Theme Of Love In A Midsummer's Night Dream
“That’s the way of the world… for every man that is faithful to his true love, a million end up running after a different lover.” (pg. 91) Shakespeare uses the comedy of Midsummer’s Night Dream to show the many complexities of love. For example, Egeus wants his daughter Hermia to marry Demetrius, but she is in love with Lysander and him with her. Meanwhile Helena is in love with Demetrius, who obviously does not feel the same about her. Even the play that the rude mechanicals put on for Theseus is based around the humor and complexities of love. Hermia is supposed to marry Demetrius, but she is in love with Lysander. If she does not marry to her father’s consent, she can become a nun or get killed. This shows how twisted the law was
and that real love wasn’t even considered. “I’d rather wither away than give up my virginity to someone I don’t love.” (pg. 9) Hermia would rather become a nun or die before she would marry Demetrius, whom she doesn’t love. Helena is in love with Demetrius, who is planned to wed Hermia, and does not love Helena. Helena does many things throughout the play trying to get Demetrius to love her. Helena thinks that if she can get Demetrius to be angry at Hermia that he would love her again. “So how can I say I am alone when the whole world is here to look at me?” (pg. 47) Helena sees Demetrius as her world, but he can’t even look at her without feeling sick.
Six village workers were chosen to put on a play for Theseus and Hippolyta’s wedding. The play they must preform is about two lovers who are separated by a wall. When they go to meet a lion scares away Thisbe and tears up her cloak. When Pyramus finds that Thisbe is not there, and that her cloak is all torn up, he kills him self. Thisbe who was hiding in a bush saw what had happened, and killed herself.
and that real love wasn’t even considered. “I’d rather wither away than give up my virginity to someone I don’t love.” (pg. 9) Hermia would rather become a nun or die before she would marry Demetrius, whom she doesn’t love. Helena is in love with Demetrius, who is planned to wed Hermia, and does not love Helena. Helena does many things throughout the play trying to get Demetrius to love her. Helena thinks that if she can get Demetrius to be angry at Hermia that he would love her again. “So how can I say I am alone when the whole world is here to look at me?” (pg. 47) Helena sees Demetrius as her world, but he can’t even look at her without feeling sick.
Six village workers were chosen to put on a play for Theseus and Hippolyta’s wedding. The play they must preform is about two lovers who are separated by a wall. When they go to meet a lion scares away Thisbe and tears up her cloak. When Pyramus finds that Thisbe is not there, and that her cloak is all torn up, he kills him self. Thisbe who was hiding in a bush saw what had happened, and killed herself.