A Midsummer Night's Dream

According to google, an optimist is “a person who tends to be hopeful and confident about the future or the success of something.” Bottom, a mechanical in the play A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare, is not the wittiest in the play. However, his optimism, humor, and confidence assists him by making Pyramus And Thisbe an interesting play within the play. Because Bottom is confident, he lacks fear of anything. Bottom’s confidence grows when he offers to play more than one part in the…

William Shakespeare’s comedic play, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, uses similes and metaphors through its characters to imply that love is preposterous due to its complexity and uncertainty. Shakespeare begins the play in act one, scene one where two of the four lovers converse on the complexity of love. Lysander, a young Athenian, discusses with Hermia, the woman he is in love with, the ways love can be flawed.. He states, “The course of true love never did go smooth.” (1.1.36) This proverb…

Central Theme of A Midsummer Night's Dream In William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Shakespeare introduces the readers to characters who experience various obstacles in the mission for love. In the play, Lysander and Hermia are forbidden to love by hermia's father, Egeus. Also, Helena loves Demetrius; although, Demetrius is disgusted by Helena and loves Hermia. Furthermore, Oberon wants Titania Indian boy, so he plots revenge against his lover to get the boy. When Lysander tells…

A Midsummer Night’s Dream is one of the popular work of William Shakespeare which was done between 1590 and 1597.The work follows under the genre of the comedy and since then it has been casted by many production house in the globe. Moreover it is done to portray the events around the marriage of Theseus who is the Duke of Athens to Hippolyta. In addition the cast is made up of six amateur actors who are under constantly manipulated and controlled by the fairies inhibiting the forest most of…

The essence of true love is a roller coaster. It really tests whether you are emotionally ready for the other half of your life. In Midsummer Night's Dream Shakespeare expresses that true love is not one hundred percent smooth. The play exposes the romantic love and marriage, and power of hypnosis that love posses. It also displays the burdensome obstacle that you must execute to achieve the almighty true love. William Shakespeare says “ the course of true love never did run smooth.” Firstly,…

The final use of the word tongue occurs in Puck’s final soliloquy in which he breaks the fourth wall and addresses the audience, reminding them that if they are unsatisfied with the events, it is merely a play--“but a dream” (V.i.428)--and not reality. The play and its contents are fake (emphasized by acknowledgement of the audience), much like the love depicted within it is. Puck remarks, “Now to 'scape the serpent's tongue” (V.i.433), suggesting that by ending the play now, the audience and…

November 6, 2015, I attended a concert at the New Victory Theater in New York, New York. The concert was given by the Isango Ensemble. The title of the concert was A Midsummer Night’s Dream. This title included compositions by many composers. The piece that I am choosing to focus on is Mark Danford-May A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Then, on Friday, November 13, 2015 I attended a concert at the New Victory Theater in New York, New York. The concert was given by Lizt Alfonso Dance Cuba…

Mischievous Puck In Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Robin Goodfellow, also known as puck, is more than just another character. Puck is known from English mythology known for creating mischief, and Shakespeare makes a fitting character to the name. Puck is an important character in the play. What Puck is known for plays a big role. He creates tension among other characters, and restores the peace. Puck’s mythological origins are played well in A Midsummer Night’s Dream as Puck creates…

William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream can be said to be one of his most light hearted and comical plays. This is because at some point multiple characters, whether they be human or fairy, fall in love with the wrong person. The play takes place in Athens, where the duke will have his wedding in four days. Most of the play, however, takes place in the forest where two lovers named Hermia and Lysander run to elope, but they followed by Demetrius, who wants to win the heart of Hermia, and…

Bottom is looked at as a blowhard, a bully and a fool while the craftsmen find him admirable. They shouldn’t find him admirable because what people see in Bottom is actually true. In the play A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare. Bottom shows his arrogance by thinking that he is best suited for all the roles in the play. He is greedy because he takes all the gifts that Titania offers him. He is doubtful about his friendships because they all ran away As a result of arrogance, greed…