“A Midsummer Night’s Dream” is a comedic play written by Shakespeare in around 1595 that is about the love complications between Lysander, Demetrius, Helena, and Hermia. Throughout the play, many things go wrong that disrupts the order. From the use of potions to the conflict between fairy royalty, “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” has an obvious order vs disorder theme that teaches about Shakespeare’s world and beliefs. The theme of order and disorder can be seen in many instances in the play. First, the order of Egeus’ family is broken when Hermia wants to marry Lysander against her father’s will. Egeus wants Hermia to marry Demetrius, who loves Hermia, but she still doesn’t listen to her father. Therefore, Egeus wants a full penalty for Hermia’s disobedience. So Theseus gives her until his wedding to decide and warns her that if she makes the wrong decision then, “You can endure the livery
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Since Shakespeare was born and raised in a rural area, he knew a lot about flowers like the wild pansy, which is the flower that is used as a love potion. Also, the era Shakespeare was born in was very superstitious. People believed in things like witches and the Great Chain of Being (Blaney). Shakespeare used this superstition in “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” by having magic as the main element of disorder. The theme of order vs disorder in “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” is not only apparent but is also closely related to Shakespeare’s world and cultural beliefs. Like how the flower that is used on Lysander is an actual flower called a wild pansy. Shakespeare also did a good job at using this theme to establish a good balance. The chaotic nature of Puck and the love situation help balance out the otherwise orderly play and create a perfect collection of scenes that tell a story of the human world interacting with the magic
Since Shakespeare was born and raised in a rural area, he knew a lot about flowers like the wild pansy, which is the flower that is used as a love potion. Also, the era Shakespeare was born in was very superstitious. People believed in things like witches and the Great Chain of Being (Blaney). Shakespeare used this superstition in “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” by having magic as the main element of disorder. The theme of order vs disorder in “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” is not only apparent but is also closely related to Shakespeare’s world and cultural beliefs. Like how the flower that is used on Lysander is an actual flower called a wild pansy. Shakespeare also did a good job at using this theme to establish a good balance. The chaotic nature of Puck and the love situation help balance out the otherwise orderly play and create a perfect collection of scenes that tell a story of the human world interacting with the magic