In Midsummer Night 's Dream and The Tempest women are portrayed young and passed between their father 's care to their eligible husband, making them safe. However, the Hermia, from Midsummer Night 's Dream, and Miranda, from The Tempest, say they should have a say in who they wed. Both women defend themselves against their masculine counterparts and go after their real love regardless of obstacles set before them. Miranda, though presented as just a child, is not afraid to speak up on her own behalf. As well as Hermia who finds it as no challenge to go after what she sees best for herself. Both charters strive to stand for their own destinies based on their perspectives and interests.
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Similar to Midsummer Night 's Dream, Miranda a young girl disobedient to her father 's wishes, also on who she should wed. Egeus, Hermis 's father, arranges Hermia to wed Demetrius but instead Hermia falls in love with someone else. both women are denied, by their fathers, the ability to direct their own destinies. In Midsummer Night 's Dream Egeus decides if Hermia does not marry who he sees fit she should be punished. he drags her off to Theseus 's court in an attempt to compel his daughter to obey his rules. He hopes that by taking her to the highest jurisdiction she will recognize masculine authority and, by extension, comply with traditional gender roles. however, Hermia takes charge and demands a change, in the traditional values on what women have a say in “I know not by what power I am made bold, But I beseech your grace that I may know the worst that may befall me in this case….” (Midsummer Night 's Dream Act 1, Scene 1 Lines 58-61). Hermia demonstrates that she alone will decide what is best for herself based on a consideration of consequences set before her. She uses the weight of power to defend herself, contradicting the powerful differences in genders but not letting it overcome her and keep her from making her own decisions. A …show more content…
They are traded as objects between men with power over women. Both Hermia and Miranda were high-born, not required to do anything on their own. Men controlled what happen in a woman 's life. however, Miranda and Hermia didn 't see this as justified to women in there perspectives. In The Tempest Prospero, Miranda 's father, and Miranda have lived on an island for most of her life. So when outsiders come ashore Miranda finds herself falling in love with one of the outsiders, Ferdinand, Prince of Naples. The two exchange words and fall in love with one another. Prospero sees him as unfit to wed his daughter and frobids Miranda of speaking with him. She reminds herself of her father 's words but can not keep herself from her true feelings towards Ferdinand so she sneeks away to see him. "I am your wife, if you will marry me; If not, I’ll die your maid” (Act 3, Scene 1, Lines 84-85). Even after Miranda has reminded herself to remember Prospero 's perception on Ferdinand, she can not neglect her feelings towards Ferdinand to satisify those of her father 's. By going against her predeclared course in life Miranda is choosing her own destiny by what she believes true and justified to herself. She has no fear in speaking up on her own behalf, without her father 's consent. Similar to Miranda 's love for Ferdinand, Hermia proclaims her love to Lysansder regardless of
It is important to keep in mind that in Shakespeare …show more content…
Similar to Midsummer Night 's Dream, Miranda a young girl disobedient to her father 's wishes, also on who she should wed. Egeus, Hermis 's father, arranges Hermia to wed Demetrius but instead Hermia falls in love with someone else. both women are denied, by their fathers, the ability to direct their own destinies. In Midsummer Night 's Dream Egeus decides if Hermia does not marry who he sees fit she should be punished. he drags her off to Theseus 's court in an attempt to compel his daughter to obey his rules. He hopes that by taking her to the highest jurisdiction she will recognize masculine authority and, by extension, comply with traditional gender roles. however, Hermia takes charge and demands a change, in the traditional values on what women have a say in “I know not by what power I am made bold, But I beseech your grace that I may know the worst that may befall me in this case….” (Midsummer Night 's Dream Act 1, Scene 1 Lines 58-61). Hermia demonstrates that she alone will decide what is best for herself based on a consideration of consequences set before her. She uses the weight of power to defend herself, contradicting the powerful differences in genders but not letting it overcome her and keep her from making her own decisions. A …show more content…
They are traded as objects between men with power over women. Both Hermia and Miranda were high-born, not required to do anything on their own. Men controlled what happen in a woman 's life. however, Miranda and Hermia didn 't see this as justified to women in there perspectives. In The Tempest Prospero, Miranda 's father, and Miranda have lived on an island for most of her life. So when outsiders come ashore Miranda finds herself falling in love with one of the outsiders, Ferdinand, Prince of Naples. The two exchange words and fall in love with one another. Prospero sees him as unfit to wed his daughter and frobids Miranda of speaking with him. She reminds herself of her father 's words but can not keep herself from her true feelings towards Ferdinand so she sneeks away to see him. "I am your wife, if you will marry me; If not, I’ll die your maid” (Act 3, Scene 1, Lines 84-85). Even after Miranda has reminded herself to remember Prospero 's perception on Ferdinand, she can not neglect her feelings towards Ferdinand to satisify those of her father 's. By going against her predeclared course in life Miranda is choosing her own destiny by what she believes true and justified to herself. She has no fear in speaking up on her own behalf, without her father 's consent. Similar to Miranda 's love for Ferdinand, Hermia proclaims her love to Lysansder regardless of