REALITY AND FANTASY MODERN ENGLISH LITERATURE 1.INTRODUCTION o What is reality ( psychology‚ philosophy‚ literature) o What is fantasy (psychology‚ literature ) 2.REALITY AND FANTASY IN LITERATURE o Writers o Characteristics 3.MODERN ENGLISH LITERATURE o Styles ( poetry‚ prose‚ drama ) o Writers ( work
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The Major Comedic Elements of A Midsummer Night’s Dream Like most comedies‚ Shakespeare’s comedies also aimed to entertain the audience and to conclude with a somewhat happy ending. A Midsummer Night’s Dream is no exception to that rule. Also like most of his comedies‚ the main theme of this play is marriage or the celebration of a marriage. Although marriage is the main theme of this play‚ Shakespeare conveys many other themes though the lyrical expressions of the work. These
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Gatsby’s flaw as his inability to distinguish between reality and illusions‚ which can be seen through his persistent goal of acquiring the wealth and power of the individuals who are considered “old-money.” Although the social hierarchy established by the classification of individuals as either “old-money” or “new-money” made attaining a different status an elusive task‚ Gatsby chooses to ignore this reality. He instead begins to live in the illusion that he will be able to obtain the wealth and power
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A Midsummer Night’s Dream The Irrational Nature of Love “Love is blind and lovers cannot see the pretty follies that themselves commit‚this quote from the Merchant of Venice describes the four lovers’ dilemmas in A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Nevertheless‚ in A Midsummer Night’s Dream this statement not only applies to the 搕rue lovebetween original couples Lysander and Hermia‚ Demetrius and Helena‚ but also the 揻alse lovebetween Titania and Bottom and Lysander and Helena. As the story progresses
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In the play A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare‚ the characters Demetrius and Titania review their actions of their previous infatuations in Act 4. Although they believe that their love for another is true‚ Shakespeare illustrates that when it comes to love‚ ultimately‚ one follows their heart‚ not thinking or showing any concern for the consequences of their actions. Demetrius loves Hermia instead of Helena at first‚ but he becomes infatuated with Helena after Puck uses his magic
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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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Dreams: My Unrealized Reality All people have hopes and dreams. What one does with those hopes and dreams‚ separates them from every other person on the planet. It is a shame to just let them dissipate without acting upon them. But first‚ one needs to distinguish between what is a dream and what is an unrealized reality… Ever since I was a little boy‚ I knew I wanted to be a chef. Every career day at school‚ no matter who came to talk about their job‚ or what my friends dressed up as‚ or what was
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Love is defined as an intense feeling of deep affection. In Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream love is tossed around significantly. For example‚ one day a young person may find themselves in love with one person and then wake up only to love someone else. It is supposedly done by magic. Magic and love inconstancy are the biggest themes expressed in the play. Love is toyed with by magic making it some supernatural power at the control of the mischievous fairies. The inconstancy of love shown
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Having a dream becomes reality Obstacles always hinder people when they are trying to reach their goals‚ and those are just ordeals to test their perseverance. In reality‚ nothing can be obtained or achieved smoothly without going through any difficulties‚ but once people overcome the obstacles they will achieve the desired goal. In the movie October Sky‚ directed by Johnston‚ is about a young man named Homer Hickam who grows up in Coalwood and aspires to become a miner like every male in the
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In ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ the relationship between Egeus and his daughter‚ Hermia‚ is one that seems common in a Shakespearian play. Egeus treats Hermia as if she is his property and as if she is not as virtuous as himself. Egeus is outraged because his daughter believes
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