Lysander

possessions. In the first scene of the play, Egeus decides that his daughter, Hermia, will wed Demetrius. Demetrius is an honorable man, and gladly agrees with the arrangements. Hermia, however, refuses to wed Demetrius as she has fallen in love with Lysander. When Egeus confronts his daughter about her refusal to marry Demetrius, she responds, “Ere I will yield my virgin patent up unto his…

child which was his original goal. “Then will two at once woo one. That must needs be sport alone. And those things do best please me That befall preposterously” (Shakespeare 3.2.120). Robin finds it amusing when he mistakenly makes demetrius and lysander both fall in love with Helena. He says that the nonsense is one of his favorite things. “This is thy negligence. Still thou mistakest, Or else committ’st thy knaveries willfully” (Shakespeare 3.2.356). Oberon, instead of laughing about the…

Isherwood's article about Midsummer Night's Dream is a very deep and thoughtful article. He has many valid points. Throughout the article, he continues to talk about how the negativity in the play overbears the love and humor. He uses quotes like "I noticed, among other things, how variations on the word “hate” recurs with startling frequency". This shows how he focuses and sees more hate than love. Theseus and Hippolyta are preparing for their wedding and there are many happy quotes during…

“Life without love is like a tree without blossoms or fruit” (Khalil Gibran). In reality, everyone falls in love and it cannot be prevented or avoided. People believe that love is a wonderful emotion where no one could come in the way and ruin it. In the play “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” love is not portrayed to be magical, but rather the opposite. It is shown that love is not just an emotion that people choose but instead it is something more powerful than that. It could control anyone and they…

During the beginning of World War 2, the probability of who the victor would be scared the entire world. Hitler dominated many of the first battles in the Second World War. He had carefully crafted battle plans and the gained supporters needed to carry out his master plans; to take down the world, starting with Europe. The reality of how powerful he truly was became obvious right before the Battle of Britain commenced. Canada’s participation in the Battle of Britain played a significant…

to get his own way. On the other hand, Egeus, Hermia’s dad, forced her to marry Demetrius. Hermia has two options: either become a nun for the rest of her life or face death. However ignoring the consequences that she must face, she eloped with Lysander, her true love, to have an everlasting relationship. With supremacy, he believes he can have as many relationship he wants. King Oberon does not value what is precious he has with him, but instead he would throw away the marriage that he has…

The Peloponnesian War was a long battle between the two greatest city-states of Greece, Athens and Sparta. The war took nearly thirty years until its final end; it was from 431-404 B.C. In the beginning of the war Athens controlled one of the strongest empires, at the end of the war Athens could barely maintain itself. Why? Thucydides, an Athenian general at the time left us with an excessive amount of knowledge on this war, as he wrote a textbook on the war called “History of the Peloponnesian…

characters, we will center on an upcoming performance for the impending wedding of Theseus, Duke of Athens and Hippolyta, Queen of the Amazons. Provided that, we will also focus our attention around four Athenian lovers, Hermia who is in love with Lysander and Helena who is in love with Demetrius. These characters, while at periodic odds with one another and family, soon confront the mighty…

How Athens begets the Wild: The Heart vs. the Mind Love! An intense feeling of deep affection, or a person or thing that one loves, or to feel a deep romantic or sexual attachment to (someone). There’s many levels and types of “ love ”, people can define or explain it in many ways. The feeling can make things change, it can make people change, it can cause feelings of hatred or adoration, it can make people act like fools. It can add meaning to life, it can cause ultimate sacrifices, it can…

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…