English III Section G 6/5/2012 Final Paper Women in the Odyssey and A Midsummer Night’s Dream Throughout history‚ women have usually been seen as weak and without power. However‚ women such as Helena‚ Hermia‚ Titania‚ in A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Helen‚ Circe‚ and Penelope in The Odyssey are not weak. Instead‚ they are very powerful but in different ways. The women of The Odyssey and A Midsummer Night’s Dream threaten male power but in different ways. In The Odyssey‚ Helen is a
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ruling concerning Hermia? Theseus directly tells Hermia to expect to be sent to a “nunnery‚” or to be put to death‚ if she failed to comply with both his and Egeus’ demands. 5. How does Lysander’s comment about Demetrius’s previous love affair with Helena complicate things? It creates a lot more tension and drama. This causes Theseus to step out of the room with Egeus‚ Demetrius‚ and Hippolyta. 6. What do Lysander and Hermia plan to do about this seemingly impossible situation? They plan on running
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Constantius Chlorus. Constantius belonged to one of the Leading families of Moesia and his mother was a niece of the capable and soldierly Claudius‚ the conqueror of the Goths. Constantine’s mother Helena is said to have been the daughter of an innkeeper o Drepanum‚ and later became known as St. Helena the Christian Empress. There is‚ however‚ nothing to support the assertion sometimes made that she was already baptized before Constantine’s birth and her early influence ultimately brought him to
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the action of the play itself‚ it’s clear that "true love" is a problematic common idea (Act I‚ Scene I‚ Ln 134). Thanks to Puck and Oberon’s interference‚ the "true love" between Hermia and Lysander is split apart‚ and Lysander falls in love with Helena‚ although they are‚ of course‚ reunited at the end. "True love" eventually follows the path and finds its way to marriage. This line delivered by Lysander captures clearly the nature of true love. True love is seen as strong‚ and can endure despite
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hold of the trite and conventional words of love and declare them with the sincerity of true love. However‚ these words are a mockery of love when Lysander and Demetrius‚ two of the male characters‚ reverse their declarations of love from Hermia to Helena. Although the tensions arise most poignantly among the lovers‚ it is Bottom who emerges from the dream state with the desire to learn from his unconscious moment and the ability to see the mingling of the dream versus reality. Love and dreams both
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Comic Fools To create humor in drama‚ one must either make witty wordplay‚ create an amusing situation‚ or use physical comedy. Often jokes may be incorporated into a play‚ or a comic situation may result in a series of complicated antics. The tradition for some of these comic devices has been carried over for hundreds of years‚ dating back to Shakespeare in the 1600’s. In his play‚ A Midsummer Night’s Dream‚ Shakespeare creates humor through three diverse devices: oxymoron’s‚ malapropisms and
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Having read “The Death of a Moth” and “The Spider And The Wasp” the reader cannot help but look at parallels and contrasts between the tone that Virginia Woolf takes in her piece and the tone that is seen in Alexander Petrunkevitch’s writing. While some may say that there are no similarities seen in the two pieces and there is no comparison to be made between the two pieces‚ they clearly have not analyzed these two authors works as well as they should have. Both of these writers overall use of brevity
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in A Midsummer Night’s Dream is written in rhymed couplets. At one point in the dialogue between Lysander and Helena‚ however‚ the couplet form expands to a triplet‚ three rhymes in a row‚ before returning to couplets: HELENA. Yet Hermia still loves you. Then be content. LYSANDER. Content with Hermia? No! I do repent The tedious minutes I with her have spent. Not Hermia‚ but Helena I love. Who will not change a raven for a dove? (2.2.110-14) This variation in the form draws special attention
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of Egeus as the father of Hermia acts as if he owns her and he disposes of her as he pleases. There is also the role of Titania and Oberon who share power almost equally but they are always arguing which is like a battle of the sexes. The role of Helena which contradicts what women are not supposed to do‚ like fight for love because only men are allowed to do such a thing especially around the time the play was written in. the role of men is to be more aggressive to gain love from the one they love
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play. Whether it’s between the persistent Helena and Demetrius or the firm Titania and unreasonable Oberon these characters convey themselves based not upon their gender‚ but upon what they believe. After being tossed aside like that of an unwanted dog Helena continues to yearn for the love of Demetrius. She relentlessly strides to reach the goal she has set before her unwavering eyes. Even at the expense of being treated like that of a dog Helena doesn’t budge from the path she chose for herself
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