Shakespeare’s play includes the element of magical forms like fairies, ghosts, and witches. In Midsummer Night’s Dream, Shakespeare added fairy magic. The fairy magic is use in the fairy world and the human world. Oberon, king of fairies, manipulated Titania then meddled into the human world. Humans are greatly affected by the magic. Demetrius and Lysander are place under love potions which generates complication. The females, Hermia and Helena, are place into confusion of the men’s decision. In reality, fairy magic represents judgement or decision process.The play ends with this unrealistic “ happily ever after” that the characters gets their former lovers. This incorporates with how dreams are unrealistic. Fairies affect the human world
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Give me your hands, if we be friends,
And Robin shall restore amends. (5.1 409-424)
It is interesting how he says that he is just an “honest” Puck but caused all of these human conflicts and lying it was an accident. Puck is saying that if offending anyone, then this is just a dream. He is referring to the audience who knew what Shakespeare’s reason to write this play. His reason goes to mocking lovers that fall in love first sight by the “magic”. Basically, all of this is somewhat a dream in which the chaos in the play are not real. Even though it not realistic, there is a realistic point of lovers are disorganized and how love at first sight is bogus. Demetrius was the main target for the magical love flower. Before, he was in love with Helena first. When Hermia came along, he was in love with her. After Hermia appears, Helena is not the object of his desire which he does not care for Helena. When Helena and Demetrius were arguing, Oberon is listening to:
HELENA
And even for that do I love you the more.
I am your spaniel; and, Demetrius,
The more you beat me, I will fawn on you:
Use me but as your spaniel, spurn me, strike …show more content…
The fairies manipulating each other is a catalyst for humans to be in confusion and deciding their lovers. Fairies and human mimic each others by the action they have done. Happily ever after was too good to be true because this all goes into the dream. At the end of the play, Puck mention that this play is a dream if it is an offensive play. Shakespeare is offending or mocking two type of love: the deciding love and “love at first sight.” Demetrius’s decision of quickly choosing Hermia over Helena before was bizarre. Lysander’s decision of Hermia was reasonable. However, magic caused him to love the first person that shows up which is love at first sight. The bizarre love swap brought confusion. In conclusion, Shakespeare is mocking love and how love at first sight is unrealistic. Also, this goes into how love can be complicated and chaotic. The king and queen of fairies are in love but however Oberon manipulating Titania which set off the human lovers to be confused and complicating
Give me your hands, if we be friends,
And Robin shall restore amends. (5.1 409-424)
It is interesting how he says that he is just an “honest” Puck but caused all of these human conflicts and lying it was an accident. Puck is saying that if offending anyone, then this is just a dream. He is referring to the audience who knew what Shakespeare’s reason to write this play. His reason goes to mocking lovers that fall in love first sight by the “magic”. Basically, all of this is somewhat a dream in which the chaos in the play are not real. Even though it not realistic, there is a realistic point of lovers are disorganized and how love at first sight is bogus. Demetrius was the main target for the magical love flower. Before, he was in love with Helena first. When Hermia came along, he was in love with her. After Hermia appears, Helena is not the object of his desire which he does not care for Helena. When Helena and Demetrius were arguing, Oberon is listening to:
HELENA
And even for that do I love you the more.
I am your spaniel; and, Demetrius,
The more you beat me, I will fawn on you:
Use me but as your spaniel, spurn me, strike …show more content…
The fairies manipulating each other is a catalyst for humans to be in confusion and deciding their lovers. Fairies and human mimic each others by the action they have done. Happily ever after was too good to be true because this all goes into the dream. At the end of the play, Puck mention that this play is a dream if it is an offensive play. Shakespeare is offending or mocking two type of love: the deciding love and “love at first sight.” Demetrius’s decision of quickly choosing Hermia over Helena before was bizarre. Lysander’s decision of Hermia was reasonable. However, magic caused him to love the first person that shows up which is love at first sight. The bizarre love swap brought confusion. In conclusion, Shakespeare is mocking love and how love at first sight is unrealistic. Also, this goes into how love can be complicated and chaotic. The king and queen of fairies are in love but however Oberon manipulating Titania which set off the human lovers to be confused and complicating