In Shakespeare’s plays he develops many patterns. One of his patterns was the different relationships between the lovers in the play. At first Hermia is in love with Lysander and he loves her as well, however Demetrius also loved Hermia and that its who her father wants her to marry. Yet to make the situation even more complicated, Helena loves Demetrius but she repulses him.

But the love affairs are changed when they all flee to the woods, and they have their fates in the hands of the fairies. Oberon wanted Puck to cast the magical love flower into the eyes of his wife, Titania, and Demetrius so that he return Helena’s passion for him. So Puck puts it on the eyes of Titania and she falls madly in love w/ Bottom, who had been turned into an ass head. However, Puck is not always so clever, because he placed the love flowers magical spell on Lysander instead of Demetrius. So now both men love Helena and Hermia does not know what to do with herself.

When Oberon is done with his fun and realizes Puck’s mistake,

he and Puck correct them. Lysander once again loves his fair Hermia, and Helena is loved by Demetrius. Also Titania is awaked from her trance, and loves Oberon once more.

Nevertheless, there is order to counterbalance the mayhem. The order is shown when Hermia’s father tells her whom she has to marry. He brings her to the Duke of Athens, and he by law was required to tell her to obey her father. In addition to that, the play within a play in rehearsed and the director is nervous because he wants them to remember their lines. Order is also restore when the fairies fix their errors and everyone loves whom they should.

The order and disorder theme is carried into the woods. I think Shakespeare set most of the action in the woods and not Athens because he could make the woods a whole separate world, a world of fantasy and fiction, which captures the audience’s hearts. In this universe Shakespeare can make anything possible, and he does. Athens is needed as well, to give the play a grip of reality that is isolated from fairyland and its playful nature.

Shakespeare does an extraordinary job at writing a comedic play. He truly allows the audience to have fun with him.

Some topics in this essay:
Demetrius Titania, Shakespeare Athens, Night’s Dream, Duke Athens, Titania Demetrius, Hermia Oberon, Oberon Puck, woods athens, Hermia Helena, , loves demetrius, playful nature, bottom human, lysander loves,