genres to convey his stories‚ especially comedies‚ tragedies and historical plays. A Midsummer Night’s Dream is a classic example of Shakespearean comedy. A comedy is a kind of drama which is intended primarily to entertain the audience and in which the characters ultimately triumph over adversity. Shakespeare was influenced by the concept of intertextuality and there are literary interferences all the time in his plays. In Shakespeare’s comedies‚ there is no satiric excess. They are light-hearted
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begging of the play to be a powerful character. He is controlling and dominant and shown to have no flaws. However‚ fundamentally like any father‚ his daughter is his biggest weakness. Prospero is commanding and often shown controlling other characters‚ so I chose to write this scene because I wanted to show a sympathetic and sensitive side to this character who ultimately cares dearly for the happiness of his daughter. To have this affectionate scene‚ will contrast with the rest of the play‚ to show the
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in The Midsummer Nights Dream by William Shakespeare‚ written in the 1600s. The three categorize are romantic love‚ forced love‚ and parental love. Romantic love is when you love someone if a special and stronger way more than a friend more like a girlfriend or boyfriend. Forced love is when you have no choice on who you can love. Parental love is from your parents love and care about you like how parents usually love their child. The love that is mentioned in The Midsummer Nights Dream is mostly
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The use of language in the play A Midsummer Night’s Dream contains that of literary elements that correspond with one another in accordance to the personalities of each character in the play therefore the production of the play itself. Shakespeare’s style of concealing poetic dialogue with ordinary words and phrases contributes to the characterization of the play. Dialogues‚ slangs‚ insults and thoughts are all portrayed as contemporary elements used for the different writing styles of the characters
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heart take over the mind‚ especially when they are in love. In the play A Midsummer Night’s Dream‚ William Shakespeare explores the true nature of love. Love is a powerful force and illusion‚ which controls people to act irrationally or changes their personality. Love can change a person’s mind and judgment drastically. The characters in the play undergo heavy transformations because of their passion. In the play A Midsummer Night’s Dream‚ Hermia turns into a different person because of her love for
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What if you were tricked into no longer loving your true love. In Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare a shakespearean comedy‚ Puck is a fairy who’s profession is serving Oberon the king of the fairies. Puck also is a known jokester who always is getting himself in trouble. He is also a very static character throughout the play. Puck is a three dimensional and complex character because of his difference in traits from mischievous to loyalty to compassion. The first and main trait that
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A Midsummer Night’s Dream Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream is a comedy that is full of mischief. Instead of having a main plot‚ it seems to be about random thoughts and emotions (much the same as dreams are). In fact‚ I have to wonder how much of the whole play is really supposed to be a dream as Puck even suggests toward the end of the play. There is no real protagonist to latch onto in this play‚ probably because there are three main groups of characters‚ but many people
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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
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Puck’s Dream: A Closer Look at Shakespeare’s Ambiguous Protagonist A Midsummer Night’s Dream reveals the story of four Athenian lovers on the path finding true love. As this play involves many characters and personalities‚ it can be misleading as to which of these lovebirds or mythical creatures represents the protagonist. However‚ A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare is dominated by the comedy and spirit of the protagonist‚ Puck. To begin‚ Puck’s role as protagonist may seem overshadowed
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Defining Nick Bottom in A Midsummer Night’s Dream Perhaps one of William Shakespeare’s greatest plays of all time‚ A Midsummer Night’s Dream is a play intended to be watched‚ rather than read‚ with an imaginative mind. It is a play that is in the genre of romantic comedy. The romantic aspects of the play are made possible with the characters of Theseus and Hippolyta‚ Lysander and Hermia‚ Helena and Demetrius‚ and Oberon with Titania. However‚ the comedy that is involved in this masterpiece is mostly
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