Marriage Dream of Hermia and Her Struggle
4.1 Marriage dream of Hermia and her struggle Hermia is daughter of Egeus. She is falling in a deeply love with Lysander, a man who refused by her father, Egeus. He does not want her to marry Demetrius, the chosen man of Egeus. When we first meet Hermia, in beginning of the play she is the typical girl in love against her father’s wishes. Obviously we see from the start that she is very devoted to Lysander, her love, and she does not like to be forced to do things that she does not want.
HERMIA : I do entreat your grace to pardon me.I know not by what power I am made bold, nor how it may concern my modesty, In such a presence here to plead my thoughts; But I beseech your grace that I may know The worst that may befall me in this case,If I refuse to wed demetrius
Hermia defiantly denies her father’s attempts at an arranged marriage, in favor of her whirlwind romance with and marriage to Lysander. She does not want to marry Demetrius even though her father has pretty much told her it is that or death. She already know that if she against her father willing to marry Demetrius, she will be punished, she might be killed but she takes the risk and
THESEUS: Either to die the death or to abjure for ever the society of men. Therefore, fair Hermia, question your desires; Know of your youth, examine well your blood, Whether, if you yield not to your father's choice, You can endure the livery of a nun, For aye to be in shady cloister mew'd, To live a barren sister all your life, Chanting faint hymns to the cold fruitless moon. Thrice-blessed they that master so their blood, To undergo such maiden pilgrimage; But earthlier happy is the rose distill'd, Than that which withering on the virgin thorn Grows, lives and dies in single blessedness
HERMIA: So will I grow, so live, so die, my lord, ere I will my virgin patent up unto his lordship, whose unwished yoke my soul consents not to give sovereignty.
Hermia states that she would rather die or become a nun than marry
HERMIA : I do entreat your grace to pardon me.I know not by what power I am made bold, nor how it may concern my modesty, In such a presence here to plead my thoughts; But I beseech your grace that I may know The worst that may befall me in this case,If I refuse to wed demetrius
Hermia defiantly denies her father’s attempts at an arranged marriage, in favor of her whirlwind romance with and marriage to Lysander. She does not want to marry Demetrius even though her father has pretty much told her it is that or death. She already know that if she against her father willing to marry Demetrius, she will be punished, she might be killed but she takes the risk and
THESEUS: Either to die the death or to abjure for ever the society of men. Therefore, fair Hermia, question your desires; Know of your youth, examine well your blood, Whether, if you yield not to your father's choice, You can endure the livery of a nun, For aye to be in shady cloister mew'd, To live a barren sister all your life, Chanting faint hymns to the cold fruitless moon. Thrice-blessed they that master so their blood, To undergo such maiden pilgrimage; But earthlier happy is the rose distill'd, Than that which withering on the virgin thorn Grows, lives and dies in single blessedness
HERMIA: So will I grow, so live, so die, my lord, ere I will my virgin patent up unto his lordship, whose unwished yoke my soul consents not to give sovereignty.
Hermia states that she would rather die or become a nun than marry