In William Shakespeare’s play A Midsummer Night’s Dream, he strides to portray the tides of love! But even for Shakespeare, It’s quite hard to grasp the understanding of love for theirs always arising complications that get in the way of lustful love; Throughout the play Shakespeare undermines the notion that true love even ever existed.
The play is directed in Athens of Greece. And is made to make the audience question what they know is love; it starts out with unhappiness for Hermia is getting no choice in who she loves, for her father, Egeus is her creator and must abide by his wishes of whom she’ll marry or love; If she doesn’t marry Demetrious her father’s approved choice, Theseus the Duke of Athens will have her put to death by Egeus’s …show more content…
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. " From the National Center for Health Statistics. As well as 50 percent of all marriages in which the brides are 25 or older result in a failed marriage. " National Center for Health Statistics. (www.drphil.com Article 351. Marriage & Divorce: The Statistics) So with this data being shown, I’d say that the older the age of the couple is, the better odds that their …show more content…
Titania tells Oberon that she plans to say there until she has attended Theseus and Hippolyta’s wedding. Oberon and Titania refuses to give her Indian Changeling to Oberon for use as hit “Page” or “Henchmen,” since the child’s mother was one of Titania’s worshipers. Oberon seeks to punish Titania’s disobedience. He calls Upon Robin “Puck” Goodfellow, his “Shrewd and knavish sprite.” (Act 2, Scene 1, Lines 33-34) to help him make up a magical juice derived from a flower called “love-in-idleness,” (Act 2, scene1, Lines 165-169) which turns from white to purple when struck by Cupid’s arrow. When the love potion concoction is applied to the eyelids of a sleeping person, that person falls in love with the living thing or person they see upon waking. Puck is instructed by Cupid, to retrieve the flower of hope, that might make Titania fall in love with an animal of the forest, and thereby shame her into giving up the little Indian boy. He says, “And ere I take this charm from off her sight, as I can take it with another herb, ill make her render up her page to me.”(Act2, Scene1, Lines
The play is directed in Athens of Greece. And is made to make the audience question what they know is love; it starts out with unhappiness for Hermia is getting no choice in who she loves, for her father, Egeus is her creator and must abide by his wishes of whom she’ll marry or love; If she doesn’t marry Demetrious her father’s approved choice, Theseus the Duke of Athens will have her put to death by Egeus’s …show more content…
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. " From the National Center for Health Statistics. As well as 50 percent of all marriages in which the brides are 25 or older result in a failed marriage. " National Center for Health Statistics. (www.drphil.com Article 351. Marriage & Divorce: The Statistics) So with this data being shown, I’d say that the older the age of the couple is, the better odds that their …show more content…
Titania tells Oberon that she plans to say there until she has attended Theseus and Hippolyta’s wedding. Oberon and Titania refuses to give her Indian Changeling to Oberon for use as hit “Page” or “Henchmen,” since the child’s mother was one of Titania’s worshipers. Oberon seeks to punish Titania’s disobedience. He calls Upon Robin “Puck” Goodfellow, his “Shrewd and knavish sprite.” (Act 2, Scene 1, Lines 33-34) to help him make up a magical juice derived from a flower called “love-in-idleness,” (Act 2, scene1, Lines 165-169) which turns from white to purple when struck by Cupid’s arrow. When the love potion concoction is applied to the eyelids of a sleeping person, that person falls in love with the living thing or person they see upon waking. Puck is instructed by Cupid, to retrieve the flower of hope, that might make Titania fall in love with an animal of the forest, and thereby shame her into giving up the little Indian boy. He says, “And ere I take this charm from off her sight, as I can take it with another herb, ill make her render up her page to me.”(Act2, Scene1, Lines