Importance Of Helena In Midsummer Night's Dream Essay

Laugh Clown Laugh is about more than just a good laugh The art of the clown has kept people entertained for centuries, but for Berlin based Reinhard Horstkotte--a seasoned clown of 30+ years--being a clown means more to him than just giving folks a good laugh. Horstkotte’s persona--Filou the Clown--is not what one might expect from typical clown fare. He doesn’t mask his face in a bright shade of white; doesn’t wear overbearingly bright clothes; doesn’t wear a big curly/bushy wig on his head.…

Helena Obsessed over Demetrius emphasizes the impulse of love and its excesses. Even though she knows she is making a fool of herself by pursuing Demetrius, Helena cannot stop the chase. She reminds us that love is blind, even though she is as beautiful as Hermia, so there is no reason for Demetrius' sudden shift in affection. This point is further emphasized by the two men's love potion-persuasion attraction for her. Through these interactions, we find out that love is blind, illogical,…

Mindy Ramos Milhan English 102 6 November 2015 A Midsummer’s Night Dream vs. Oedipus the King What role does irony play in literature? Irony is a figure of speech in which what is intended by the author is not exactly what is being said. It makes for an interesting turn of events which we see is used by many of the greatest authors, including the infamous William Shakespeare and Ancient Greek writer, Sophocles. Both Shakespeare and Sophocles are known to this day as two of the best…

The difference between the the way Bilbo and the dwarves react to rivendell is that Bilbo was surprised when he saw the mountains but Balin,the dwarf was worried about getting up to the Misty Mountains.Bilbo loved elves but the dwarfs did not because they were very irritating .The dwarfs did not get along with them very well because the dwarfs thought they were very foolish.The reason I am saying this is because that the elves teased them and laughed at them and most of all their…

Ever noticed that there are similarities in Romeo and Juliet and A Midsummer Night's Dream? These plays are both tragedies that are written by William Shakespeare. Not only are some of the characters alike, some of the things that happen in the plays are as well. To start off, both plays include some kind of comedy in them. In Romeo and Juliet, the nurse tells her long story about how she raised Juliet because Lady Capulet could not. The nurse refused to stop talking which embarrassed Juliet.…

What is the significance of the forest? In William Shakespeare’s comedy, Midsummer Night’s Dream, Shakespeare created the scene of his place to have taken place mainly in the forest. Midsummer Night’s Dream tells the story of mainly about the citizens of Athens; Hermia, Egeus, Helena, Demetrius, and Lysander and a fairy king, Oberon, and his wife alone with the mischievous Puck. Hermia was the daughter of Egeus, who favored a marriage between Hermia and Demetrius. However, Hermia loved Lysander…

When interpreting A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare, it is undeniably evident that this play was intended to be performed and elucidated in a comical way, and goes about this through the use of one prominent element- Suspension of Natural Laws. As we all know, Shakespeare is known as one of the most influential English writers and poets in history. This claim is supported specifically by his unique and significant plays created during his time, along with his pivotal production…

A Midsummer Night’s Dream is written by William Shakespeare, who effectively uses comedy, fantasy, and romance to develop his theme of “The course of true love never did run smooth.” Comedy is used when Bottom’s head is transformed into one of an ass’s, Fantasy is used when presenting the relationship of Oberon and Titania and the scheming of Oberon, and Romance is repeatedly used during the scenes featuring the mortal love triangles. In A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Shakespeare plays with the…

Egeus, threatens her livelihood if she decides not to marry Demetrius, who is Egeus’ personal choice for Hermia. Later on in the play, it is found that Hermia’s good friend Helena is in love with Demetrius. But because Demetrius does not love her back (but instead desires Hermia), Helena is treated very poorly. At the end Helena goes through a lengthy process to finally earn Demetrius’…

It is not justified that Oberon put the love potion in Titania’s eyes so that he could get his revenge and steal the Indian boy. “But as the fierce vexation of a dream. But first I will release the Fairy Queen. (He applies the nectar to her eyes.) Be as thou wast wont to be. See as thou wast wont to see.” (Ⅳ,ⅰ,66-69) In this quote Oberon puts the love potion on Titania’s eyes to embarrass her and steal the Indian boy. I think he is doing this as revenge because he is mad about Titania not giving…