Theseus

In the opening scene, Theseus reminds Hippolyta, the conquered Queen of the Amazons, that he “wooed [her] with [his] sword” (1.1.17). Hippolyta was so powerful as Queen that she may be regarded as mythical, but she has since been conquered by a man and is forced to marry him. Despite the fact that Hippolyta fought Theseus as a warrior, her power has been stripped, and she is now forced to be his bride. Just as Hippolyta…

in the play A Midsummer Night’s Dream where the playwright William Shakespeare depicts the relationship roles between men and women in everyday society. As Lisa Walters writes, “In A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Athens is a patriarchal domain ruled by Theseus, where the ‘father should be as a god’ and Amazons are conquered and married” (157). Shakespeare’s play demonstrates the unfair power and mistreatment of women as a result of male dominance; making the women feel forced and obligated to do…

good and bad influences around us and it is our choice of which one we want to take. In William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer 's Night Dream, Hermia and Theseus consider the perspectives of others, which influences their choices and perspectives on life. However, they still get to decide what they want to do. In my own experience, just like Hermia and Theseus, I also consider external perspective of others. Those who are closest are the most influential on my choices on life. Therefore, external…

their feelings. Forced love was how King Theseus’ love was to Hippolyta. Finally, romantic love was how Hermia felt about Lysander, Hermia was willing to disobey the Athens law in which her father told her to marry Demetrius, be killed or live a single lifestyle (Bevington, 2014). Different feelings of love bring many thoughts to a person and their actions depend on how they feel not what they think. Helena was in a quandary, she loved Demetrius, but…

Duke Theseus. In fact, “Arcita bore himself so well in peace and war that there was no one Theseus valued more” (page 42). Duke Theseus had a great relationship with Arcita, and had made him personal and chamber-squire for many years, although he knew him under the name of Philostrate, and not Arcita, the prisoner caught when he conquered Thebes. In desperation, his only aid comes through his father,…

Theseus, son of the King of Athens, questions why young men and women are sent yearly to Crete and his father’s reply was that he did so in order to keep the calm in relationship with King Minos or a war would be waged on their country. Theseus, adamant in his quest to slay the Minotaur, does not heed his father’s warnings and sets sail as a tribute towards Crete. Ariadne is introduced as the daughter of King Minos and on notice of Theseus, falls in love him and chooses…

to be traded or sold. Theseus had “won” her as a prize and a wife from a battle between the Amazons and the Athenians. For Hippolyta, being with Theseus was very forced and she had no choice in staying with him or not. She was unable to make her own decisions, and had no say if she did not want to be with him. This idea is shown when Theseus says, “Hippolyta, I wooed thee with my sword, and won thy love doing thee injuries” (1.1.16-17). This quote shows that, as Theseus conquered the battle…

obstacle Hermia and Lysander face is Hermia’s father, Egeus, who wants her to marry Demetrius instead of Lysander (1.1.22-45). Duke Theseus is the ultimate law in Athens. Egeus says to Theseus, he has the right under Athenian Law to decide Hermia's fate. “I beg the ancient privilege of Athens. As she is mine, I may dispose of her” (1.1.41-45). Unfortunately, Theseus has to agree that he has the right under Athenian Law to decide Hermia's fate. Hermia is angry with her father because she loves…

around four Athenian lovers and some amateur actors who are often controlled and maneuvered by fairies. 3. Exposition; Athens, Greece is where the play is set. The play has love, prosperity, rebellion and anxiousness in it. The noble and wealthy Theseus and Hippolyta prepare for their…

By the end of its journey, there is two ships at port y, one being Theseus’ ship with all new parts and the other ship being made up of the original parts of Theseus’ ship. The first ship continues to be Theseus’ ship even as it is replaced with new parts due to the closely related temporal stages of the ship making the object that is Theseus’ ship. However, the old parts of the ship being used to make another ship is also Theseus’ ship as those parts also share the same temporal stages as the…