My noble lord, This man hath my consent to marry her. Stand forth, Lysander: and my gracious duke, This man hath bewitch'd the bosom of my child”(Shakespeare,9). Egeus would rather force Hermia to marry Demetrius who she does not love then to allow her to marry Lysander. He sees her as property and tries to use the law to force her to do what he feels is best. In essence he tries to force her to marry who he feels is the better man rather than allowing her to make her…
“Why should not I then prosecute my right? Demetrius, I’ll avouch it to his head, made love to Nedar’s daughter, Helena, and won her soul; and she, sweet lady dotes, devoutly dotes, dotes in idolatry, upon this spotted and inconsistent man. Scornful Lysander, true, he hath my love” (I. i 105-110.…
Readers are able to see this through his actions but also his words throughout. The very first scene in Act I is very revealing about Lysander’s character because he is forced to defend his point of view in front of Theseus, the King who believes in forced love. Although the play is a comedy, Lysander has very deep and serious views on love, true love. One of first instances where he reveals his deeply rooted beliefs…
Egeus is insistent on sending his own daughter to a nunnery or to her death to obtain what he wants. Demetrius is the man that Egeus has in mind to wed Hermia. She refuses to be with him as Lysander has already won her heart, and they desire to be with each other. Egeus is very persistent and he has his mind set on Demetrius being with her. He takes her, Lysander and Demetrius to the king, Theseus, to complain about his daughter’s disobedience.…
“I can either make her marry Demetrius or have her killed” ( Page 5). This quote shows significance to the topic because it shows how serious Egeus (Hermia’s Father) is. This also shows that going against…
Do you marry him?” (Act 1, Scene 1, Lines 93-94) For Demetrius is upset and says “Relent sweet Hermia, and, Lysander, thy is lacking respect of title to my certain right, (Act 1, scene 1, Lines91-92) of marriage. Then onward to a confusing mess of frustration for the main four characters can’t see what each of them have to offer their love, but are blinded. Just as today’s couples are as well; for the marriage and divorce statistics are revealed in a 2003 article on Dr. Phil’s website, that gather data from other sources. The article tells that 60 percent of marriages for couples between the ages of 20 and 25 end in divorce. "…
Hermia tells him that he should not lie so close and should go to sleep further away “Nay, good Lysander. For my sake, my dear, Lie further off yet. Do not lie so near” (Shakespeare 11). Lysander tells Hermia that he had gotten lost in the forest and they should rest until morning.…
In Shakespeare’s play, A Midsummer Night’s Summer Dream, we read about love in many forms. In our class we were asked to describe three of them. I chose to describe in the following paragraphs forced love, parental love, and romantic or true love. Forced love to me is where two people are made to try and love one another.…
And in the wood . . . there will I stay for thee” (Shakespeare 1.1.163-168). Lysander said this to Hermia because she was crying about what her father said, and he wanted to make her feel better. He suggested that they go to his aunt’s house, where they could be married without a constant threat. He wanted Hermia to be happy and would sneak away just to do so.…
But from a father 's perspective, he shows love, but it is selfish. He wants what is best for his child, and he does not believe Lysander is a good fit for his child. This can be argued as true love because he loves his daughter so much that he would make his daughter marry someone who he thinks is a better suitor for her. Lysander and Hermia’s relationship goes against the odds and so far tries to make their…
“Stay, gentle Helena. Hear my excuse. My love, my life, my soul, fair Helena!” (III.II.248-249). Lysander is implying that he loves Helena and hates Hermia and is treating her how Demetrius would treat Helena.…
Lysander says that when two lovers are together, "war, death, or sickness" may cause the end of their relationship, making the relationship only "momentary [like] a sound" (Act 1 Scene 1). Two lovers time together can be "as swift as a shadow," as "short as any dream," or as "brief as the lightning in the coiled night"…
She and Lysander know each other and choose to be together, even after circumstances seek to tear them apart. True love is able to look with the eyes and the mind. Love is no longer blind when the reality of the world is chosen to be…
Two of the main themes discussed in Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream are love and magic, and one must reflect on how the two correlate between the main characters. Lysander, Hermia, Helen, Demetrius, and Titania are all greatly affected by the use of magic in this story. They seem to already struggle with developing relationships, and the tricky, unpredictable use of magic is of no help to them. In this essay, I will prove that magic undeniably has a negative effect on love and relationships.…
A Midsummer Night’s Dream portrays people in love by showing all strengths and weaknesses of being in love with somebody. Just because you are in love with someone does not mean that they will be in love with you. A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare, a romance fantasy, explains how love is a very difficult emotion to deal with in life but if you are in love with the right person it may be easier. Falling in love becomes so much harder when you are forced to fall in love with a certain someone. The most important characters in this romance fantasy are; Lysander a young man of Athens, in love with Hermia, Demetrius a young man of Athens, initially in love with Hermia and ultimately in love with Helena, Helena a young woman of Athens,…