"Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. “Honor your father and mother”—which is the first commandment with a promise— “so that it may go well with you and that you may enjoy long life on the earth.” Fathers, do not exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord."
This quotation is relatable to both the novel and the play in the theme of family and friendship in several different aspects of the stories. It is shown that there are many family relationships – good or bad, in both stories. Friendships were made and broken throughout the course of the two stories. In A Midsummer Night's Dream, the theme is visible when Hermia is obligated to follow her father's command of marrying Demetrius, or be a nun. Egeus should not exasperate Helena however, and not force her to do things she doesn't want to do. In The Kite Runner, Baba is dissapointed in his son's cowardness and interest in poetry, which does not make him manly.
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