There are several events that applied the theme of ‘manipulation and control,’ such as, Puck manipulating the lovers, Egeus controlling or manipulating Hermia to marry the man who he wants and Oberon manipulating the lovers. This essay will explore the theme of ‘manipulation and control’ and answer the question of ‘if love is always at the heart of the manipulation?’ using some examples, the events that are listed as above and how they relate to the theme and the question during the play.
Puck manipulated the lovers as he obeyed Oberon’s instructions in act two, scene two of the play. Puck obeyed Oberon’s command because of the father and son love relation between the two’s and therefore Puck used the love potion to manipulate and control …show more content…
Shakespeare wanted to convey the readers that the bond between Puck and Oberon is near to a father and son relation and therefore Puck obeyed his father’s (Oberon) instructions by squeezing the love potion into the Athenian clothes wearing man who rejected the Athenian girl. Through the next sentence, Shakespeare enlightened the readers by informing them about how Puck confirmed himself that the man (Lysander) lying in front of him is the same person that Oberon described. He confirmed himself that the man lying is the one who is so rude and heartless after all he’s letting the girl beside him sleep on the dirty ground. Therefore, Puck finally poured the love potion into Lysander’s eyelids which manipulated and controlled Lysander’s love. This, later on, in the play, created confusion between the lovers as Lysander saw Helena first when he woke up and therefore fell in love with Helena instead of …show more content…
Shakespeare wanted to convey the immense love and trust between Oberon and Puck through this quote to the readers. Even though Puck constantly made mistakes, Oberon kept trusting Puck to do his job, showing the love he has for Puck almost like a father and son. The rest of the lines in the quotes tell the reader about how Oberon is commanding Puck to drop the flower potion into Lysander’s eyes and manipulate him. Shakespeare wanted the audience to realise that being the king of fairies, Oberon always want everyone to be happy and throughout the play, Oberon made several attempts to bring the lovers together through the use of the love potion and manipulate them into loving each other and make everyone happy.
The father and son love relation led Oberon to trust Puck once more and instructed him to manipulate Lysander through using the new flower potion and bring the lovers close to each
Puck manipulated the lovers as he obeyed Oberon’s instructions in act two, scene two of the play. Puck obeyed Oberon’s command because of the father and son love relation between the two’s and therefore Puck used the love potion to manipulate and control …show more content…
Shakespeare wanted to convey the readers that the bond between Puck and Oberon is near to a father and son relation and therefore Puck obeyed his father’s (Oberon) instructions by squeezing the love potion into the Athenian clothes wearing man who rejected the Athenian girl. Through the next sentence, Shakespeare enlightened the readers by informing them about how Puck confirmed himself that the man (Lysander) lying in front of him is the same person that Oberon described. He confirmed himself that the man lying is the one who is so rude and heartless after all he’s letting the girl beside him sleep on the dirty ground. Therefore, Puck finally poured the love potion into Lysander’s eyelids which manipulated and controlled Lysander’s love. This, later on, in the play, created confusion between the lovers as Lysander saw Helena first when he woke up and therefore fell in love with Helena instead of …show more content…
Shakespeare wanted to convey the immense love and trust between Oberon and Puck through this quote to the readers. Even though Puck constantly made mistakes, Oberon kept trusting Puck to do his job, showing the love he has for Puck almost like a father and son. The rest of the lines in the quotes tell the reader about how Oberon is commanding Puck to drop the flower potion into Lysander’s eyes and manipulate him. Shakespeare wanted the audience to realise that being the king of fairies, Oberon always want everyone to be happy and throughout the play, Oberon made several attempts to bring the lovers together through the use of the love potion and manipulate them into loving each other and make everyone happy.
The father and son love relation led Oberon to trust Puck once more and instructed him to manipulate Lysander through using the new flower potion and bring the lovers close to each