'the Course of True Love Never Did Run Smooth' Discuss
‘The course of true love never did run smooth’ Discuss Sorrel Nation
Within the play, ‘A Midsummer Nights Dream’, the importance of courtship and marriage is indicated, as is that of love and marriage. One of the ideas in the play is that there is a significant difference between ‘doting’ and ‘loving’, something like the distinction between fancying someone and loving them. The play also presents love as a kind of madness and way of looking at someone and admiring them as if they where magic. Love is often presented as a good thing, yet in the play ‘love and reason keep little company together’. The variety of relationships provides parallels and contrasts allowing a range of other themes to be explored. One of those in particular being conflict and change, demonstrating that ‘the course of true love never did run smooth’.
Theseus and Hippolyta are rich, indulged individuals who are primarily concerned with their love lives and how to get their own way, much alike the four lovers. Their relationship begins with the conflict of war and Theseus ‘won thy love doing thee injuries’ demonstrating how his love for her motivated him, but also caused him pain whilst doing so. The idea that their relationship began with war comes from Greek mythology which tells how Theseus, a legendary ruler of Athens, fought with various creatures and defeated and invasion of Amazons, then married their Queen Hippolyta. Their relationship shows that of conflict, as this is how their relationship begins, but then also shows change as the play ends with their wedding celebrations, with Theseus and Hippolyta with the four lovers all happily united, and the fairies ensuring future harmony.
In the play the four lover’s relationships are the most significant demonstration of love being a most difficult emotion. In the beginning of the play, Hermia and Lysander are madly in love but Hermia is betrothed to
Within the play, ‘A Midsummer Nights Dream’, the importance of courtship and marriage is indicated, as is that of love and marriage. One of the ideas in the play is that there is a significant difference between ‘doting’ and ‘loving’, something like the distinction between fancying someone and loving them. The play also presents love as a kind of madness and way of looking at someone and admiring them as if they where magic. Love is often presented as a good thing, yet in the play ‘love and reason keep little company together’. The variety of relationships provides parallels and contrasts allowing a range of other themes to be explored. One of those in particular being conflict and change, demonstrating that ‘the course of true love never did run smooth’.
Theseus and Hippolyta are rich, indulged individuals who are primarily concerned with their love lives and how to get their own way, much alike the four lovers. Their relationship begins with the conflict of war and Theseus ‘won thy love doing thee injuries’ demonstrating how his love for her motivated him, but also caused him pain whilst doing so. The idea that their relationship began with war comes from Greek mythology which tells how Theseus, a legendary ruler of Athens, fought with various creatures and defeated and invasion of Amazons, then married their Queen Hippolyta. Their relationship shows that of conflict, as this is how their relationship begins, but then also shows change as the play ends with their wedding celebrations, with Theseus and Hippolyta with the four lovers all happily united, and the fairies ensuring future harmony.
In the play the four lover’s relationships are the most significant demonstration of love being a most difficult emotion. In the beginning of the play, Hermia and Lysander are madly in love but Hermia is betrothed to