Lysander

In Hamlet, Shakespeare only includes two women in the play, they are both close to the main character, Hamlet, who sees both in two completely different ways and therefore treats them differently too, one with cynical love and the other with a regretful hatred. In Hamlet, Hamlet pretends to be crazy because he is plotting against his murderer of an uncle, Claudius, who killed his natural father and married his mother. From the statement of old King Hamlet, about his brother Claudius poisoning…

When Helena says, O spite! O hell! I see you all are bent to set against me for you are in merriment (3.2 145-146). This quote explains how aggressive and mad Helena when she believes that she is getting mocked by Lysander. In the second part of the play that we saw Helena and Hermia got in to an argument, and both of them chased each other in the theater which made it more interesting because the audience saw that Helena felt betrayed, and unloved The king, and the…

In Act III Scene 1 of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Shakespeare has Peter Quince, Nick Bottom, Francis Flute, Tom Snout, Robin Starveling, and Snug act out of the famous tale of Pyramus and Thisbe. However, he decides to portray the story as a tragic comedy rather than a tragedy. When the actors assign the roles, the story is introduced as a piece of comedy rather than the sad tale of two ill-fated lovers. Then, when the playlet is performed, the audience’s comments mock it. Finally, Bottom’s…

Imagine a society where the only purpose of women is to be wives and bear progenies. That’s primeval Athens, where females are seen as the property of men. However, the play A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare, projects the opposite notion, which is uncommon because the play was written in the 16th century. In the play, a young Athenian woman, Hermia, disagrees to marry Demetrius, the man of her father’s choice. Hermia is depicted as having dominance through her bold actions that…

physically asleep. For example, when Lysander’s eyes are anointed with the magic flower, he says, “Content with Hermia? No, I do repent / The tedious minutes I with her have spent. / Not Hermia but Helena I love,” (2.2.118-120). Even though in reality, Lysander is in love with Hermia, not Helena, readers can see that he is affected by the misleading, deceptive flower. All in all, it is evident that the magic flower acts as a hindrance to the waking perceptions of the characters; therefore,…

What is love? Aside from being an excellent song by Haddaway, it is a favorite subject and theme of William Shakespeare’s work. In the play A Midsummer’s Night Dream, A tale of four people Lysander, Hermia, Demetrius, and Helena who go into a forest and encounter some fairies and leave ready to marry each other which they do along with Theseus the king of Athens and his beloved Hippolyta queen of the amazons (no not the online shopping company). It also happens to be one of Shakespeare’s most…

Throughout history, there have been many wars where it can be argued who won. During the times of the ancient world, one of the biggest arguments that can be made is whether Athens or Sparta and her allies won the Peloponnesian Wars. While there is substantial evidence to prove either side won the war, there is more information supporting Sparta and her allies as the victors of the Peloponnesian Wars. Sparta and her allies won the Peloponnesian Wars due to the strength of the Spartan military,…

Every human being faces a multitude of obstacles on a daily basis, though some have a far greater magnitude than others. The ability to adapt to new situations and overcome these challenges is necessary for survival, but some find difficulty in resolving recurring problems. If left unchecked, these unresolved, repeating situations can develop into fears, and eventually phobias. Throughout middle school, though I didn't realize it at the time, I was socially awkward. I had trouble speaking my…

An interesting event that happened in my life that seem bad, but turned out good was attending my junior year and senior year in Puerto Rico. Reminiscing back to when I walked into the halls of Lysander Borrero Terry all I could hear were little voices speaking in Spanish. I could understand what everyone was saying, but I was so confused on why everyone was only speaking in Spanish. As I started my first day of school at the end of the day I came to realize that all my classes were in Spanish…

Act V Scene i- Writing for Yourself: I was wrong in thinking that Egeus would be mad about Hermia and Lysander, because everyone seems to be happy and content. I was correct in predicting that the audience would not like the play the craftsmen put on because, they did not. The duke gave the men the benefit of the doubt but everyone else made fun of them. Bottom continued mixing up words in this act, and substituted devoured with deflower. The ending was unexpected when Robin says to treat the…