Lysander

Said by Lysander himself, "The course of true love never did run smooth" (I.i.136). Shakespeare was ultimately writing a comedy, but the underlying tone is one of asymmetrical love. In the beginning of the play, things are completely out of balance. We have two…

is that true love must surpass the mere external physical shell. A majority of the issues in this play arise from difficulties in romantic world, although it is not fully based on a love story. Demetrius and Lysander are both equally in love with Hermia, but she is only in love with Lysander. Helena loves Demetrius but he does not love her back. This then leads to having an imbalance of love; one women has no man to love her while the other has too many. Also, the developed and balanced love…

This can be seen when Lysander and Demetrius both fall in love with Helena, “The tedious minutes I with her have spent./Not Hermia, but Helena I love,” (II, ii, 119-120). Demetrius also has the same expression and grace towards Helena, as can be seen when he says “O Helen, goddess…

In the words of Freddie Mercury the lead singer of Queen, “Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? Caught in a landslide, No escape from reality. Open your eyes, Look up to the skies and see…” English playwright William Shakespeare plays with this idea of dreams versus reality throughout a number of his production. The William Shakespeare play A Midsummers Night Dream plays with this idea more than any other play production created by the famous playwright. Within this particular play,…

“Portrayed Love” The famous play titled “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” is attributed to the art and work of the historical William Shakespeare. Shakespeare was born in Warwickshire England in 1564 and died in 1616. He wrote several plays including, “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” that has been traced back to the 17th century when it was first published in the year 1600 (Web.a.ebscohost.com.bethelu.idm.oclc.org, 2015). This romantic-comedy is set in Athens. This is a story about Theseus, Duke of Athens…

For example, Hermia wants to marry Lysander but is being forced to marry Demetrius, who is loved by Helena. One could see how many different love circles are in this play, and therefore how many different ways Shakespeare could slip his opinion on marriage and love. The text states, "The…

Even after the war, Athens eventually rebuilt its walls, navy, League and democracy. Athenians would have not rebuilt democracy if they thought it did not work, if so, then it would be a waste of their time to rebuild something that clearly did not seem to bring any good. Looking at the history, Sparta should have lost the war. Athens had the leadership, resources and money to go to war. Their navy was strong and unbeatable. Sparta on the other hand lacked leadership, money and had no navy.…

In Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Characters are put to the test and exposed for their true nature. Throughout the play one is aware of Helena’s true nature, a desperate woman in the need of attention from the object of her affection, Demetrius. Consistently, Helena betrays the people she loves, while she masks up her flaws and her timidities, she shows all of this while disputing with Helena. She show’s a need for attention because she has insecurities filling her up. She is filled…

would be the love, the wine of love or the perfume of lust. The Duke would also be using the beauty of the flower to describe Hermia. When Lysander speaks with Hermia and she is pale, he even describes her distressed look as lacking roses, iterating that her beauty reminds him of roses. Roses are a beautiful flower, describing Hermia, as she is admired by both Lysander and Demetrius at the beginning of MND. Shakespeare hints towards a correlation of beauty presented within flowers, by doing so…

William Shakespeare’s play A Midsummer’s Night Dream tells a story of magic, fantasy, and love. Throughout the story, Shakespeare chooses to break away from reality and dip into fantasy using elements of magic. Because these elements of magic play such a big role in the story, there is no set way of how to produce this fantasy. From the set, to the costumes, to the language, A Midsummer’s Night Dream can be produced in any setting. The National Players’ choice to use a simple set introduces the…