this kind‚ wanting your father’s voice‚ The other must be held the worthier” (1.1.55-57). This quote is saying that her father doesn’t want her to marry Lysander so she has to consider marrying Demetrius. Helena loves Demetrius since they spent one night together. But Demetrius does not love Helena or even want to be around her. “The more I love ‚ the more he hateth me” (1.1.204). This quote is saying that the more Helena
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forms of things unknown‚ the poet’s pen Turns them to shapes‚ and gives to airy nothing A local habitation and a name. Such tricks hath strong imagination That if it would but apprehend some joy It comprehends some bringer of that joy; Or in the night‚ imagining some fear‚ How easy is a bush supposed a bear! Antique – ancient; strange‚ grotesque (as in “antic”) Toys – trifles Fantasies – imaginations Apprehend – conceive Compact – composed See’s Helen’s beauty in a brow of Egypt – In a gypsy’s
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Shakespeare conveys his ridicule of love through various methods in A Midsummer’s Night Dream such as portraying love as a game through Helena and Demetrius’ one-sided love and incorporating a love potion which is bound to result in comedy. Usually when a confession of love is not reciprocated the person takes the hint‚ yet Helena struggles to understand that Demetrius‚ “in plainest truth”‚ tells her he does “not‚ nor [he] cannot‚ love” her and continues to express his annoyance (II.i.185-186). Demetrius’
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“Midsummer’s Night Dream” is interwoven with supernatural elements such as fairies‚ elves‚ unrealistic dreams that have been used as a tool to create confusion and therefore comedy within a dream about romance. Like the witches in Macbeth‚ the fairies in “A Midsummer’s Night’s Dream” are very much a part of life and interact with men and this can be clearly seen when Oberon accuses Titania of having an affair with the mortal Thesus. Dreams within a dream are created within the mid-summer’s night dream
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Shakespeare’s Interpretation of True Love In a world that is based on happy endings‚ many people are still unaware of the hardships that lead to happiness. William Shakespeare’s‚ A Midsummer’s Night Dream‚ highlights true love‚ and all that comes with it. Shakespeare utilizes three groups of completely different people‚ to show that love affects everyone. While love affects the couples in all different ways‚ it remains the factor everyone fights for proving true love wins no matter what. When it
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Feminism changed the dynamics and lifestyle of society‚ and the way women were viewed in America in the 1290’s. Feminism is the advocacy of women’s rights on the grounds of political‚ social‚ and economic equality to men. Before the feminist movement women were very restricted in all aspects of their lives; after‚ they gained more freedom to do whatever they wanted. Along with women’s right emerged a new kind of woman‚ the flappers. The suffrage movement change many aspects of society in America
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The Phallocentrism in ‘If on a Winter’s Night a Traveller’ and the Feminism in ‘Mrs. Dalloway’ All literary texts‚ according to Bennett and Royle (153-154)‚ can be thought about in terms of how they represent gender difference and how far they may be said to reinforce or question gender stereotypes and sometimes provoke us to think about the very idea of gender opposition. On top of the essential anatomical or biological difference between the male and female‚ various kinds of gender-stereotypes
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the “rules” in the dialogue and in plays‚ and in the motions used. Whether the tone and the setting be serious and businesslike‚ or playful and melodical‚ they shape and alter the dialogue and actions of the character. In Shakespeare’s‚ A Midsummer Night’s Dream‚ a comedy first performed in the Elizabethan era‚ two major settings are employed. This changes how the characters and the court act‚ which signifies and shows a more serious and methodical tone in the scene. This is the first major setting
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In reading‚ "Romeo and Juliet‚" and‚ "A Midsummer Night’s Dream‚" we can find a number of similarities in the characters of both plays. The distinct differences in them are that in one‚ we have a humorous character (or characters) with a cheery ending and in the other; we have a tragic character/s with a moral flaw that will aid in his or her downfall. In an evaluation of their distinctions we can see how they both hold true to their intent on carrying the story forward on it’s meandering course
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In the play A Midsummer’s Night Dream‚ elements of insult comedy are found as Shakespeare incorporates to elevate the humor. Insult comedy is a form of comedy that is intended to offend or mock a person or group of people. Shakespeare utilizes this very well as a way to improve upon the plot‚ with examples such as Helena’s love for Demetrius and Demetrius’s hate for Helena‚ as well as describing the terrible acting of the Mechanicals. Insults are an effective form of comedy for Shakespeare and
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