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    is again another example of a man-made object crossing into nature’s territory.. At this time she starts to think irrationally, as people tend to do when near the fairy world. Helena says she will go and fetch Demetrius and tell him of Hermia and Lysander 's plan. “I will got tell him(Demetrius) of Hermia’s flight. Then to the wood will he tomorrow night Pursue her;and for this intelligence If I have thanks, It is a dear expanse…..To have his sight thither and back again(1.1 246-251).” Only her…

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    comedic play, with a complex plot, that was written for entertainment. In this play Hermia and Lysander are in love, but Hermia is being forced to marry Demetrius, who is loved by Helena. Hermia and Lysander run away, Demetrius and Helena follow them, they all get lost in the woods. The King and Queen of fairies, Oberon and Titania, are in an argument which leads to a love spell being cast on Lysander and Demetrius which causes conflict with Helena and Hermia. An acting group is planning to…

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    parents, but Juliet is not in love with him. Juliet is really in love with Romeo. In A Midsummer Night's Dream, Hermia is arranged to get married to Demetrius. She does not truly love Demetrius, so she has to find a way to marry her true love who is Lysander. In both of these plays, the characters' parents want them to marry someone else than they really love. Furthermore, parental control in involved in these plays. In Romeo and Juliet, both Romeo and Juliet can not love each other because of…

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    cruelly targets its victims with little discretion. In William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, the theme of love’s uncontrollable power is reflected through a metaphor mouthed by an emotion-blinded Helena after she follows Demetrius to find Lysander and Hermia in the woods during Act Two, Scene One: “You draw me, you hard-hearted adamant. /But yet you draw not iron, for my heart /Is true as steel. Leave you your power to draw, And I shall have no power to follow you” (2.1.183-185).…

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    conflict. However, later in the play, the audience learns that the fairy king and queen are having a fight of their own. In my opinion, the whole play is a mess because of the conflicts and how they’re trying to be solved. Hermia is in love with Lysander but Egeus,…

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    quote talked about how you have to go through the struggle in order to know how to get through it, and this connects to the play because throughout the play, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, the struggle of love was one of the major themes in the book. Lysander went through different obstacles and did the rest. Lysander’s quote about true love comes with a struggle is shown throughout the story through the relationships of him and Hermia,Titania and Oberon, Demetrius and Helena. Lysander’s journey of…

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    into the three separate worlds in which it portrays: the Social world, the Green world as well as the world represented by the lower class workers, the norms regarding love as well as dreams differ within worlds. With reference to the extract of Lysander and Hermia given as a key example of what goes wrong within the green world, as well as with reference to the core themes and the worlds in which these themes are presented, will determine the exorcism (if any) on the characters as a result of…

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    Night’s Dream. Hermia lives in Athens, Greece with her father Egeus. She happens to be a short brunette who has Lysander and Demetrius in love with her. Strong willed, determined, kind, wise, affectionate, and modest are just a few character traits she possesses. She talks formally and without disrespect to whom it is proper to respect. Her purpose in the story was to receive Lysander and Demetrius’s love. This draws them both to the magical forest for the climax of the story to occur. The…

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    Theseus, Hippolyta, Egeus, Hermina, Lysander, Demetrius, and Helena. Theseus is the duke of Athens and everyone looks up to him. He attitude is very authoritative and commanding. Hippolyta is queen of the amazons who happens to be betroth to Theseus. Hippolyta character is express the same characteristics as Theseus but uses it in a more nurturing manor. Egeus is the father of Hermina. His demeaner is very protective and wants the best for his daughter. Lysander and Demetrius are two men who…

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    forms of love, which can be easily connected to the conflicts between the characters. Forms of love such as parental love, forced love, romantic love, and a friends love can be recognized in Shakespeare's theatrical work. In the play Hermia loves Lysander which affects her relationship with her best friend. In a similar way Hermia and her father's relationship is affected, because Demetrius loves his daughter. Titania another important character, also shows that her love as a mother affects her…

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