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    Hermia And Lysander

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    to escape Athens to get married. Helena betrays Demetrius, Hermia, and Lysanders secret plans. All four lovers end up in the woods. Demetrius being cruel to Helena leads Oberon to use the "love in idleness flower" on Demetrius. The climax in the story is when Puck accidentally places the love potion in Demetrius's eyes. This makes him fall in love with Helena. Helena questions their motives. Hermia and Helena argue over Lysander and both boys protect Helena. Helena runs tot he woods while…

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    The exposition of the story is that the character, Hermia, is forced to marry Demetrius, under the command of her father, Egeus. Hermia is not in love with Demetrius. She is in love with Lysander. Her good friend, Helena, is in love with Demetrius. It is the law of the land that she must marry who her father says or she will killed. Hermia plans to take run away with Lysander, to his aunt's house, where the law does not exist there. They plan to meet up by the Fairies. The rising action of the…

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    A Midsummer Night's Dream is a comedic play that was written by William Shakespeare between 1595 and 1596. It is based around four interconnecting plots, all connected to the celebration of the wedding between the Duke of Athens—Theseus and the Queen of the Amazon—Hippolyta. The play is set in the woodland, under the light of the moon. Marriage, courtship and relationships are explored throughout the duration of the play. There are several relationships, love, hate and yearning between the The…

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    Shakespeare is known for his complex, dull stories; however, in his play A Midsummer Night’s Dream, written in 1596, Shakespeare incorporates many comedic elements. A Midsummer Night’s Dream, a play about a love that goes ary in a forest when Puck starts to use magic and accidentally makes the four lovers, Lysander and Hermia and Demetrius, and Helena, love the wrong person. During this time, some Mechanics try to perform the play of Pyramus and Thisbe, which will be shown at the Duke and…

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    Lysander Alternate Ending

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    and he still loves me. He does not interpret that I love Lysander. I wish Helena and Demetrius would be together. Why am I the one being fought over? I see my dad going to the duke to say something but what. The duke comes up to me and says “You have to marry Demetrius.” He said “But sir my love is for Lysander and I should be able to choose who I get to marry.” “You either marry him or die.” I genuinely wish that Helena and Demetrius would get back together they were dating but then he…

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    The theme of magic in Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream is consistent throughout the play. The climax of the play is due to Oberon and Puck fiddling with magic to get what they want, which shows how much the role of magic carries out in the play. Without magic, the play would not have been the same, and not as entertaining as it turned out to be. Four of the twelve main characters in A Midsummer Night’s Dream are based on common folklore in Elizabethan England, such as fairies and sprites.…

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    Theme Analysis for A Midsummer Nightś dream Relationships often go through hardships. However, couples have to go through an emotional time to overcome it. In the play, A Midsummer Night's Dream, William Shakespeare shows the many conflicts that love can provide. The play is taken place in Athens were Shakespeare's characters experience many obstacles. The biggest problem the characters face is problems with their love lifes and being betrayed. Though it will be a difficult road, the wounds of…

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    Introduction In William Shakespeare’s Midsummer Night’s Dream tale between several lovers, the contrasting impacts of illusion against reality, allows the demonstration of conflict through love. Not able to be terminated by one’s own consciousness, there are an array of incidences where magic has aided in the detriment of reality leading into conflicting circumstances between the pairs; Demetrius and Helena, Lysander and Hermia. Directly through the concept of love using a supernatural ‘love…

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    One of the most prominent themes in Shakespeare’s comedy A Midsummer Night’s Dream is the theme of love. The play is all about love, the plot revolves around love, and the play ends in marriage. Almost every character in the play has love, but there are many different types of love. A close look at Titania’s relationships shows this, as she is the most flexible character. She has four loves, and each one is a different type of love. These loves are also ranked; the different types of love take…

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    Social Rebellion In Browning’s Fifine at the Fair, Surtees’s Mr. Sponge’s Sporting Tour, and Shakespeare’s Midsummer Night’s Dream all have different concepts of social rebellion. Social rebellion occurs through opposition between people and authority. In these works you can find a few of examples of social rebellion. Intellectuals use literature to work through social issues. In Fifine at the Fair, a social rebellion can be seen when the man explores the fair. The time this poem was written…

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