society according to Egeus and Theseus? 4. What is Theseus’s ruling concerning Hermia? 5. How does Lysander’s comment about Demetrius’s previous love affair with Helena complicate things? 6. What do Lysander and Hermia plan to do about this seemingly impossible situation? 7. Why do they tell Helena what they plan to do? 8. Even though Helena loves Demetrius and is Hermia’s best friend‚ why does she decide to tell Demetrius of Hermia and Lysander’s plans? ACT I‚ SCENE II - Due Date ____________________
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Option #1 Battle of the Sexes ENG/304 Professor Salachi 12/25/13 CERTIFICATE OF ORIGINALITY: I certify that the attached paper‚ which was produced for the class identified above‚ is my original work and has not previously been submitted by me or by anyone else for any class. I further declare that I have cited all sources from which I used language‚ ideas and information‚ whether quoted verbatim or paraphrased‚ and that any and all assistance of any kind which I received while producing
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"It has often been remarked that woman have a curious power of divining the characters of men"(75). This quotation from The Mystery of Edwin Drood by Charles Dickens reflects the opposite of what a typical Dickensian society is supposedly based upon. In this standard society‚ the plot would be based around the life of a dominant male. Although the title reflects a male name‚ the movement in the novel is directly related to the exploits of a particular character‚ Rosa Bud. Fondly called Rosebud by
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wives and mothers‚ A Midsummer Night’s Dream does not adhere to the set gender roles of the time. This can be seen through the character of Hermia who is a daring and strong willed female that transcends established norms. On the other‚ the character Helena represents desperate and submissive females‚ which were more commonplace than daring ones. William Shakespeare’s sovereign at the time‚ Elizabeth I‚ is given a positive critique by the playwright evident throughout the text. Beginning the in the
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Shakespeare‚ the famous playwright‚ in his 37 plays all of his characters have some relation to passion‚ why? Shakespeare uses passion to play a significant role in his stories‚ affecting each character and their plot. His story‚ A Midsummer Night’s Dream‚ is no different. Of the many character passions that appear in A Midsummer Night’s Dream‚ a lot of them affect major plot points in the play‚ such as Oberon’s passion for jealousy leading to his action with the flower‚ Hermia and Lysander’s passionate
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Monday 23rd June 2014 Jagoda Horozanska 9c Explore the ways marginalised groups are presented in The Merchant of Venice and A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Shakespeare was very subtle when introducing the problems marginalised groups faced during the era the plays were set. The characters in the plays ‘The Merchant of Venice’ and ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream‚’ are frequently used to portray and convey Shakespeare’s feelings
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happen between the most complicated love triangle you will come upon on‚ it goes from being forbidden to be with your true love to chasing someone who clearly feels animosity towards you. In the play there are many disincentives that Hermia‚ Lysander‚ Helena and Demetrius face and all because of one thing‚love. Hermia the daughter of Egeus had fallen in love with
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discussing plans‚ when in came Helena chasing after Titania‚ left‚ with Nick Bottom when Titania loved Bottom. Titania‚ left‚ with Nick Bottom when Titania loved Bottom. Lysander but he kept telling her to go away and he didn’t love. Oberon saw this and since he still had the love potion he gave Puck some and told him make the young man love his lover back. Unfortunately Puck found Lysander instead of Demetrius and made Lysander fall in love with Helena. Helena did not wish to be with him and
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man her father chooses. Lysander protest‚ but is told to stop. Lysander and Hermia decide to escape by night in to the woods where they can escape the law and get married. Hermia tells her to Helena‚ a girl who is madly in love with Demetrius‚ but he is not hoping to gain favor with Demetrius‚ Helena decides to tell him about the plan. Some local artisans and workmen have decided to perform a play for Theseus as a way to celebrate his wedding. They rehearse the play in the woods. Robin Goodfellow
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Hermia: I frown at him‚ yet he still loves me. Helena: Oh if only my smiles could show love as much as your frowns! Hermia: I curse him. Yet he give me love. Helena: Oh if only my prayers could show that kind of affection! Hermia:The more I hate him‚ the more he follow me Helena:The more I love‚ the more he hates me Hermia: It is not my fault he acts like that‚ Helena. Helena:It is your beauty’s fault. I wish I have a fault like that! Hermia: Don’t worry. He will no longer see my face. Lysander and
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