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    The moon as depicted within this photograph directly correlates to the imperative role it plays as a motif within the play A Midsummer Night’s Dream. In this story of passion and heartache the moon appears time and time again serving more than just its literal meaning. It provides the audience with a greater understanding of both the characters feelings and the environment in which a scene occurs. This is done through the use of symbolism that is demonstrated in a variety of ways‚ representing more

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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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    Puck The Living Shinanagin Do you ever have that one strange friends that likes making practical jokes and pranks? Well he just might get along with a character from A Midsummer Night’s Dream which was created by William Shakespeare. A midsummer night’s Dream takes place when Hermia wants to marry Lysander but her father wants her to marry Demetrius. She and lysander decide to run away so that they can be married but is told their plan by a friend of Hermia’s‚ Helena. Helena has a thing for Demetrius

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    Infatuation is the state of being completely carried away by unreasoning passion or love. 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

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    0 WORKSHEET 10: A Midsummer Night’s Dream QUESTIONS 1. The play has some important ramifications. To begin with‚ the events that take place in Acts II and III in woodland and summer moonlight give the play its name. As we can see‚ the world of magic and the world of the dreams are very important and they belong to a mixture of magic and reality that appears through the whole play. Since the events which happen in the moonlight are just a dream‚ just part of the magic world far from the real world

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    someone calling themselves a dog. Well there is one person whose name is Helena. Yes‚ Not only does does Helena act like a dog‚ but she herself calls her a dog as well. Let’s just say she has a lot to do with love‚ especially in the story A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare. Helena often tends to make love a little more complicated throughout this stories in more ways than one. She is in love with Demetrius‚ who does not carry that same love for her. Hermia‚ her best friend does not love

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    The dynamic between the two realms in the play sparks up the tension caused by the Athenian law as Shakespeare supports the common gender belief that women are passive while men are predominant when it comes to love.Shakespeare decides to add a little love potion making the themes men and women and the supernatural support the conception of true love versus infatuation.  “The course of true love never did run smooth” quoted by Lysander sums up the fact that love is a controlling theme that leads

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    English 370 12 September 2012 Reality Check Time is the indefinite continued progress of existence and events in the past‚ present‚ and future regarded as a whole. The factor of time gives us opportunity to be influenced to new ideas by experiences‚ personal goals‚ and social media. Human beings dream every night and during the day we try to fulfill our goals and dreams by making them realistic. In the United States of America‚ we all started out as immigrants from different countries and we

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    As the pair approach the performance Solonia realizes the truth of Allessandro’s awe of the puppet master Sergius‚ for unlike the family’s performance‚ this indeed seemed a spectacle‚ and the throng of people who bustled to get to the front even before the show began‚ confirmed that his was a popular one. The staging was more professional and resembled a small arena rather than the wagon which allessandro and family worked from. She also eyed a ticket inspector as well‚ allowing people who had obviously

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    How does Shakespeare use the theme of love in ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’? Shakespeare uses the theme of love to show how complicated love can be; Hermia falling in love with Lysander and Egeus not allowing her to get married to Lysander. Lysander and Hermia try to figure things out between themselves and their forbidden love‚ “The course of true love never did run smooth”. On the other hand Shakespeare uses comical love with Helena’s unrequited love for Demetrius. Helena is so sad she calls herself

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