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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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    “There is not one word apt”- to what extent is this a fitting description of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”? Does Shakespeare’s comedy have a purpose beyond simply making us laugh? “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” is classed as a comedy: from the misdemeanours of Oberon and Puck‚ to the star crossed lovers who change their hearts constantly. People enter the theatre and watch as the characters embark upon the “green world” before marrying: ending with familial union. However‚ this light hearted play does

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    Drew Hombach 3-11-13 LA P7 Women’s Roles The female characters in “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” are divergent compared to actual women in Shakespeare’s time. There were some similarities though‚ like the fact that Egeus wants Hermia to get married to Demetrius even though she doesn’t want to. Back then‚ women usually didn’t have a say in who they married because the father would usually pick a man who would offer the father the best gift. The play didn’t really touch on wether or not the females

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    of Love in Midsummer Night’s Dream Love and lovers‚ both can be described as many different things. William Shakespeare shows us this in his play‚ A Midsummer Night’s Dream. In this play we see all types of love‚ from passionate love to foolish love. Along with this we also see different types of lovers and pairs. Examples of these lovers come from pairs like‚ Hermia and Lysander‚ Demetrius and Helena‚ Titana and Bottom‚ and Oberon and Titana. It seems that in A Midsummer Night’s Dream‚ Shakespeare

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    Analyzing A Midsummer Night’s Dream The correlations of a piece of literature with its audience are often regarded as being significant in making the prose gratifying. In order to depict whether a play is deemed enjoyable to its audience‚ an analysis of the play’s aspects must be undertaken with evidence and facts to support any reasoning. The underlying connections to the audience brought forth by humorous irony‚ relatable themes‚ and vivid imagery cause A Midsummer Night’s Dream to be considered

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    Infatuation is clearly displayed in the play‚ A Midsummer’s Night Dream‚ by William Shakespeare when four lovers go into the forest and fall under the spell of fairies. The fairies tamper with the lovers by putting them under spells causing them to be infatuated. The play portrays the events surrounding the marriage of the Duke of Athens‚ Theseus‚ and the Queen of the Amazons‚ Hippolyta. The four young Athenians‚ Hermia‚ Demetrius‚ Lysander‚ and Helena and a group of amateur actors are manipulated by the

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    How is the theme of love presented in Act 1 Scene 1 of Shakespeare’s ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’? In the English Dictionary‚ love is described as a strong liking for someone or something – a passionate affection for another person. However William Shakespeare challenges this; does love really exist? A question he implies in his comedy-filled melodrama ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ written in the 1590s. The play centres on one couple‚ Lysander and Hermia‚ who are madly ‘in love’ with each other

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    in A Midsummer Night’s Dream “A midsummer night’s dream is a comedy by William Shakespeare. It is believed to have been written around 1594 to 1596. It portrays the events surrounding the marriage of the Duke of Athens‚ Theseus‚ and the Queen of the Amazons‚ Hippolyta. These include the adventures of four young Athenian lovers and a group of amateur actors‚ who are manipulated by the fairies who inhabit the forest in which most of the play is set. ”(Wikipedia‚ A midsummer night’s dream) Many

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    As Helena says‚ "Love looks not with the eyes‚ but with the mind" (1.1.234) whereas in the play‚ most of the relationships of love is seen with the eyes rather than their minds. The characters don’t realize what reason they are falling in love with and only see what they want to see. William Shakespeare writes and demonstrates the effect of love through the character’s eyes in his play A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Shakespeare establishes the illusion of love through the relationships between Lysander

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    4/14/13 A Midsummer Night’s Dream Response All of the Characters in the 1999 production of Shakespeare’s poem‚ A Midsummer Night’s Dream‚ were well played and showed thought-out preparation. Two characters that I liked the most and who were most vivid and well portrayed are Theseus and Helena. Puck‚ played by Stanley Tucci‚ was a very entertaining character but Stanley did not elaborate much with his character. Theseus‚ played by David Strathairn‚ is a character that was easy to follow. I

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