Love Complications In A Midsummer Night's Dream By William Shakespeare

One thing that is timeless is that teenagers will always fall in and out of love quickly. In “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” by William Shakespeare, the theme of love is evident among the characters and love affects them all differently. Like many other Shakespearean plays, “A Midsummer’s Night’s Dream” delves into the lives of young lovers who fall in and out of love magically all in the span of one night. This paper will explore how Shakespeare shows the reality of, loves difficulty on Hermia through her trials, tribulations and triumphs.

In the play, A Midsummer Night’s Dream by Shakespeare, three completely different situations that have to do with different topics become intertwined in the magical forest locates in the suburbs of Ancient Athens. Throughout the play, there are many representations of the character’s emotions and feelings, such as jealousy, betrayal, and most importantly, love. The main reason everyone get into their troubles is due to one reason; love. Hermia and Lysander made a decision to elope because of their love for each other; Demetrius chases after her because he loves her; Helena chases Demetrius due to love, etc. In this comedy of Shakespeare’s, love is displayed as something fantastical and bizarre.

“The course of true love never did run smooth,” comments Lysander of love’s complications in an exchange with Hermia (Shakespeare I.i.136). Although the play A Midsummer Night’s Dream certainly deals with the difficulty of romance, it is not considered a true love story like Romeo and Juliet. Shakespeare, as he unfolds the story, intentionally distances the audience from the emotions of the characters so he can caricature the anguish and burdens endured by the lovers. Through his masterful use of figurative language, Shakespeare examines the theme of the capricious and irrational nature of love.

One might say that Shakespeare’s play, A Midsummer Night’s Dream is a timeless piece of literature. Despite being written 400 years ago, the themes and situations are still relevant to young people today. With cheating happening in ⅓ of relationships and 41% of marriages ending in divorce, it is obvious that relationship issues are still very prevalent today. Most young adults and teens can admit that they face some of the same struggles as Hermia, Helena, Lysander, and Demetrius.

Although love is typically a positive emotion or concept, it is most often truly a more negative notion, due to its consequences. Love is known to bring people together in the beginning, but also tends to customarily pull or even break people apart by causing chaos and rivalry. The loss of love could even cause insecurities to surface. In Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, one of the lovers, Helena, is scorched by love’s misfortunes when it comes between her and her ex-lover, Demetrius.The misfortunes of love force Helena into becoming an insecure woman who allows her emotions to cloud her judgement.

By the play's finale, the grand and much-anticipated wedding for Theseus and Hippolyta, Bottom is rehumanized, Hermia and Helena are loved by the right men, and Titania and Oberon have settled their differences, rediscovering their own passion. Oberon is proved correct in

True love’s path is paved with every step. Through the assistance of fanciful elements as well as characters Puck and Oberon, the true message of love in William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream is revealed. The four lovers know the direction in which their hearts are inclined to turn, but when the love potion is administered, the bounds of their rectangle are thrashed without knowledge or consent. The rapid shifts in affection between the play’s “four lovers” is representative of the idea that love isn’t a conscious choice, but a cruel game in which we are the figurines, being controlled by whomever the player may be, relating the characters’ karmic fates.

In the play A Midsummer's Night Dream by William Shakespeare it is shown that love is as delicate as glass; ones broken, it can be fixed, but there will always be cracks. Queen Titania faces conflicts with her king, Oberon. The conflict Titania faces is man vs. man, Titania vs. Oberon. Titania claims at Oberon's current frustrations with their relationship are "the forgeries of jealousy" (2.1.82). Titania and Oberon's relationship is poisoning due to Oberon's jealousy over the Indian prince, also Oberon's is creating lies about Titania causing their relationship to poison. Lies, jealousy, miscommunication and holding grudges have the ability to poison a relationship. When all these get to an extreme we can lead a couple ending their love, but if willing the couple's love can be restored. Love never dies, it is always there but however, love can be hurt. Once love

Different Aspects of Love Presented in William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream Lysander + Hermia = True love? Sexual Attraction (Lust) ------------------------------------------------------- Titania + Oberon = Love or hate (Married )

In the play, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, written by William Shakespeare, a literary technique known as “doubling” is used to convey entertainment, mystery and reality as the story line for Lysander and Demetrius, Helena and Hermia, Oberon and Theseus, and Titania and Hippolyta. ”Doubling” shows indistinguishable personalities of each character but completely contrapositive background stories and actions. Lysander and Demetrius are completely identical except for their personality, actions, and the fact that Egeus and Theseus do not approve of Lysander as Hermia’s spouse. Helena and Hermia are very alike except for the minor differences in their appearances. The third doubling relationship is shown in between the rulers of the different worlds who are Oberon and Theseus as well as Titania and Hippolyta. Throughout the play, three pairs of people who are all tantamount to each other in appearance but completely different in actions continue to have comedic and humorous scenes while hidden clues along the way disclose information to unveil a delightful and realistic story.

Different Types of Love in A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare A Midsummer Night’s Dream is a comedy, written in 1595 during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I. This was when the society was dominated by men. During the period, England was ruled by a powerful and well respected queen.

Oberon told Titania, “Why would Titinia want argue with her Oberon? All I'm asking for is to have that little boy as a part of my crew.” (Shakespeare 2.1.119-121). Titania and Oberon are fighting over a little boy. Oberon wanted the little boy to be a worker and Titania didn’t.

Love is a very common theme that is seen in literature, and love is one of the most powerful things that can be felt for someone or something. Love can drive a person to do incredible or horrible things, and we see many forms of love that take place in A Midsummer Night’s Dream. This is demonstrated in the book by many characters including Hermia and Lysander who demonstrate true love. Titania and Bottom show magical love. In the play, love is also the cause of a few broken hearts. While there is no one common definition of love that suits all of the characters, the romantic relationship in the play all leans to one simple rule laid out by Lysander, “The course of true love never did run smooth.”

Many things are different now than they were 400 years ago, but there are also some things that have stayed the same for example how different parents want their children to have different relationships then what the children want and the reasons that practical jokes are used which have kept them going through all the years. In the play, A Midsummer Night’s Dream there are many things that we can relate to today in the character’s relationships. The way some of these have lasted can be unknown, but most are obvious because of the success that some have gotten and the traditions that many people would rather not change. One example of how things that would happen 400 years ago can still be relevant to people in this current time would be how

Comedy, it’s life changing. We envision ourselves in a world full of the things that make us laugh and cry tears of joy. The intention for one to laugh is what makes things comedic, although it can be found where we least expect it to. Who would’ve thought that in the 1600’s, comedy would come from a script for a play written by Shakespeare. The modern english era was just beginning, and it was Shakespeare’s comedic plays that kicked it off. In Shakespeare’s classic play of love and comedy A Midsummer Night’s Dream, we are in a world divided amongst the lovers. Although it’s the Athenian Court who has forbid the lover’s happiness causing them to take matters into their own hands. The lovers enter the fairy world where then everything suddenly goes downwards, although it is comedy that has the ability to spin it all off. The idea of a love story being interrupted by comedy is what makes A Midsummer Night’s Dream so funny and excellent. As strange as it may sound, Shakespeare’s ideas of love and comedy go hand and hand in creating a classic play.