relationship in this sentence, what is the meaning of the word illuminate? the colors and patterns on the stained glass windows were illuminated as thousands of candles burned during the special church service. a) to melt or change form b) to grow taller or wider c) to become extremely hot d) to light up or make clear