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    After watching the movie‚ viewing the play and reading the text it can be concluded that the play best portrayed the experience Shakespeare had intended for his audience. The play was incomparable to the other mediums of A Midsummer Night’s Dream because of its authenticity. Although the movie had a various number of negatives‚ it was a commendable representation of the story because of its style. Out of all the portrayals of the story‚ the text was the least pleasurable because its content did

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    The topic of gender equality has been a controversial subject for centuries‚ dating back to even the beginning of time. In A Midsummer Night’s Dream‚ Shakespeare writes about a group of lovers whose fates intertwine within each other. Debate is occurring that the women of the play act more foolishly than the men‚ as the men do not act as foolishly until they become intoxicated from a love spell. It is true that main female characters of the play‚ Hermia and Helena‚ do act foolish in the play. Men

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    Women’s Roles: A Midsummer Night’s Dream vs. Now Society’s treatment of women and women’s roles have changed since Shakespeare’s time. In Shakespeare’s time‚ women were seen as silent and demure‚ and it was not acceptable for them to express their opinions and make choices. Female figures such as Hippolyta and Hermia in A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare were not allowed to speak up about their marriage and make decisions about their life. Many of those decisions were made by men‚

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    The DREAM Act means Development‚ Relief‚ and Education for Alien Minors‚ which an undocumented immigrant in the United Stated that would be granted a conditional residency if the person meets the qualifications to be in the College Universities. Around 700‚000 young illegal immigrants are enrolled in the high schools‚ according to an estimate by the Pew Hispanic Center‚ and around 70% of these populations are from Mexico. The DREAM act is supported by 91% of Latinos. According with the White House

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    such as characterization‚ theme‚ plot‚ and language‚ hidden in them that one would not see without analyzing the plays. For example‚ A Midsummer Night’s Dream‚ Twelfth Night‚ and Much Ado About Nothing all have much in common. Each comedy contains many themes. One similar one‚ however‚ is the theme of love‚ deceit‚ and fickleness. In A Midsummer Night’s Dream‚ the love potion symbolizes peoples ability to be fickle about love. It changes one person’s view of another person. Demetrius hates Helena

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    The types of love in "Midsummer Night’s dream" by William Shakespeare To begin with ‚we have the love story of Theseus and Hippolyta. Theseus has fought many battles and risked his life in order to win Hippolyta:"I woo’d thee with my sword / And won thy love‚ doing thee injuries."  Next we have the pair of romantic lovers Hermia and Lysander and Helena and Demetrius who undergo many trials before they are united Finally‚  we have the fairy couple Oberon and Titania who are finally reconciled

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    Shakespeare suggests‚ through the romantic comedy A Midsummer Night’s Dream and the motif of the magic flower‚ that appearance and reality in the eyes’ of lovers become distorted due to desire‚ and the resulting foolishness derives from the immaturity of their youth. Lovers tend to idealize certain situations‚ interpreting them

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    The Importance of Hopes and Dreams in Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck is a touching story of an unusual friendship between two men‚ George and Lennie. George is a responsible man and has travelled with Lennie for many years‚ despite the troubles that Lennie gets them both in. George and Lennie’s dream is to be the owners of a little farm. This is the their goal and this is in my opinion‚ the whole meaning of the story. There are frequent sections in the book

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    Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” When choosing or analyzing leaders‚ most modern citizens of the world are prone to contrast the candidates‚ as if juxtaposing them will result in a damning list of differences for one party or the other. However‚ it is often just as important to understand the similarities amongst the candidates‚ as it is all too easy to completely disregard these important facts. In William Shakespeare’s renowned 1595 play “A Midsummer Night’s Dream‚” two lovers‚ Hermia

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    A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Contrast In Human Mentality The Play: "A Midsummer Night’s Dream"‚ by William Shakespeare offers a wonderful contrast in human mentality. Shakespeare provides insight into man’s conflict with the rational versus the emotional characteristics of our behavior through his settings. The rational‚ logical side is represented by Athens‚ with its flourishing government and society. The wilder emotional side is represented by the fairy woods. Here things do not make sense

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