A midsummer nights dream love is patient love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angerad, it keeps no
record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects always trusts always hopes, always perseveres Love
never fails
Is what Shakespeare portrays in the play truly the love that we, as Christians, understand? If yes, how? If not, why not?

No, it is not.

Explanation:

The kind of love portrayed in the story, "A midsummer night's dream", is not the Agape love that we understand as Christians. Eros, that is, romantic love was displayed by the characters in Shakespeare's story. This is different from the Christian love, Agape, which is pure, sacrificial, and unconditional.

Oberon, King of the Fairies, did not also display 'Agape love' when he was not pleased with Titania for not giving him the child. He was angry with her and revenged by putting a love portion in her eyes to fall in love with Bottom. That was not the Christian love that is not easily angered, keeps no record of wrong or self-seeking.

determined and defiant is your answer : )