“Lord, what fools these mortals be!”(Shakespeare,91) A Midsummer Night’s Dream is set both in Athens and also in the forest. Hermia is the daughter of Egeus, a nobleman from Athens, who approves of her marrying Demetrius. Hermia is not in love with Demetrius and wants to marry Lysander. The problem is that Egeus does not approve. This play demonstrates many different types of love, including forced love, romantic love and friendship love.
Egeus, tells the Duke of Athens, Theseus, to carry out the full penalty allowed by the law to force Hermia to marry Demetrius. “To death, or to a vow of single life.”(Shakespeare,15) These are the penalties included in the law that would force her to choose between death or to enter into a convent.. “Stand forth, Demetrius. My noble lord, This man hath my consent to marry her. Stand forth, Lysander: and my gracious duke, This man hath bewitch'd the bosom of my child”(Shakespeare,9). Egeus would rather force Hermia to marry Demetrius who she does not love then to allow her to marry Lysander. He sees her as property and tries to use the law to force her to do what he feels is best. In essence he tries to force her to marry who he feels is the better man rather than allowing her to make her …show more content…
This is shown by them running trying to run away. “From Athens is her house remote seven leagues; And she respects me as her only son. There, gentle Hermia, may I marry thee; And to that place the sharp Athenian law Cannot pursue us.”(Shakespeare,17)
Hermia and Helena show friendship love. They have been friends since childhood and it is the introduction of Demetrius and Lysander in their lives that test their love for each other. Demetrius has feeling for Helena until he meets Hermia.
There are three examples of love in Midsummer's Night Dream. Thers Forced love with Hermia and Demetrius. There's romantic love with Hermia and Lysander.Then finally friendship love with Hermia and
Egeus, tells the Duke of Athens, Theseus, to carry out the full penalty allowed by the law to force Hermia to marry Demetrius. “To death, or to a vow of single life.”(Shakespeare,15) These are the penalties included in the law that would force her to choose between death or to enter into a convent.. “Stand forth, Demetrius. My noble lord, This man hath my consent to marry her. Stand forth, Lysander: and my gracious duke, This man hath bewitch'd the bosom of my child”(Shakespeare,9). Egeus would rather force Hermia to marry Demetrius who she does not love then to allow her to marry Lysander. He sees her as property and tries to use the law to force her to do what he feels is best. In essence he tries to force her to marry who he feels is the better man rather than allowing her to make her …show more content…
This is shown by them running trying to run away. “From Athens is her house remote seven leagues; And she respects me as her only son. There, gentle Hermia, may I marry thee; And to that place the sharp Athenian law Cannot pursue us.”(Shakespeare,17)
Hermia and Helena show friendship love. They have been friends since childhood and it is the introduction of Demetrius and Lysander in their lives that test their love for each other. Demetrius has feeling for Helena until he meets Hermia.
There are three examples of love in Midsummer's Night Dream. Thers Forced love with Hermia and Demetrius. There's romantic love with Hermia and Lysander.Then finally friendship love with Hermia and