A Midsummer Night S Dream Essay
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Dakota Forsythe
ENG2D1
Ms. Tuerk
Tuesday, April 22nd A Midsummer Night’s Dream, one of Shakespeare’s most beloved comedies is generally thought of as a romantic comedy. The play involves a number of romantic components, it is not actually a love story; it distances the audience from the emotions of the characters in order to poke fun at the torments and afflictions that those in love suffer. Factors that make the play fit into the genre are the troubles of humans and magic. This magic creates conflicts that despite the fantasy of it all are still relevant. Shakespeare uses the setting in the play to start and manipulate these conflicts. This is a light-hearted, loving, and humorous romantic comedy.
There are conflicts in every relationship, but none created by magic. A Midsummer Night’s Dreams conflicts are all created by magic. A fairy puck has orders from his king Oberon to find the Athenian man that was being rude the women and cast a spell on him. The first person the Athenian man will see when he wakes up he will fall in love with. Unfortunately there are two Athenian men in the wood. Puck not knowing who the right one is casts the spell on both of the gentlemen. The Athenians Lysander and Demetrius both fall in love with Helena who was the person left out of the previous love triangle. This creates crazy hilarious conflict between the four main characters. Helena thinks Demetrius and Lysander are playing a sick joke on her. “Never did mockers waste more idle breath.” This of course is a very humorous because Lysander and Demetrius are actually in love with her but she thinks they are just being cruel. This is what truly creates the romantic comedy aspect of this play. Hermia is just so confused and distraught. “What love could press Lysander from my side?” This also causes major hilarity which again brings to light that this play indeed is a romantic comedy.
Surroundings shape individuals. They mold one into the
Dakota Forsythe
ENG2D1
Ms. Tuerk
Tuesday, April 22nd A Midsummer Night’s Dream, one of Shakespeare’s most beloved comedies is generally thought of as a romantic comedy. The play involves a number of romantic components, it is not actually a love story; it distances the audience from the emotions of the characters in order to poke fun at the torments and afflictions that those in love suffer. Factors that make the play fit into the genre are the troubles of humans and magic. This magic creates conflicts that despite the fantasy of it all are still relevant. Shakespeare uses the setting in the play to start and manipulate these conflicts. This is a light-hearted, loving, and humorous romantic comedy.
There are conflicts in every relationship, but none created by magic. A Midsummer Night’s Dreams conflicts are all created by magic. A fairy puck has orders from his king Oberon to find the Athenian man that was being rude the women and cast a spell on him. The first person the Athenian man will see when he wakes up he will fall in love with. Unfortunately there are two Athenian men in the wood. Puck not knowing who the right one is casts the spell on both of the gentlemen. The Athenians Lysander and Demetrius both fall in love with Helena who was the person left out of the previous love triangle. This creates crazy hilarious conflict between the four main characters. Helena thinks Demetrius and Lysander are playing a sick joke on her. “Never did mockers waste more idle breath.” This of course is a very humorous because Lysander and Demetrius are actually in love with her but she thinks they are just being cruel. This is what truly creates the romantic comedy aspect of this play. Hermia is just so confused and distraught. “What love could press Lysander from my side?” This also causes major hilarity which again brings to light that this play indeed is a romantic comedy.
Surroundings shape individuals. They mold one into the