Helena Essay

Oberon, the king of fairies is one of the main characters in “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” He is a very interesting character as his personality has two sides. On one side he is a kind and generous person as he helped Helena get her love Demetrius, and he wishes good for the newlywed couples. On the other hand, he can be a very jealous and when it comes to his wife Titania, he can be very mischievous and demanding. Starting off with the malicious side of Oberon, Oberon can be very demanding and…

Midsummer Night’s Dream Rough Draft Shakespeare unfortunately died on his birthday. A Midsummer’s Night Dream, the play is about a controversial circle of relationships. Hermia is a girl in love with Lysander but he father is completely against her love. Hermia’s decisions to disrespect her father and run away affect the plot of the play by causing controversy in the woods. There is a girl named Hermia who is deeply in love with someone named Lysander, but her father doesn’t approve of…

me as her only son. There, gentle Hermia, may I marry thee; And to that place the sharp Athenian law Cannot pursue us.”(Shakespeare,17) Hermia and Helena show friendship love. They have been friends since childhood and it is the introduction of Demetrius and Lysander in their lives that test their love for each other. Demetrius has feeling for Helena until he meets Hermia. There are three examples of love in Midsummer's Night Dream. Thers Forced love with Hermia and Demetrius. There's romantic…

People often recognize the similarity between Hermia and Helena, but these two women are more different than you’d imagine. Hermia is faced with with an obstacle right away in the story. She has to decide if she wants to marry Demetrius, become a nun, or get executed. Hermia is unsure what to do because of her…

Shakespeare’s Midsummer night’s dream shows the frailty of human love and affection. Humans are just that- human and love and affection can be mess and tangled at times. The idea and bonds of true love seem prone to desperation and betrayal at the drop of a hat. In Shakespeare’s “A midsummer Night’s Dream”, the themes of love and marriage are continually bound. The play seems to enforce the idea that true love can do no wrong- the ends justify the means in practically any situation. The bonds of…

In Midsummer Nights Dream by William Shakespeare three stories are combined to make a comedy. One of these includes Oberon, king of the faries, has a jester named Puck. First introduced in Act 2, Scene 1, Puck loves to play tricks on people for laughter and fun. ”Sometime for three-foot stool mistaketh me; Then slip I from her bum, down topples she”(II.52-3). Puck turns into a stool and when she is sitting on it, he moves away and she falls. Later, Nick Bottom’s head was changed into a asses…

A Midsummer Night’s Dream In the play “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” by Shakespeare, the characters experience very strange happenings when the venture into the woods. One man experienced having the queen of the fairies fall in love with him leading to having her servant fairies wait on him treating him like royalty while he had an ass’ head. Meanwhile four loves found themselves becoming tangled in a very confused and oddly shaped love triangle. With the many occurrences of dreaming combined with…

In both “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” (“Dream”) and “The Tempest” (“Tempest”), Shakespeare aims to show the difference between the two kings of his plays. Oberon and Prospero contribute largely to the events that occur in both comedies- Oberon instructs Puck to create the love potion in “Dream” and Prospero got Ariel to help him capsize the ship the Duke of Milan, is on in “Tempest”. Inevitably, readers will compare the similarities and differences they have because of the same role they are given…

Isherwood's article about Midsummer Night's Dream is a very deep and thoughtful article. He has many valid points. Throughout the article, he continues to talk about how the negativity in the play overbears the love and humor. He uses quotes like "I noticed, among other things, how variations on the word “hate” recurs with startling frequency". This shows how he focuses and sees more hate than love. Theseus and Hippolyta are preparing for their wedding and there are many happy quotes during…

In “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”, William Shakespeare makes effective use of scenery to illustrate the recurring themes and motifs expressed throughout his play. The two biggest contrasts employed within this literary work are those of Athens and the forest. Athens, during the day, expresses the rationality and stability that is not seen elsewhere expressed throughout “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”. On the other hand, the forest, especially at night, expresses the more mystical and magical side of…