tries to steal his wife’s‚ Titania‚ adopted kid because he wants to make him one of his knights. This couple encounters many arguments throughout the play‚ but‚ as the story unfolds‚ the two fairies are shown to be truly in love‚ as they have a longstanding and a sustainable‚ strong love. Oberon and Titania’s
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that ruled England. She became a very important figure to the 16th Century. Tensions arose out of her control of both State and Church. Jennifer Clements’ describes the tension‚ as “anxiety about female dominance and male inadequacy‚” (Clement). Titania‚ the fairy queen‚ holds the power over the fairies and the natural world‚ while Oberon holds a power similar to that of Theseus‚ a power that resides in the power of status. However‚ Oberon does not entertain his power to the extent of Theseus. Oberon
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A Midsummer Night’s Dream Act 1‚ Scene 1 Characters Theseus‚ Duke of Athens Hippolyta‚ Queen of the Amazons Egeus Hermia Lysander Demetrius Summary Duke Theseus is going to marry Hippolyta (Queen of the Amazons) in four days‚ during the new moon. Theseus is in a big hurry to enjoy his wedding night‚ but time is passing way too slowly‚ who lashes out at the moon for being slow. Hippolyta is more reasonable. She assures Theseus that four days will go by quickly and says the
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liked her. Titania and Oberon at first were having a hard time because Titania won’t give Oberon the Indian boy. Titania loved bottom when puck but the potion on her eyes. Oberon woke Titania up and then asked for the Indian boy and she gave it to him because she was horrified by the dream. Through the story Oberon and Titania have loved each other the whole time but Titania never knew it. Then at the end once again the 3rd couple was able to live happily ever after. The four lovers‚ Titania‚ and Oberon
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Types of Love Represented in “A Midsummer Nights Dream” In A Midsummer Night’s Dream‚ as in many of Shakespeare’s plays the main theme is love. Shakespeare presents many different aspects of love in the play. He shows how love can affect your vision of reality and make you behave in irrational ways. He presents many ways in which your behavior is affected by the different types and aspects of love. The main types of love he presents are; true love‚ unrequited love‚ sisterly love‚ jealous love‚ forced
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Shakespeare manipulates the language to show these different aspects. Shakespeare conveys passionate love between Titania and Bottom in Act 4 Scene 1. This is evident when Titania tells Bottom "O‚ how I love thee! How I dote on thee!" This declaration highlights Titania falling in love with Bottom as well as showing her emotions to him. The audience will feel it is humorous for Titania to fall in love with an ass because it is not usual in life. Moreover‚ the repetition of the exclamation marks and
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mainly due from Puck the fairy who causes mischief‚ and examples of inconstant love throughout the relationship of Titania and Oberon‚ third is Lysander and Hermia’s relationship with their ups and downs with love. In A Midsummer Night’s Dream‚ the character Puck the fairy causes a lot of trouble for the characters in the woods‚ such as Hermia‚ Helena‚ Demetrius‚ Lysander‚ and Titania and Oberon. Puck has a potion that he drops in the eyes of the characters while they are sleep that causes them
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The Malleability of Gender Roles in A Midsummer Night’s Dream Gender roles and relationships have been among the most commonly explored themes in literature for several centuries. William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream is one of the earlier examples of this‚ exploring the malleable nature of these roles and relationships. The play starts in ancient Athens which represents a perfect example of a patriarchal society. However‚ shortly afterwards‚ the action is moved to the forest where
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many romantic and loving couples (or perhaps just an infatuated couple through the work of hormones) mentioned in the play. These couples consists of: Theseus and Hippolyta‚ Helena and Demetrius‚ Hermia and Lysander‚ Titania and Bottom‚ and finally; the conflicting Oberon and Titania. Although we may assume that the list of couples mentioned were in love‚ there are three types of love which are sub-categorized into: “Eros”‚ infatuation and arranged love. The definition of Eros is erotic
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again loves Hermia and Demetrius falls for Helena. The two couples marry and go to watch the play. The third plot involves the fairies. The fairy king and queen‚ Oberon and Titania‚ have returned to attend the wedding of Theseus and Hippolyta but are fighting over a small Indian boy. Oberon wants to make him a knight but Titania wants custody over
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