difficulties with their relationship due to Puck’s mistake with the love potion‚ and Hermia’s father’s disapproval of Lysander. Hermia and Lysander wish to marry‚ but Egeus‚ Hermia’s father‚ wants he to marry Demetrius. Demetrius also loves Hermia‚ but Helena‚ Hermia’s friend‚ loves Demetrius. In addition‚ troubles
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Peppered moths are usually found near London‚ England. Light colored moths were very common to find. The moths would rest on pale colored lichens. When they rested on them it was harder for birds to see and eat them. During the industrial revolution‚ however‚ smoke from the factories killed the lichens. As a result this exposed darker tree bark.. Scientists began to notice that there was increasing numbers of dark-colored moths. This change is called industrial melanism which is a darkening caused
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Later on tonight me and Lysander plan to meet in the nearby wood and run off to Lysander’s aunt’s house and get secretly married. I know that Helena‚ my beloved friend‚ is upset about mine and Demetrius’ marriage but I will tell her that me and Lysander are planning to elope‚ which will mean that Demetrius will remain single and free for Helena. Me and Lysander wonder into the woods and we soon get lost. I’m very tired from the walking and the night is falling. Lysander suggested that we
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potion on Demetrius’ eyes‚ so he may fall in love with Helena. However‚ this is not what takes place. Puck accidently places the love potion on Lysander’s eyes instead of Demetrius’‚ this cause Lysander to fall in love with Helena. The third occurrence where the love potion was used is when Oberon puts the love potion on the correct male‚ Demetrius. Although Demetrius is now in love with Helena‚ so is Lysander. This leads to a conflict where Helena thinks the two males are plotting and making fun of
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in this play. The character Demetrius falls in love with the character Helena‚ through a love potion. Therefore‚ Demetrius’ love for Helena is not true love because of the lack of foundation‚ explanation‚ and unreal nature of that love. Demetrius gives us another idea of love that is unlike the others. He shows ignorance toward the insane love given off from Helena. "Use me as your spaniel: spurn me‚ strike me‚" Helena is infatuated with Demetrius‚ and he shows nothing back‚ not even acknowledgment
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As Helena says‚ "Love looks not with the eyes‚ but with the mind" (1.1.234) whereas in the play‚ most of the relationships of love is seen with the eyes rather than their minds. The characters don’t realize what reason they are falling in love with and only see what they want to see. William Shakespeare writes and demonstrates the effect of love through the character’s eyes in his play A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Shakespeare establishes the illusion of love through the relationships between Lysander
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people. It tells the story of characters that encounter chaotic situations of real love and also love that was controlled for the benefit of others. The characters caught up in the "love scandal"� are Oberon‚ Titania‚ Demetrius‚ Lysander‚ Hermia‚ and Helena. All these characters were involved in the different triangles of love presented in the story. The main theme in A Midsummer Nights Dream is the manipulation of love and how occasionally it takes time get the path of love on the right track. The
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When Lysander awakes‚ the first person that he sees is Helena‚ causing him to fall deeply in love with her. Lysander then says to Helena‚ "Content with Hermia? No! I do repent/ The tedious minutes I with her have spent." (2.2.117-18) Fate cannot be foretold and the effect it has cannot actually be controlled. Although Lysander did not truly love Helena‚ the love potion had an effect on him‚ thus making him fall passionately in love with Helena. Because of Puck‚ true love that Hermia and Lysander shared
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“It is the nature of people to love‚ then destroy‚ then love again that which they value the most.” –Unknown. Countless authors have tried to display love as human nature‚ but no author does this better than the famous playwright‚ William Shakespeare. In both Hamlet and A Midsummer Night’s Dream‚ Shakespeare exhibits how love can control a person. To understand how love controls a person‚ one must understand that human nature is the sum of qualities and traits shared by all humans. All humans
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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 after a long period of separation. What is common to all these different ’love stories’ is the fact that
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