Love In A Midsummer Night's Dream

William Shakespeare, a playwright of A Midsummer Night’s Dream and numerous tragedies, whose stories begin with happiness and end in despair. Tragic stories ranging from Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, to Macbeth and many more. A Midsummer Night’s Dream however differs from Shakespeare’s usual work, where the story begins with despair and end with happiness. Shakespeare’s tale balances between light-hearted humour and romance, and the exploration of consequences love carries, as well as the many forms it comes in, such as love between a parent and their child, the relationship between friends, and the romance between lovers. A Midsummer Night’s Dream educates modern readers a variety of lessons, like how ‘love looks not with the eyes, but with the
mind.’ Shakespeare also teaches modern readers an in-depth of love, and how there are more forms than one – True love, unrequited love and manipulated love (love at first sight.) – This is shown through several use of effective symbolism, themes of love and magic.
The story sets off in Athens, presenting Lysander, Hermia, Demetrius, and Helena, all facing the consequences love assists, as the Athenians face each form of love. True love (Lysander and Hermia), unrequited love (Hermia and Demetrius) and manipulated love, which affect Lysander and Demetrius thereafter the impish Puck unintentionally applies the potion to the Athenian men, which the King, Oberon had intended for his wife.