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Love In A Midsummer Night's Dream By William Shakespeare
In the play, A Midsummers Night Dream written by Shakespeare would argue that love ultimately wins out over hate. The author maintains that the term ‘love’ can be split into at least three categories. Therefore this argument can even be addressed that the play author will focus on lust, friendship and the unconditional love between father and daughter.
Shakespeare shows how lust, a dimension of love, wins out over hate by his portrayal of the relationship between Hermia and Lysander. Key character Hermia has been ordered by her farther Egeus to marry Demisters, but she is in lust with Lysander. Lust over wright’s hate, this is evident in act one, scene one, “My good Lysander! I swear to thee by cupid’s strongest bow...” “In that same place thou hast appointed me; tomorrow truly will I meet thee…”
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This is shown through childhood best friends, Helena and Hermia. The two have a sisterly relationship that clash with the jealously Helena has of Hermia’s beauty, and the envy one has for each other when puck, otherwise known as robin good fellow messes around on a duty he is appointed. Act one, scene one undermines the basic of the two’s relationship, “hello beautiful Helena! ...” “Did you just call me ‘beautiful’? Take it back. You’re the beautiful one as far as Demetrius is concerned...” backing this up, when puck interferes with the two, hatred is addressed. This is appointed in scene two, act one, when Helena says “Fine,

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