Pyramus and Thisbe

Shakespeare, like any other writer, has a few key themes that he prefers to incorporate within many of his literary works. One play that he has weaved the theme of love in, is A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Though this story is a bit light hearted than most of Shakespeare’s works, it still has a problematic couple that love each other passionately. Something that I have noticed about Shakespeare is that he enjoys creating characters that are imperfect by making them a captive to human emotion, in…

The concept of proceeding through life slowly, but wisely, and not quickly, but carelessly, is one of the most prominent themes in Romeo and Juliet. Romeo and Juliet’s marriage, Lord Capulet’s “reward” for Juliet, and Balthasar’s and Romeo’s response to Juliet’s “death” are some of the most prominent scenes that back up the theme. Romeo and Juliet love each other so much and so quickly, that Friar Lawrence is reluctant to marry the two together, stating the theme, “Wisely and slow. They stumble…

In Shakespeare’s play “A Midsummer’s Night Dream,” a couple, Hermia and Lysander, escape to get married. Helena, Hermia’s friend loves Demetrius whose Hermia’s father Egeus wants her to marry. Helena and Demetrius hear that Hermia and Lysander are going to escape, so they follow behind them into this magical forest full of fairies and artisans. The fairy kingdom, whose queen is Titania, and king is Oberon, add to the comical appearance of the play, and the artisans are working on their own play…

a sad break, it was the opposite in A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Bottom was used as comic relief. In many parts of the play, you can see comedic aspects. An example is: “I’ll speak in a monstrous little voice; “Thisne, / Thisne” - “Ah Pyramus, my lover dear! Thy Thisbe / dear and lady dear!” (Shakespeare, 1.2.50-52) This is comedic because Bottom believes that he is such a better actor than he actually is. His cockiness provides comic relief to the play and a break between the rising action and…

There really isn’t a definitive protagonist/antagonist that is a main character in the play. Hermia noted for her beauty, the headstrong daughter of Egeus, is sought after by both Lysander and Demetrius through the play. She’s in love with Lysander yet her father does not approve of him instead approving Demetrius. Her father asks Theseus to approve an old Athenian law that states she must either obey her father 's wishes by marrying Demetrius, join a nunnery or die. She of course objects and…

they are not aware of it. These are often humorous, to make the audience feel as though they are "in" on something. An ideal example of this (in a few ways) happens during the interlude scene. Theseus wonders aloud whether the lion in the play "Pyramus and Thisbe" speaks; to which Demetrius replies: "No wonder, my lord: for many lions may, while many asses do." The literal meaning which this statement holds is simply that if a bunch of asses can talk, why shouldn 't a lion; but when one reads…

Character quotes from Bottom prove our earlier suspicions, while other sayings from Helena, Lysander, and Hermia have hidden meanings that can be hard to pull out. Bottom’s use of malapropisms deems him uneducated, as seen in this quote, “Thisbe, the flowers of odious savors sweet,--” (III.i.30). The line is meant to be “odors savors sweet” and Quince corrected him in the following line. Even though Lysander is in love with Helena through the love juice, he infers that he still has some love…

The vast majority of people today would not only consider the societal standards of the 16th century old-fashioned but also foolish and even cruel. Shakespeare is in agreement agreed with these modern-day views when he wrote A Midsummer Night's Dream. In Act 3, Scene 2, he speaks through Puck when the fairy says, “Lord, what fools these mortals be!” (3.2.115). Shakespeare considered aspects of his society as foolish and wished to inspire change by presenting these situations to his audience.…

Introduction In William Shakespeare’s play, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, the theme of love is a central part to the play. When separating the play 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…

Characteristics: The Lady: "The Lady" or the beloved who regularly appears in Donne's poetry is normally a delightful lady who is bashful around an enthusiastic or physical connection to the speaker. Donne for the most part spends the greater part of the ballad participating in a contention to charm her yet from time to time with a resolution. In his later verse, the woman tended to is a perfect lady who cherishes the speaker with a profound love mixed together with physical energy. In these…