Feelings are hard to deal with in life
Love has many different types of feelings. Shakespeare displayed different love stories in each of the four plots throughout “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”. As Helena loved a man that loved a different woman, this type of love is hard for a person to manage their feelings. Forced love was how King Theseus’ love was to Hippolyta. Finally, romantic love was how Hermia felt about Lysander, Hermia was willing to disobey the Athens law in which her father told her to marry Demetrius, be killed or live a single lifestyle (Bevington, 2014). Different feelings of love bring many thoughts to a person and their actions depend on how they feel not what they think. Helena was in a quandary, she loved Demetrius, but …show more content…
Theseus used his conquering of the Amazons to pick his wife Hippolyta from Queen of the Amazons (Rieger, 2009). Theseus on Hippolyta forced this type of love, because of the outcome of the war. In the play, Theseus says “Hippolyta, I woo’d you with my sword” (Shakespeare, 2014, 1.1.16-20), this shows the control of Theseus over Hippolyta with force. Although, Hippolyta accepted her new role as Queen next to King Theseus, forced love does not work out many times because it is a one-sided …show more content…
Reciprocating love sometimes is natural, other time it grows on people. True love is the easiest feeling to follow as the love in “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”. Hermia’s true love for Lysander demonstrates how a person’s feelings guides their actions, even if it disobeys your father’s command. Helena’s true love for Demetrius presents a different way a person tries to pursue the other person involved. A parental love is blind in many cases just as Egeus’ love for his daughter Hermia. Forced love can only work out if the other person is willing to accept the love. Hippolyta did just this after King Theseus defeated the Amazons. Love is a strong emotion that dictates our actions no matter how we think we should act (Abramson & Leite, 2011).
References
Abramson, K., & Leite, A. (2011). LOVE AS A REACTIVE EMOTION. Philosophical Quarterly, 61(245), 673-699. doi:10.1111/j.1467-9213.2011.716.x
Bevington, D. (2014). The Necessary Shakespeare, Fourth Edition. Retrieved from The Necessary Shakespeare, Fourth Edition: Retrieved from https://www.betheluniversityonline.net
Lewis, A. (2005). Reading Shakespeare's Cupid. Criticism, 47(2), 177-213.
Rieger, G. (2009). "I Woo’d Thee With My Sword, and Won Thy Love Doing Thee Injuries": The Erotic Economies of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Upstart Crow: A Shakespeare Journal,
Love has many different types of feelings. Shakespeare displayed different love stories in each of the four plots throughout “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”. As Helena loved a man that loved a different woman, this type of love is hard for a person to manage their feelings. Forced love was how King Theseus’ love was to Hippolyta. Finally, romantic love was how Hermia felt about Lysander, Hermia was willing to disobey the Athens law in which her father told her to marry Demetrius, be killed or live a single lifestyle (Bevington, 2014). Different feelings of love bring many thoughts to a person and their actions depend on how they feel not what they think. Helena was in a quandary, she loved Demetrius, but …show more content…
Theseus used his conquering of the Amazons to pick his wife Hippolyta from Queen of the Amazons (Rieger, 2009). Theseus on Hippolyta forced this type of love, because of the outcome of the war. In the play, Theseus says “Hippolyta, I woo’d you with my sword” (Shakespeare, 2014, 1.1.16-20), this shows the control of Theseus over Hippolyta with force. Although, Hippolyta accepted her new role as Queen next to King Theseus, forced love does not work out many times because it is a one-sided …show more content…
Reciprocating love sometimes is natural, other time it grows on people. True love is the easiest feeling to follow as the love in “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”. Hermia’s true love for Lysander demonstrates how a person’s feelings guides their actions, even if it disobeys your father’s command. Helena’s true love for Demetrius presents a different way a person tries to pursue the other person involved. A parental love is blind in many cases just as Egeus’ love for his daughter Hermia. Forced love can only work out if the other person is willing to accept the love. Hippolyta did just this after King Theseus defeated the Amazons. Love is a strong emotion that dictates our actions no matter how we think we should act (Abramson & Leite, 2011).
References
Abramson, K., & Leite, A. (2011). LOVE AS A REACTIVE EMOTION. Philosophical Quarterly, 61(245), 673-699. doi:10.1111/j.1467-9213.2011.716.x
Bevington, D. (2014). The Necessary Shakespeare, Fourth Edition. Retrieved from The Necessary Shakespeare, Fourth Edition: Retrieved from https://www.betheluniversityonline.net
Lewis, A. (2005). Reading Shakespeare's Cupid. Criticism, 47(2), 177-213.
Rieger, G. (2009). "I Woo’d Thee With My Sword, and Won Thy Love Doing Thee Injuries": The Erotic Economies of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Upstart Crow: A Shakespeare Journal,