What Is There Love In A Midsummer Night's Dream

In the play A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare, the characters Demetrius and Titania review their actions of their previous infatuations in Act 4. Although they believe that their love for another is true, Shakespeare illustrates that when it comes to love, ultimately, one follows their heart, not thinking or showing any concern for the consequences of their actions. Demetrius loves Hermia instead of Helena at first, but he becomes infatuated with Helena after Puck uses his magic flower on Demetrius and Lysander. Even though he is under the effect of Puck’s flower, he accepts that Hermia does not love him. After Puck removes the spell from Lysander, and Demetrius confirms to Egeus that Helena is his love, “Fair Helena in fancy following me. But, my good lord, I wot
Hermia continues to love Lysander, so it was beneficial for Demetrius to realize that he can still have Helena as long as she loves him back. Seeing that Helena still loves him for who he is, he is more rational and loves her in return. Also, thanks to Puck and his magic flower, Titania finds Bottom as he sings, instantly falling in love with him. After her spell breaks and reunites with Oberon once again, she’s deeply horrified once she looks at Bottom, seeing that she loved him even with the head of an ass, “How come these things to pass? O, how mine eyes do loathe this visage now!” (4.1.80-81.125). While under the spell of the flower, it blinds her from Bottom personality. Although she only notices that she loved a man with an ass head, Titania doesn’t see that Bottom takes advantage of the attention he receives from the fairies. Puck’s flower has the power to make one become infatuated with the first person that one sees, therefore Shakespeare was trying to point out what can happen when a person only relies on their initial feelings. He points out to readers that love comes with consequences, and cannot be seen if one does not use their common sense and think