How Does Shakespeare Create A Happy Ending Of A Midsummer Night's Dream
Brent Barcelo
Mrs. Canady
AP Language and Composition
08 10 11
William Shakespeare “A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Act I and II”
Starting on Act 1, tensions and problems already begin to introduce themselves. It all begins with love and war. With the audience wanting Demetrius, Lysander, Hermia, and Helena to be separated lovers, the author places both Demetrius and Lysander to love Hermia instead of Helena. I consider this unbalanced love with a happy ending. The reason why I say this is because Shakespeare creates a dramatic feel and role to the play in the beginning. By establishing a dramatic sense of feel for the audience as an introduction and concluding it with a happy ending, Shakespeare knows that all would go well. He begins with Demetrius breaking up with Helena for Hermia. Lysander on the other hand, also falls in love for Hermia. From here both men fought for one woman, leaving Helena out like she meant nothing. …show more content…
It begins with a group of laborers rehearsing a play called The Most Lamentable Comedy and Most Cruel Death of Pyramus and Thisbe. The play is about two lovers who chat every night in a wall hole, with both of them committing suicide due to the lion’s actions in the play. Mainly this play in general, which Shakespeare devised, briefly explains how each character is given a certain role to rehearse before the day of their performance. After being given these roles, each character worries about how well or how bad they will do if they actually did the role they were given. This play was basically based off on preparation and confidence. I say this because in my opinion, the way Shakespeare described and displayed these characters in the play, were people who lack in confidence and preparation. Each character was uncertain of their role, so they had to rehearse
Mrs. Canady
AP Language and Composition
08 10 11
William Shakespeare “A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Act I and II”
Starting on Act 1, tensions and problems already begin to introduce themselves. It all begins with love and war. With the audience wanting Demetrius, Lysander, Hermia, and Helena to be separated lovers, the author places both Demetrius and Lysander to love Hermia instead of Helena. I consider this unbalanced love with a happy ending. The reason why I say this is because Shakespeare creates a dramatic feel and role to the play in the beginning. By establishing a dramatic sense of feel for the audience as an introduction and concluding it with a happy ending, Shakespeare knows that all would go well. He begins with Demetrius breaking up with Helena for Hermia. Lysander on the other hand, also falls in love for Hermia. From here both men fought for one woman, leaving Helena out like she meant nothing. …show more content…
It begins with a group of laborers rehearsing a play called The Most Lamentable Comedy and Most Cruel Death of Pyramus and Thisbe. The play is about two lovers who chat every night in a wall hole, with both of them committing suicide due to the lion’s actions in the play. Mainly this play in general, which Shakespeare devised, briefly explains how each character is given a certain role to rehearse before the day of their performance. After being given these roles, each character worries about how well or how bad they will do if they actually did the role they were given. This play was basically based off on preparation and confidence. I say this because in my opinion, the way Shakespeare described and displayed these characters in the play, were people who lack in confidence and preparation. Each character was uncertain of their role, so they had to rehearse