Love is an indescribable and inexpressible feeling. It can affect a person to the point of recklessness. Once a soul has realized its counterpart in another‚ the effects can cause one to surrender themselves completely. Judgment becomes clouded and rationality no longer exists. In the end‚ all that remains is pure‚ undefinable emotion. This emotion is what fuels the person. Love is why almost everybody on Earth looks forward to tomorrow. Those who lack it will try to look for it. Those who have it
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individuals‚ Lysander and Hermia. The conflict is‚ Hermia’s father is against the marriage of the two and insists upon marriage with a man named Demetrius. However‚ the already complicated situation becomes more complex when Hermia discovers that Helena‚ a deep-rooted friend‚ is in love with Demetrius. My initial interest of the play arose during the introduction of this conflict. I grew interested in the play’s conflict‚ since it seems modern day typical. I‚ for one‚ enjoy watching love stories
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flower‚ and moth in the poem to show how they are all connected. Although their differences are highlighted throughout the poem‚ they all rely upon each other creating a sense of connection. Frost heavily uses similes to create a specific scene for the reader to set the scene. Using similes
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that often exaggerate those traits. But‚ it seems as if he avoided gaining comfort within that specific style of writing in A Midsummer Night’s Dream‚ deciding to give the female characters a bit of superiority. This sense of power (by Hermia & Helena for example) was often shown through determination and rebelliousness. Hermia has a very independent personality and seems to do what she feels is right for her. Her love for Lysander was too strong to abide by the commands of her
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on completely and make it your whole life. 2. The most climactic event of Dillard’s narrative is when the female moth goes into the flame of the candle and her body is shriveling and crumbling away. She connects it with what she sees in the bathroom because the hollow body of the female moth didn’t crumble and became a second wick on the candle‚ so therefore she knew what empty moth bodies looked like. 3. The analogy implies that when you become a writer‚ you have to dive into it and stick with
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between the four lovers‚ Hermia‚ Helena‚ Lysander‚ and Demetrius is based on their dreams and desires. When Hermia had a nightmare depicting a snake eating her heart‚ “Methought a serpent ate my heart away‚/And you sat smiling at his cruel play” (pg. 64-65) it foreshadowed Lysander’s newfound love for Helena which was only temporary. Lysander was casted into a figurative dream as Puck placed the love petals upon Lysander’s sleeping eyes. When Lysander awoke and Helena was the first one he saw‚ Lysander
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feelings were messed around with. When the love potions were sprinkled on the wrong people‚ there’s comedy in that because first both Demtrius and Lysander loved Hermia‚ and then because of the potion they both loved Helena. Hermia was upset and her and Helena got into a fight and Helena made fun of Hermia’s height‚ this is all so comic. In addition‚ now a days most movies have a character like Puck‚ the guy who means well but cannot get it right and always messes things up. These characters always
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different couples: Theseus and Hippolyta‚ Hermia and Lysander‚ Helena and Demetrius‚ Titania and Bottom‚ and Titania and Oberon. What aspects of love are explored in each of these relationships? 2. Compare and contrast Shakespeare’s play to a modern day romantic comedy. 3. Are Hermia and Helena treated as more foolish in the play than Demetrius and Lysander? Is this a commentary on gender? How do we interpret the fact that Hermia and Helena seem just as foolish as the guys‚ though they are not under
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This is shown through childhood best friends‚ Helena and Hermia. The two have a sisterly relationship that clash with the jealously Helena has of Hermia’s beauty‚ and the envy one has for each other when puck‚ otherwise known as robin good fellow messes around on a duty he is appointed. Act one‚ scene one undermines the basic of the two’s relationship‚ “hello beautiful Helena! ...” “Did you just call me ‘beautiful’? Take it back. You’re the beautiful one as far
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Was Shakespeare a Misogynist? William Shakespeare is widely regarded as the greatest English playwright of all time. His plays bring out emotion‚ and inspire people many generations after his death. Many of the themes that are present in his writings are still relevant today. However‚ Shakespeare hasn’t shed a very good light on all of his characters‚ especially the female characters. Based on his portrayal of the women in A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Othello‚ Shakespeare appears to be a misogynist
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