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    Movie vs. Play Most parts of "A Midsummer Night’s Dream‚"� the movie‚ met my expectations. Many of the characters were well fitted to their part. Calista Flockheart was a great choice for an actress to portray Helena and her jealousy towards the beautiful Hermia. She played Helen’s part just as I had imagined. Hermia‚ on the other hand‚ was not as well casted‚ in my opinion‚ because I expected Hermia to have long‚ straight hair not curly and short. Someone like Gwyneth Paltrow might’ve been more

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    What would you be willing to do for love? The characters in the comedy A Midsummer Night’s Dream‚ by William Shakespeare‚ prove they will doing anything it takes. This causes much conflict between them surrounding the concept of love. Love is thrown and shifted around multiple times between the characters throughout the comedy‚ primarily due to magical interference. However‚ these fickle interferences provoke them to ponder their morals and values regarding love. Helena displays this conflict in

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    People’s emotions form either positive or negative characteristics to makeup a personality. William Shakespeare’s play‚ A Midsummer Night’s Dream features unique individuals that show different qualities throughout the play. For instance Oberon‚ the king of fairies can be selfish and determined at times‚ but also has a caring‚ and softer side to him too. Oberon is married to Titania‚ the queen of the fairies and Titania cares for a little changeling boy. Oberon decides he wants the Indian boy to

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    similar after carefully analyzing them. One introductory theme that is plays a significant tie between the story and the poem is the theme of a “quest‚” which can be explained by Christopher Booker’s seven basic plots (Mackley). Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream begins as a quest for love as Lysander and Hermia flee from Athens with the hope of marrying one another. But as more of the characters are introduced‚ the antagonist‚ King Oberon too endows to the theme of a quest. His quest for revenge on

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    Love can be very beautiful and magical but at the same time it can be blinding and dangerous. In the midsummer night’s dream William Shakespeare coveys the message that love comes with its cost‚ by telling us the tragic love story of the two couples Hermia and Lysander ‚ Helena and Demetrius. As Lysander had said to Hermia when she had to decide what kind of life she wants to choose or to die “The course of true love never did love smooth”‚ (1.1.136). In my opinion the person who’s responsible for

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    comedy is A Midsummer Night’s Dream‚ which is a great parallel to The Merchant of Venice because both revolve around romantic relationships but each leaves the reader with different feelings at the end. The play staring Shylock the Jew carries dark undertones that eliminate it from being a festive comedy‚ but it also lack the tragic nature of a traditional tragedy‚ leaving is as a problem play or tragicomedy. A Midsummer Night’s Dream is a fun adventure for 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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    In the play‚ A Midsummers Night Dream written by Shakespeare would argue that love ultimately wins out over hate. The author maintains that the term ‘love’ can be split into at least three categories. Therefore this argument can even be addressed that the play author will focus on lust‚ friendship and the unconditional love between father and daughter. Shakespeare shows how lust‚ a dimension of love‚ wins out over hate by his portrayal of the relationship between Hermia and Lysander. Key character

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    Intro: Shakespeare has always come across as a legend in the writing world. In the following series of blogs I will be writing about one of Shakespeare’s most famous and well known plays; A Midsummer Night’s Dream. It includes love‚ betrayal and of course magic. A Midsummer Night’s Dream is set in a forest where four troubled teens find themselves mixed among the deception of the fairies. In Shakespeare’s plays he always seems to produce a few monologues or soliloquies. During the following blogs

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    This did not just happen‚ Lysander did not say he hates me and Helena did not just lose our friendship. This can’t be right‚ it simply can’t. Waking up I was worried for Lysander’s life‚ when I should have been worried about his love for me. Are we over? Are we done? Was my father right? No he can’t be because even Demetrius hates me. I went from having 2 men chasing after me to having everyone hate me‚ how was I so stupid. These woods have changed everyone‚ I do not know how‚ but I sense something

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