Eve Richards
L.Liebl 10A Hour 4
Expository Essay
1 Nov. 2017 This quote by Sidney Howard describes the struggles these characters have to go through and what they have to give up in order to get what they want, "One half of knowing what you want is knowing what you must give up before you get it." In William Shakespear's play, A Midsummer Night's Dream, many characters have their goals, motivations or wants that are driving their actions. Three people in this play all have one thing in common. Bottom, the weaver, Helena, the desperate girl in love, and Hermia, the rebellious daughter, all are willing to ruin their relationships with others to get what they want.
All throughout the play Nick Bottom is motivated to become famous; be the …show more content…
She is always left trailing behind him like a baby duck. He is after Hermia, Helena's best friend. She is willing to tell Hermia's father, Egeus, about Hermia and Lysander's plan to elope, desperate to win favor over Demetrius, and not caring about her friends wishes for her to not tell anyone. She meets them in the woods with Demetrius and everything escalates into a fight between the four of them. Beforehand, the love potion makes both of the men, Lysander and Demetrius, to fall in love with Helena. Which, in turn, causes Helena to be angry at Hermia, Lysander and Demetrius because she believes they are mocking her. Helena is so furious at Hermia and she accuses Hermia of disregarding their friendship. In this quote, Helena is bashing on Hermia for being in on the joke, " Injurious Hermia! Most ungrateful maid! Have you conspired, have you with these contrived To bait me with this foul derision? Is all the counsel that we two have shared, The sisters' vows, ...oh, is it all forgot? All schooldays' friendship, childhood innocence? So we grew together, Like to a double cherry—seeming parted But yet an union in partition..." (3.2.195-214). She is asking Hermia if their friendship meant nothing to her, for her to do something this cruel. She did not listen to Hermia when she denied it and was telling her see did not know what was going on. Helena wants Demetrius to love her, and
L.Liebl 10A Hour 4
Expository Essay
1 Nov. 2017 This quote by Sidney Howard describes the struggles these characters have to go through and what they have to give up in order to get what they want, "One half of knowing what you want is knowing what you must give up before you get it." In William Shakespear's play, A Midsummer Night's Dream, many characters have their goals, motivations or wants that are driving their actions. Three people in this play all have one thing in common. Bottom, the weaver, Helena, the desperate girl in love, and Hermia, the rebellious daughter, all are willing to ruin their relationships with others to get what they want.
All throughout the play Nick Bottom is motivated to become famous; be the …show more content…
She is always left trailing behind him like a baby duck. He is after Hermia, Helena's best friend. She is willing to tell Hermia's father, Egeus, about Hermia and Lysander's plan to elope, desperate to win favor over Demetrius, and not caring about her friends wishes for her to not tell anyone. She meets them in the woods with Demetrius and everything escalates into a fight between the four of them. Beforehand, the love potion makes both of the men, Lysander and Demetrius, to fall in love with Helena. Which, in turn, causes Helena to be angry at Hermia, Lysander and Demetrius because she believes they are mocking her. Helena is so furious at Hermia and she accuses Hermia of disregarding their friendship. In this quote, Helena is bashing on Hermia for being in on the joke, " Injurious Hermia! Most ungrateful maid! Have you conspired, have you with these contrived To bait me with this foul derision? Is all the counsel that we two have shared, The sisters' vows, ...oh, is it all forgot? All schooldays' friendship, childhood innocence? So we grew together, Like to a double cherry—seeming parted But yet an union in partition..." (3.2.195-214). She is asking Hermia if their friendship meant nothing to her, for her to do something this cruel. She did not listen to Hermia when she denied it and was telling her see did not know what was going on. Helena wants Demetrius to love her, and