All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players: they have their exits and their entrances; and one man in his time plays many parts, his acts being seven ages.” (Shakespeare). Across the decades and between the veil of darkness and light, England’s Poet William Shakespeare, is one such individual who has taken the word and transformed it into a display that translates what it means to be human. What is in our nature to do as humans. Just what lies within the mind of a certain individual, from their dreams to their basic desires. Love, sex, money, companionship and the like are all components to what makes a human an individual. Within Shakespeare’s plays, or fiction as a whole, there is a type of essence that defines a story’s
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Dreams, romance, escapism, all of which are a window into our basic desires. We've seen a variety of characters in the story acting in crazy ways, mostly as a result of their emotions. Such behavior mirrors many of the same behaviors many people have probably experienced everyday. One might think that this was a dream being acted out before them with such hijinks ensuing. But really, the play gives the viewers a sense of escape. Is it in someone's desire to escape when things go wrong? Of course it is. Humans, when under extreme pressure, naturally turn towards ways to try and escape the pressure. Before we crumble or worse shatter. Dreams provide a natural sense of escape and plays into our desires. “Some researchers suggest that dreams serve no real purpose, while others believe that dreaming is essential to mental, emotional and physical well-being.” (Cherry). As stated, dreams create a safe zone to which one may be alone with their unconcious desires and wishes. As a form of an escape it gives a person the means to become something different or an entirely different person. Someone could become Superman if they so desired to be. But more often than not, dreams allow you to also be the outside person looking in. To segue, A Midsummer Night's Dream's own trickster Puck represents this type of persona, while he influences a lot of the play, he also observes the actions of the players. He appears to have a lot of control, …show more content…
Perhaps this is his dream and he's the one displaying it to the world. But then also apologizing if his dreams (where anything can happen) have offended those who have peered into his thoughts. However, dreams aren't all gum drops and lollipops. Sometimes the need to escape is hindered when the troubles of reality take shape within that safe zone of consciousness. These manifest as Nightmares. “Most nightmares may be a normal reaction to stress, and some clinicians believe they aid people in working through traumatic events” (Web MD). Nightmares serve as a type of trial by fire psychotherapy, where you greatest fears and traumas congregate into a single manifestation. They can take any form like the person within the dream, only they represent the side of humanity that is uncontrollable. But, for the person experiencing the nightmare, the most abstract things in their lives can become something tangible. Something they can physically fight and conquer. It is in our nature to fight or flight, and depending on the thing that scares us most, our dreams can serve as a tool to see just who we are fighting and how might we tackle it or run away from it. According to psychologist Kendra Cherry, who reiterates Freud's psychoanalytic view of personality, “people are driven by aggressive and sexual instincts that are repressed from conscious awareness. While
Dreams, romance, escapism, all of which are a window into our basic desires. We've seen a variety of characters in the story acting in crazy ways, mostly as a result of their emotions. Such behavior mirrors many of the same behaviors many people have probably experienced everyday. One might think that this was a dream being acted out before them with such hijinks ensuing. But really, the play gives the viewers a sense of escape. Is it in someone's desire to escape when things go wrong? Of course it is. Humans, when under extreme pressure, naturally turn towards ways to try and escape the pressure. Before we crumble or worse shatter. Dreams provide a natural sense of escape and plays into our desires. “Some researchers suggest that dreams serve no real purpose, while others believe that dreaming is essential to mental, emotional and physical well-being.” (Cherry). As stated, dreams create a safe zone to which one may be alone with their unconcious desires and wishes. As a form of an escape it gives a person the means to become something different or an entirely different person. Someone could become Superman if they so desired to be. But more often than not, dreams allow you to also be the outside person looking in. To segue, A Midsummer Night's Dream's own trickster Puck represents this type of persona, while he influences a lot of the play, he also observes the actions of the players. He appears to have a lot of control, …show more content…
Perhaps this is his dream and he's the one displaying it to the world. But then also apologizing if his dreams (where anything can happen) have offended those who have peered into his thoughts. However, dreams aren't all gum drops and lollipops. Sometimes the need to escape is hindered when the troubles of reality take shape within that safe zone of consciousness. These manifest as Nightmares. “Most nightmares may be a normal reaction to stress, and some clinicians believe they aid people in working through traumatic events” (Web MD). Nightmares serve as a type of trial by fire psychotherapy, where you greatest fears and traumas congregate into a single manifestation. They can take any form like the person within the dream, only they represent the side of humanity that is uncontrollable. But, for the person experiencing the nightmare, the most abstract things in their lives can become something tangible. Something they can physically fight and conquer. It is in our nature to fight or flight, and depending on the thing that scares us most, our dreams can serve as a tool to see just who we are fighting and how might we tackle it or run away from it. According to psychologist Kendra Cherry, who reiterates Freud's psychoanalytic view of personality, “people are driven by aggressive and sexual instincts that are repressed from conscious awareness. While