... Lysander suggests a plan of running away from the border of Athens( free from the Athens" laws). It may be an excellent plan but I think Hermia has made a mistake for telling Helena (who envies her beauty) about the situation, or else it will be less complicate. So, besides the problem of Demetrius hunting for this particular couple, the help of an absent ... views. They also have gone through quite an obstacle which usually lovers do face. The conflict arises when Demetrius changes his mind for Hermia's outer (physical appearance) beauty instead of Helena. Moreover, he is given the ful...

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... center of ancient Greek civilization. The darkness of the night is intensified in the forest; the dark is intense enough for the characters to fear being alone. Helena cries out to Demetrius not to abandon her "darkling", or in the dark (Act II, Scene 2, 85). When Lysander abandons Hermia, she is convinced ... uses imagery to emphasize the significance of the sense of sight and its relation to love; the language of love relies heavily on sight imagery. Helena claims that real love has little to do with the eyes and that the gaze of the mind gives love its true shape, but even in making ....

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... center of ancient Greek civilization. The darkness of the night is intensified in the forest; the dark is intense enough for the characters to fear being alone. Helena cries out to Demetrius not to abandon her "darkling", or in the dark (Act II, Scene 2, 85). When Lysander abandons Hermia, she is convinced ... uses imagery to emphasize the significance of the sense of sight and its relation to love; the language of love relies heavily on sight imagery. Helena claims that real love has little to do with the eyes and that the gaze of the mind gives love its true shape, but even in making ....

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... are involved in are strongly male-dominated. The power of men and weakness of women are seen through the characters of Hippolyta, Hermia, Titania, and Helena, and the relationships that they are in. The first female character that Shakespeare portrays as weak is Hippolyta. Hippolyta is married to Thesus, who "wooed ... . Hermia also displays weakness to some extent within her relationship with Lysander. For example, when Puck causes Lysander to fall in love with Helena, Hermia is completely torn apart by her belief that he has abandoned her. She comes to the conclusion that he no longer ...

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... at the darkest of all hours. But if Lysander's plan gives the first hint about the play's setting (aside from the play's title), Helena gives the first hint of a way to negotiate the tension between a nighttime setting and the visual language of love. Although the language of ... knows that by cutting away or transforming the sense humans rely on most, the night world forces new kinds of looking. Cupid's blindness, described by Helena as a handicap, becomes a strength. Consider the passage in which Lysander describes the time when they will implement his plan: "Tomorrow night, when Phoeb...

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... daughter Hermia into marrying Demetrius he fathers choice, when she infact loves Lysander. The four main characters are the young lovers: Demetrius, Lyasander, Hermia and Helena. The four "star crossed lovers", are tormented by the mischief of a fairy called Puck. Puck also known as Robin Goodfellow, is a cheeky, conniving ... , the situation of the young Athenian lovers becomes increasingly chaotic and confusing (Demetrius and Lysander are magically compelled to transfer their love from Hermia to Helena), and Titania is hilariously humiliated (she is magically compelled to fall deeply i...

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... She is in fact quite domineering. This inexorably rubs off onto Theseus. Also with the two different sides of love are the lovers themselves. Helena is rather cynical about love. Because her lover, Demetrius, has recently rejected her, she is sceptical when she is actually loved. This is due ... result of Puck's oversight, and pouring the love juice into Lysander's eyes instead of Demetrius's eyes, "Wherefore was I to this keen mockery born?- Helena actually thinks that everybody is scheming against her, "I see you all are bent to set against me for your merriment."" Lysander and Hermia...

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... reflected in Act Four. Earlier in the play, we have already been introduced to the interchangeability of the characters. Lysander and Demetrius, Helena and Hermia, each of them switches roles and becomes the other person. One of the primary ways that Shakespeare indicates maturity is to ... it is necessary for them to become distinct from one another. After all, Lysander and Demetrius have been able to shift their love the Helena without noticing any difference whatsoever. Perhaps the most famous line from A Midsummer Nights Dream is when Puck remarks, "Lord, what fools these mortals ....

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... is experiencing a conflict in his identity causing his conflict to pour over into other identity conflicts, such as the confused "love square" consisting of Lysander, Hermia, Demetrius, and "helpless little" Helena. While I would not afford much to faith into Egeuses concepts of love, Theseus and Demetrius seem to conform to his standards of marriage, which is based not on true love ... than to the starchiness and strictness of his previous notion of how to conduct "love" affairs, or any affair for that matter. Considering the relationship between Helena and Demetrius at the beginning o...

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... love of your choice Egeus is determined that his daughter, Hermia, will marry the man of his choice, Demetrius, but Hermia loves not Demetrius but Lysander whom loves her back. Helena loves one who loves her not - Demetrius. Egeus sees the Duke and begs for his support in forcing Hermia to accept his wishes. Lysander argues that he is just as ... a nun, For aye to be in shady cloister mew"d," (Act I, Scene I, Line 70) Hermia and Lysander decide to run away from Athens and they tell Helena who tells Demetrius because she thinks he will be grateful. Helena is jealous that Demetrius loves ...

