Title Love is something almost everyone yearns for, but isn't it ironic how something as seemingly pleasant as love can be the source of struggle and cruelty? This idea is described thoroughly in the play A Midsummer Night's Dream written by William Shakespeare. This piece of text was written in the 1600´s during which many pieces of literature were about love. The play involves two pairs of lovers, Lysander and Hermia, and Demetrius and Helena who were also the main characters of the play. Lysander and Hermia face the issue of having a forbidden love, while Demetrius and Helena have a one sided love. Shakespear´s unique writing techniques are used to describe those lovers’ relationships which portrays love as something not always willing
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The main reason for these problems were the involvement of other people. One example of this happening was when Hermia's father Egeus immediately forbidden their love. This is shown when he says, ¨ I beg the ancient privilege of Athens:/ As she be mine, I many dispose of her, which shall be either to this gentleman/ Or to her death...¨ (3 I.i). Right from the beginning it is clearly seen that the couple would have to face some challenges ahead. He gives Hermia the option of either marrying Demetrius whom was chosen by Egeus or facing death. The diction used in the quote shows the grim and unwavering attitude towards his daughter. This was the first of many events that portray love as a challenge to …show more content…
This was because the love between the two was unfortunately one sided. Helena was deeply in love with Demetrius while hale had no feelings for her whatsoever. Demetrius was actually in love with Hermia. Demetrius not loving Helena caused her to to feel self conscious about herself. She says to herself, “How come her eyes so bright? Not with salt tears./ If so, my eyes are oftener washed than hers./ No, no I am. as ugly as a bear” (32 II.ii). Love not being felt both ways causes Helena to feel as if she is not good enough as she negatively describes herself using the simile. She starts to believe that Hermia is much more beautiful than
The main reason for these problems were the involvement of other people. One example of this happening was when Hermia's father Egeus immediately forbidden their love. This is shown when he says, ¨ I beg the ancient privilege of Athens:/ As she be mine, I many dispose of her, which shall be either to this gentleman/ Or to her death...¨ (3 I.i). Right from the beginning it is clearly seen that the couple would have to face some challenges ahead. He gives Hermia the option of either marrying Demetrius whom was chosen by Egeus or facing death. The diction used in the quote shows the grim and unwavering attitude towards his daughter. This was the first of many events that portray love as a challenge to …show more content…
This was because the love between the two was unfortunately one sided. Helena was deeply in love with Demetrius while hale had no feelings for her whatsoever. Demetrius was actually in love with Hermia. Demetrius not loving Helena caused her to to feel self conscious about herself. She says to herself, “How come her eyes so bright? Not with salt tears./ If so, my eyes are oftener washed than hers./ No, no I am. as ugly as a bear” (32 II.ii). Love not being felt both ways causes Helena to feel as if she is not good enough as she negatively describes herself using the simile. She starts to believe that Hermia is much more beautiful than