How To Control Others In A Midsummer Night's Dream

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Have you ever thought controlling another person is possible? In the play A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare, the author demonstrates that it is not possible to control someone else’s actions. Although you think your way is the best, the results can end up not being in your favor and short-lived. In the play by Shakespeare, two important characters demonstrate that you can not control the actions of another character. First off, Egeus, who is the father of young beautiful Hermia. Who thinks since she is his daughter, he must have full control over her. Next, the overly conceited character Nick Bottom the weaver as well as a townsman. Who is an important character because he was chosen to perform a play with the other townsmen for the duke and duchess on their wedding day. He demonstrates you can no control others actions based on his overload of suggestions and they want to be in charge. Shakespeare presents in his play that the results of one person trying to control another person can turn out not in your favor. The lovely Hermia wants to marry Lysander, but her controlling father Egeus does not believe they are a good fit to be together. “Take comfort, he no more shall see my …show more content…
Although you think your way is the best, your result can end up not in your favor and short-lived. You cannot control someone because the results could end up not in your favor by backfiring you in a bad and unfixable way. As well as them being short lived. Either the other person can take things into their own hands and try to control their own life. Or nobody really cares that much so they continue everyday life or what they were doing. Putting all of the evidence or reasoning, you should definitely try to look at the situation from this point of view. You should take this into consideration because Shakespeare demonstrates you cannot control another person's actions

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