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... people as fools. He aims for humor and laughter. Puck apparently has magical fairy power. He meddles in the love affairs pertaining to Hermia, Lysander, Helena and Demetrious. He also conveys that he enjoys taking the form of animals. Though he performs magic, he does it at the request of Oberon, ... nothing out of the ordinary of it. Though Puck and Nick Bottom may be personable characters, the main events revolve around the four young lovers. Helena is head over heels in love with Demetrious, though he has feelings for Hermia. She plans to win back Demetrious's heart by telling him of...

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... love is blind. Also, whileTitania is under the influence of the love juice she releases thechangeling boy to Oberon so he did accomplish his goal. The confusion between Lysander, Hermia, Helena, and Demetriusbecause of the love juice is full of funny occurrences. WhenLysander wakes up and thinks he is in love with ... Helena, Hermia isignored and treated badly by Lysander. Then not only was Lysandersaying he loved Helena, Demetrius was also treating Hermia badly. This left poor Hermia so upset but we as the audience know this isa prank and soon the spell will ... brings closure to the ...

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... " (63). However, he abandons his promise soon after, as he falls victim to the magic of the flower. Although brief, the audience notes as his devotion sways from Hermia to Helena. Once the spell weakens, Lysander rediscovers a seemingly newfound love for Hermia. Finally, the fourth love interest illustrates the unrequited love present among Demetrius and ... Helena. Unable to remain satisfied with the affection he receives, the audience gains insight to this character's nature as his interest wanders. While one must recognize Demetrius" fickle nature, it is ... also important to note hi...

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... 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, Pu...

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... of personification took place only two pages after the first example and there was a new speaker involved. The speaker of the quote was Helena and the quote was, "Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind." Helena uses this quote by showing that love is determined by the thought process of thinking of someone else and not by just looking ... at someone alone. Helena is speaking on her love for Demetrius as she is reflecting on the visible love that Hermia and Lysander share and she wonders why can/t she and Demetrius share the ... exact same love for one another that the aforemen...

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... accidentally puts the potion on Lysander instead of Demetrius, causing Lysander to fall in love with Helena. This causes many problems so he puts the potion on Demetrius, and he too falls in love with Helena. This love triangle creates problems between Hermia and Lysander. Hermia and Helena then start to call each other names: "O me! you juggler! you canker-blossom! You thief ... ...

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... potion on Lysander's eyelids and he creates pure comedy when he turns Bottom's head into that of an ass. However the magic does resolve the love rectangle between, Demetius, Hermia, Helena, and Lysander. Conflict in romantic relationships is one reoccurring theme in this play. Often in the play's romantic relationships, disparity or inequality conflicts with the balance in the relationship. One ... such example is that of the four young lovebirds; Hermia, Lysander, Helena, and Demetrius, they are involved in a love rectangle. Two of the men are in love with Hermia and neither of them is...

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... Athens even by accident if you would scare the ladies you could be killed. The forest is very free with emotion and love. Shakespeare displays love and freedom by, "O Helena, goddess, nymph, perfect, divine! To what, my love, shall I compare thine eyne?" (3.2.146-147). With the freedom of emotion and love the forest often had many scenes of love ... and action such as the one Demetrius says to Helena. In Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream both settings Athens and the forest both contrast each other being Athens is filled with strict laws while the forest is full of love and ... ...

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... kept falling in love with the people they were not supposed to. Take for instance when Lysander awoke to see Helena. Right then and there his love for Hermia was replaced with this new face. In his eyes, it was like Helena "transformed" into Hermia. This same situation happened a multiple of times during the play. Noted throughout the whole play was the ... ...

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... situation became more intense and sometimes very amusing. Another concept that we see in the play is the reversal of role between male and female: Helena chasing Demetrius, when it is usually the male chasing the female. Helena's role transforms from a passive feminine one to an active, assertive masculine one. Flute who is a male had to dress up and act like a female ... ...

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... changing). I will also give support to my categorizations, explaining if the presentation of the characters is direct or indirect. The first character that I think was important in the story is Helena. She really thinks about love in a mindset nature, saying that it is in the mind and not in the eyes. She is a developing character when she steps into the woods ... the very first scene with the difficulty of Hermia committing to Demetrius, even if Egeus and Theseus thought it was the proper thing to do. It holds true again with Helena in love with Demetrius, even if he loves Hermia. One ...

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... . Throughout the play, the play crew practiced and practiced for the big great play. Even though the play was mostly about the love triangle that was going on between Hermia, Helena, Demetrius, and Lysander, it would have only been fair to the actors to present their play to the king. So in a way the last act was necessary. Almost one-half ... ...

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... the madness scene. In this scene, Ophelia completely looses her mind as the love of her life turns out to be the murderer of her beloved father. In Zeffirelli's version, Helena Bonham-Carter plays the part of Ophelia, while Kate Winslet for Branagh's version. Kate Winslet did not fit well in the role of Ophelia. Ophelia is a character that is small ... ...

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... is detailed, clear, and straightforward. Secondly, the entire lovers story is based on doppelgangers, and this is done intentionally to point out similarities between characters in the story. Paired as Helena Hermia and Demetrius Lysander. Shakespeare did not have to worry about the readers' confusion though, as the plot is much more important than the characters themselves in this play. I believe ... ...

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... each other. After all, Lysander and Demetrius both love Hermia so much but with a couple drops of the love potion, they completely forget about her and fall in love with Helena. To fall in and out of love so easily may give the impression to children that love is not a serious thing and can be fabricated effortlessly. Also, Theseus is marrying ... ...

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