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    and not forced upon you by others. As the famous quote “Love is not for the faint of heart.” states‚ love is not an easy thing. You must undergo heartache‚ failure and rejection in order to succeed with love. This is very prevalent in A Midsummer Night’s Dream in the case of Lysander and Demetrius. To Demetrius‚ love is more about gaining power‚ as opposed to actually obtaining a life partner‚ and someone who truly cares about you‚ and will stay by your side the entire time that you reside on

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    and comprehend. It is especially difficult when other elements are involved. Michael Hoffman’s 1999 film A Midsummer Night’s Dream fully highlights the ups and downs of falling in love. Hoffman’s spectacular film is based off of William Shakespeare’s play of the same name. The play was believed to be written in the mid-1590s and is the playwright’s most popular comedy. A Midsummer Night’s Dream combines four storylines‚ and creates a confounding comedy meant to entertain all. It describes the adventures

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    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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    The complex‚ tangled webs of lovers in William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream is partly to blame for the “love-in-idleness.” (Act 2‚ Scene 1‚ Line 173) This flower‚ “before‚ milk-white‚ now purple with loves wound‚” (Act 2‚ Scene 1‚ Line 174)‚ has the power to make the person treated with its juice‚ across their eyelids‚ fall in love with the first person they see. In A Midsummer Night’s Dream‚ Shakespeare teases the audience with this magic flower‚ almost dangling it in front of their faces

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    People of the twenty first century do not understand the real meaning of love. Men and women want love for the same reason today as they did in the sixteenth century. In William Shakespeare’s play “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” he proves how people use love for the wrong reasons such as forced love‚ parental love‚ and romantic love. Enchantment plays a major role in the play. However some characters are given the opportunity to reject love while others are not. Forced love is portrayed in the play

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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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    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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    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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