How can I relate to A Midsummer Night's Dream in any way?

A good place to start when trying to establish points of
connection between us and the plays of Shakespeare is trying to put yourself in the
shoes of some of the characters and the position that they face. When I first teach this
play to students, I start off by looking at Act I scene 1 when Egeus enters with his
daughter and Lysander and Demetrius. I normally start off by asking my students whether
they think they should have the right to pick the person they marry or whether their
parents should pick their future life partner. Normally, the overwhelming response is
that they believe they have the right to select who they will marry! Then I ask them how
they would respond or feel if their parents tried to force them to marry somebody that
they had chosen for them rather than their own personal choice. This evokes a range of
emotions, which prepares them for reading about the plight that Hermia finds herself in
and automatically establishes a connection between the plot of the play and my students.
In particular we look at Egeus's lines when he says:

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I beg the ancient privilege of
Athens:

As she is mine, I may dispose of
her,

Which shall be either to this
gentleman

Or to her death, according to our
law

Immediately provided in that
case.

A close examination of
his speech looks at how he talks and the kinds of language he uses to talk about his
daughter, for example talking about "disposing" of her, which again leads back into the
discussion of how Hermia feels and how would they feel in the same situation. Activities
such as this give students a real interest in the play and help them to sympathise with
the issues and characters contained therein. Hope this helps!