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    Theseus And Hippolyta

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    rising action - Titania and Oberon quarrel. Lysander and Hermia run off together and get lost in the woods and Demetrius and Helena follow them. Puck has interfered with the Mechanicals' rehearsal by transforming their main character into a beast and sending the others off screaming into the woods. The climax - Lysander and Demetrius fight. Puck has mistakenly fouled up the love potions. Lysander and Demetrius are fighting over Helena. This inspires Hermia to try to fight Helena.…

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    (1-5)Oberon: I wonder if Titania is awake And what did she see, That she will love deeply [Enter Puck] Here comes Puck , This crazy guy What news do you have at this time? (6-34)Puck: Titania is in love with a monster! These idiots were working on a play for Theseus and Titania’s wedding, When the dumbest one playing Pyramus decided to wait for his cue in the bushes. I decided it was a good opportunity to put a donkey’s head on him, And when he went back on stage to talk to Thisbe,…

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    Hermia And Lysander

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    Athens to get married. Helena betrays Demetrius, Hermia, and Lysanders secret plans. All four lovers end up in the woods. Demetrius being cruel to Helena leads Oberon to use the "love in idleness flower" on Demetrius. The climax in the story is when Puck accidentally places the love potion in Demetrius's eyes. This makes him fall in love with Helena. Helena questions their motives. Hermia and Helena argue over Lysander and both boys protect Helena. Helena runs tot he woods while Demetrius and…

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    both “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” (“Dream”) and “The Tempest” (“Tempest”), Shakespeare aims to show the difference between the two kings of his plays. Oberon and Prospero contribute largely to the events that occur in both comedies- Oberon instructs Puck to create the love potion in “Dream” and Prospero got Ariel to help him capsize the ship the Duke of Milan, is on in “Tempest”. Inevitably, readers will compare the similarities and differences they have because of the same role they are given in…

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    problems. Despite this, we can look at the novel in a different way. To give an illustration, take the case when Oberon orders Puck to get the enchanted flower and pours its juice on Titania’s eyes, or when after overhearing on Helena and Demetrius’s argument, he orders Puck to pour the rest of its juice on Demetrius so he can fall in love with Helena.Once Oberon realizes Puck puts the juice in the wrong person’s eyes. Because of this, the four lovers start to fight due to him being…

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    essay, I will prove that magic undeniably has a negative effect on love and relationships. Robin Goodfellow (Puck) and Oberon are seen as the tricksters of the play, and use their magic to destroy the relationships of both humans and fairies alike. When Titania refuses to hand over the young Indian prince to her king, Oberon decides to play a cruel trick on her and sends his servant Puck to retrieve a magical flower. The juice of this flower, after being spread over a sleeping person’s eyes,…

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    Introduction There are various types of love portrayed in the writings of William Shakespeare in the play A Midsummer Night’s Dream. There are several forms of love depicted in the play, including parental love, forced love, romantic love, as well as jealousy to name a few. Early in the play, the character Lysander says, “The course of true love never did run smooth” (1.1.134), this theme carries through the remaining scenes of the play as various sets of characters undergo a series of trials…

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    Oberon, once again instructs Puck to try and remedy the Lysander and Helena love situation by removing the spell from Lysander’s eyes. Puck uses magic to create a fog, so they could not see each other, and helps Demetrius and Lysander fall asleep in the confusion of the thick fog.(Hacht,2007). While they are asleep on the ground Puck states,”on the ground, sleep and sound. I’ll apply to your eye, gentile lover remedy(4:1:48-52).…

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    story, there becomes responsibilities and pressure put on the protagonist (Protagonist- Examples and Definition of Protagonist). In “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” Puck and Hermia are the main characters. Puck meets most all of the “duties” that the protagonist in a story. In A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Puck is a very powerful creature. With Puck being an elf or goblin, he enjoys playing practical jokes on mortals; however, his name can also align with some sort of demon. Perhaps it isn’t…

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    waiting on Oberon. Puck came in through a high window not casually walking through the forest either. The fairies are very interested…

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