Love Potion In Shakespear's Midsummer Nights Dream

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Love is a hard and complicated feeling. You can’t always have what you want nor who you want. And although a love potion just like the one in Midsummer Nights Dream may seem like a solution to your problems, it is not the right way to go; It is a cruel and mischievous action, the formed relationship is not based on true feelings and you wouldn't like to be in the same situation.
To begin, nobody likes to be constantly told what to do, how to do it and especially who to love. In the same way, everyone wants to acquire what they desire. And the use of a love potion in any of those situations is simply going too far.
In shakespear's Midsummer Nights Dream, Oberon sends his fairy Puck to apply some love juice on Demetrius. It created a lot of
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They are bewitched, stuck to love even if they are hurt by it (mental or physical abuse..etc). They are unable to see the flaws of their lover therefore their life could be ruined if the potion falls in the wrong hands. They could be asked to do stupid things and still accept because they think they're in love. Love should be built on true feelings and it should never feel forced or staged. Everyone should have a say on who they want to pursue. Their choices should be respected even if it doesn't please you.
In the play Midsummer Nights Dream, Oberon sends Puck to put some love juice on his wife Titania. His plan was to make her fall deeply in love with someone else while he takes away the little Indian boy that they've been fighting over for. Indeed, nobody likes to be robbed or deprived from something that they love, that they have worked long for. Manipulating someone by using a love potion to take away their belongings is simply cruel and selfish. They don't have a say nor a choice on the situation. You are not considering how much time and effort they it took for them to acquire it. It means a lot to them. To continue, there are a lot of different ways to get what you want, with hard work and dedication. Why take the time to be cruel when you can simply work hard and get what you desire. In second place, true love is strong and it always shines through
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Although Hermia loved someone else, Lysander was willing to pursue the plan because he claimed to love Hermia. Eagus ended up disappointed as Lysander, under a love spell was no longer in love with Hermia but now with Helena. The course of his plan was now cancelled.
Using a love potion changes the course of a lot of a lot of things, not only in the victims life but also in the lives of a few people close to them. For example, a relationship can end sadly for you when your partner is bewitched by a love potion. They leave you for someone else. Without any valid explanation.
In conclusion, love potions can complicate things after the long run. There is no love as authentic as true love. In addition, the love provided by a love potion is fake, fabricated. It is cruel on the behalf of the victim and it should never be used in any circumstances. You shouldn't use a love potion on anyone because you wouldn't appreciate it if someone did the same thing to

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