Imagine being alive in the late 1500’s. Thatched roofs on houses, and plenty of dirt everywhere. During this, a wedding is taking place, but, they don’t love each other. The two “lucky” people being married are Hermia and Lysander. Though, without Lysander’s knowledge, Hermia is in love with a different man. This man is Demetrius, a nobody compared to Lysander. Hermia is forced to marry Lysander because of her Father threatening to kill her if she does not. To escape the wrath of her Father, Hermia runs away to escape the Athenian Law, and attempt to marry Demetrius. But, Hermia’s friend, Helena also is in love with Demetrius. Helena devises a plan to lie to Hermia about Demetrius to try to end their relationship. One can deduce from these points that Helena is just like Delilah in that she is sneaky and ends up betraying their “Friends”.
Back track a whiles farther, and we meet Delilah. The name translates to faithless one which shows a glimpse of what Delilah is like at heart. In Judges chapter 16 verse 5, it states,
“ And the lords of the Philistines came up to her and said to her, ‘Seduce him, and see where his great strength lies, and by what means we may overpower him, that we may bind him to humble him. …show more content…
Although, Delilah finished up killing tons of people with her betrayal (Judges 16.30). Helena on the other hand, only ruined a few friendships and ruined someone's love life. So, in a matter of lives saved, Helena wins with the most effective application of love. What Shakespeare is trying to communicate during the course of the book is: love is a very difficult and confusing thing to deal with. One can see these examples with event like the love triangle, and the “Magic Love Potion” that is applied to the wrong person’s eyes. Although they both show a certain type of love, Earth does not need either of these types of love to help further the kingdom of
Back track a whiles farther, and we meet Delilah. The name translates to faithless one which shows a glimpse of what Delilah is like at heart. In Judges chapter 16 verse 5, it states,
“ And the lords of the Philistines came up to her and said to her, ‘Seduce him, and see where his great strength lies, and by what means we may overpower him, that we may bind him to humble him. …show more content…
Although, Delilah finished up killing tons of people with her betrayal (Judges 16.30). Helena on the other hand, only ruined a few friendships and ruined someone's love life. So, in a matter of lives saved, Helena wins with the most effective application of love. What Shakespeare is trying to communicate during the course of the book is: love is a very difficult and confusing thing to deal with. One can see these examples with event like the love triangle, and the “Magic Love Potion” that is applied to the wrong person’s eyes. Although they both show a certain type of love, Earth does not need either of these types of love to help further the kingdom of