Everyone has had that moment when they blame one person or character for the problem or conflict‚ correct? The same can be said for the plot of A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare. The entire plot of the play is mostly Puck (the Fairy King Oberon’s servant)’s fault. First and foremost‚ Puck messed up! He was instructed to put the love juice in Demetrius’s eyes by Oberon‚ but accidentally put it in Lysander’s eyes. According to the play‚ Puck said‚ “[he sees Lysander] Who is this? Clothing
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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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People have different opinions about the definition of love‚ and whether a couple is truly in love or not. For instance‚ the play A Midsummer Night’s Dream‚ by William Shakespeare‚ portrays the life of four young Athenian lovers who struggle to find their soulmates. As Oberon‚ the king of fairies‚ tries to help the four lovers by using a love potion to match the right couples‚ more chaos is caused between them. In addition‚ Oberon also tries to steal his wife’s‚ Titania‚ adopted kid because he wants
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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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Oberon‚ the King of the Fairy world‚ represents one of the character’s from the older generation in Shakespeare’s Midsummer Night’s Dream. Oberon strongly believes that he has authority over everyone and can can do whatever he wants‚ whenever he wants. He highly values the traditional societal hierarchy that is very popular in his era. Oberon presumes all of the fairies in the fairy world‚ as well as all of the mortals in the human world‚ are “below him” and his authority in the hierarchy that is
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Fate vs. Free will Do you believe in prophecies and omens? Do you believe they foreshadow and influence your fate and destiny? In William Shakespeare’s play “Julius Caesar" two important forces‚ fate and free will‚ compete to influence many of the main characters lives. In the play fate is shown by the prophecies and omens that take place‚ and free will is the characters attempts to overcome and rule their own fate and destiny. Although there are several characters that are in the hands of these
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It is evident in the plays Twelfth Night and Midsummer Night’s Dream that Viola and Hermia have less control over their own lives because they are female. First‚ women cannot work certain jobs‚ even if they are qualified. Specifically‚ Viola is unable to work for Duke Orsino until she alters her appearance. After being shipwrecked‚ Viola talks to the captain and learns of Orsino and his love for Olivia. Then Viola decides to serve the duke and asks the captain to comply: Conceal me what I am‚ and
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In life people may try to control situations and other people and often do not get the results they wanted. This often happens in the play‚ A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare. The characters plan to control another person’s actions or feelings and ultimately it ends in a chain of bad events or just failure. An example of this is Demetrius‚ a young man who wants to marry a woman named Hermia. He learns that even if he may consider her hand in marriage his right‚ controlling her emotions
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Max. Marks: 100 Programme: MEG Assignment code: MEG-02/TMA/2010-2011 Question 1. Discuss Dr. Fautus as a tragedy relevant to all times. Answer : There are several reasons for why Marlowe’s Doctor Faustus is relevant to all times. Some have to do with its nature and stature as a work of art. Others have to do with its content. Yet another has to do with the nature of the central character‚ Doctor Faustus. From the perspective of great art‚ it is a drama that is still entertaining due to the
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In the play A Midsummer Night’s Dream‚ by William Shakespeare‚ a character named Oberon tells a character named Puck to put a love potion in the Athenian man eye. Unbeknownst to them‚ there were two Athenian men in the forest at the time: Lysander and Demetrius. Puck then puts the potion in the eyes of the wrong man--Lysander. The potion makes someone fall in love with someone and this has caused anger between Demetrius‚ Helena ‚ Hermia‚ and Lysander. Why was it called a love potion? The potion
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