Essay on Dreams

Often times, stories do not have a main protagonist. Without them, can the story still go on? William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream does have a fixed protagonist, although many claim otherwise. Obviously, Oberon, the king of the fairies, best encapsulates the main protagonist. He is the main protagonist because he is hero-like, is involved with the plot and is extremely significant in the play. A protagonist must dictate the story; Oberon exhibits this quality. To begin with,…

where the comedy happens. A Midsummer Night’s Dream, a Shakespearian comedy, written by William Shakespeare, is much like a Romantic Comedy production. The text is an excellent text for high school juniors to read because of its avid use of literary devices in the text, use of comedy, and the effective use of setting. One of a highly motivated high school junior’s goals is usually to be an outstanding writer. In Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Shakespeare uses literary devices such as…

The “I Have a Dream Speech” is the most recognizable and best given speech in history and even to today, still relates with the racial tensions of the 21st century. Given by a man who was discriminated in his country, only because of the color of his skin. Everyone knows this is Martin Luther King Jr and while his speech resonated with mainly his generation, it still resonates with today and its social problems. King 's speech was given on August 28, 1963 at the Lincoln memorial to a crowd…

not with violence, but with words of peace. With little more than four words, magnificent applause spread amongst thousands of racial justice supporters who began to feel even more empowered and passionate about the cause than ever before. “I Have a Dream,” has become one of the most revolutionary speeches of all time, and it’s deliverer, Martin Luther King Jr., has left a legacy to last for many years . Through the use of vivid imagery, allusion, and elevated and poetic diction, a carefully…

world. Sometimes, when people read a book, they can relate to everything from certain places all the way to specific love situations. In A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare uses parental love, forced love, true love and complicated love to keep one of the most famous tales of love going. In the beginning of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, parental love is described as a parent who loves their child so much that they watch out for them and make sure that they do not deviate from the…

Is there such a thing as traditional gender? If not, then be a virgin forever or die. In the play A Midsummer Night’s Dream, by William Shakespeare. The play starts out as a young adult female, Hermia, fighting her father, Egeus, for the right to choose who she marries, a duke, Theseus, is solidifying to marry a woman, Hippolyta, he recently conquered in battle, a woman who will never find love, Helena, and Titania and Oberon queen and king of the fairies they are at war as well. Then Demetrius…

In Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, one of the female leads, Hermia, shows that she is no fool. She is bold, and always stayed true to her love Lysander. She shows that she is willing to fight for love. Hermia doesn't want to marry, the person who her father wanted her to marry, Demetrius since she is in love with another man, Lysander. She chooses to openly obey him and to elope with him, even though she knows it is risky. Hermia says, "My good Lysander! I swear to thee by…

Marlowe and Robert Greene, but none more revered than Shakespeare. In his lifetime, Shakespeare composed many great plays with distinctive plots and story lines; however, one of the most notable plays with these characteristics is “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”. Some of essential reasons this play is timeless and continuously resonate with people is because of the construction of the cosmic narrative pattern that exhibits a denouement the jolts “sanity and calmness” back into the story line. The…

Over the past few weeks we have been reading and watching Shakespeare's Midsummer Night’s Dream. Throughout the entire story love has been a huge part of the plot, but what is Shakespeare trying to say about love? Is it a carefree, amazing thing? Or is it complicated and annoying? In my opinion, Shakespeare has made it clear that love is very complicated. With all the drama and complications. At the beginning of the story Hermia and Lysander liked each other, Helena liked Demetrius,…

The four wake to realize that it was all a 'dream' and agree to be friends again, reconciling for their actions. Then continuing into the falling action they are interrupted by Hermia's father popping in the scene demanding Hermia to marry Demetrius; Demetrius immediately says no because he is in…