... that people are willing to cross boundaries to be with somebody they love and desire to be with. Linking to the topic of 'crossing boundaries' Helena is told about Hermia and Lynsander's plan to elope together and even though her and Hermia have been best friends since they were young, due to ... she cannot help herself from telling him. She believes that he will change his mind about whom he loves but this is not the case. Helena's shameless pursuit of Demetrius is exemplified when she says 'We should be wooed, and were not made to woo.' In the long term the lovers ... are correctly p...

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... 's father, forbids the relationship with Lysander and orders her to marry Demetrius. Demetrius loves Hermia, but she does not love him. On the other hand, Helena is in love with Demetrius. To settle the confusion, Theseus decides that Hermia must marry Demetrius or become a nun. In retaliation to her father's command, ... the first creature that they see. Oberon's plan is carried out, but the potion is also placed on Lysander's eyes. Lysander awakes to see Helena, who is aimlessly walking through the woods, and instantly falls in love with her. She thinks that he is making fun of her bei...

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... 's father, forbids the relationship with Lysander and orders her to marry Demetrius. Demetrius loves Hermia, but she does not love him. On the other hand, Helena is in love with Demetrius. To settle the confusion, Theseus decides that Hermia must marry Demetrius or become a nun. In retaliation to her father's command, ... the first creature that they see. Oberon's plan is carried out, but the potion is also placed on Lysander's eyes. Lysander awakes to see Helena, who is aimlessly walking through the woods, and instantly falls in love with her. She thinks that he is making fun of her bei...

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... , a midsummer night in Athens. As the scenes change from the royal court of Theseus to the magical wood of Oberon, the four lovers: Hermia, Lysander, Helena, and Demetrius; the mechanicals: Bottom, Snout, Flute, Snug, Starveling, and Quince; and Titania, queen of the fairies, change as well. The changes that ... discovers Puck's mistake, he reverses the spell, only this time, he shifts Demetrius's original love for Hermia to love and devotion for Helena. With the changes that transpire in the wood, as the result of Puck and Oberon's mischief, the play ends happily for the four lovers. .....

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... example, Lysander says "Content with Hermia? No, I do repent the tedious minutes I with her have spent, not Hermia but Helena I love". This shows that Lysander does not love Hermia, he now loves Helena. The fairies also make confusion in the forest, For instance Robin puts the "love juice" on Lysander's and Demetrius" eyes. ... When Robin put the "love juice" on them they do not love Hermia anymore and they both loved Helena. While in the forest the fairies practice the play that they are going to perform for the lovers. The play causes Bottom to act like an "ass" ... methought a serpe...

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... you climb up the social ladder, women gain respect - slightly. The other women in the play exert far more influence through their actions and versus their words. For example, Helena and Hermia are most in control when the men are chasing them. As soon as the men realize they have the women, Hermia and ... Helena loose their influence, introducing us to the next of the upper class in the production - the four young lovers. It is important to have an understanding of each of ... the young lovers to fully grasp the story, especially the women. Helena is desperately in love with Demetrius....

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... the town of Rome filled with law and order. A flower called "love in idleness"" was used to make the four lovers; Hermia, Helena, Demetrius and Lysander fall in and out of love with each other. Areas such as the forest emphasize the use of unrestricted love because it ... souls to mock me too? " (3.2.152-153) showing that a woman being in a position of power over a loving relationship is so unheard of that Helena feels as if she is the result of a practical joke. These portrayals support the texts assumption of love because Shakespeare is stating that love is a male ... found "the one...

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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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... as well as Puck, his mischievous fairy helper. Oberon then happens to overhear a conversation between Helena, and the man she loves, Demetrius. After Demetrius makes it painfully obvious that he has absolutely no positive feelings for Helena, Oberon decides he is going to intervene by having Puck anoint Demetrius's eyes with a flower that ... of Demetrius, it sets the stage for a great deal of chaos. It is amongst this chaos that Puck says to Oberon: "Captain of our fairy band, Helena is here at hand: And the youth, mistook by me, Pleading for a lover's fee. Shall we their fond pageant s...

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... is sleeping. When the person awakens, he or she will fall in love with the first person they see. The first love transformation occurs when Lysander awakens to Helena, his soon-to-be wife's good friend (Act II, scene ii, lines 103-107). The second transformation occurs when Titania awakens to see Bottom, who ... of the play, both Demetrius and Lysander were in love with Hermia, although she was only in love with Lysander (Act I, scene i, lines 22-45). Helena, was in love with Demetrius, but he did not like heart all (Act II, scene i, lines 188-194). By the middle of Act II, because ... ...

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... magic flower used by the sprite Puck. Oberon, king of the Fairies, sends Puck for the flower to satisfy his personal whims and to also aid Helena and her helpless devotion to Demetrius. This magic flower, when applied to the eyes of a slumbering person, causes that person to fall madly in Love ... consents to Oberon's wish. Puck is also directed to apply the flower to Demetrius, the object of Helena's affection. Puck, in his characteristically blundering fashion, applies the flower to Lysander, the Love of Helena's friend Hermia. After realizing his mishap, Puck applies the flower to Dem...

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... with a man named Egeus who orders his daughter Hemia to marry Demetrius. She doesn't want to because she is in love with Lysander. Demetrius loves Hermia, but Helena who is Hermia's friend is in love with Demetrius. To settle the confusion, Theseus decides that Hermia must marry Demetrius or become a nun. In retaliation to her ... fall in love with the first person that she sees. Puck also places the potion in the eyes of Lysander who has now fallen in love with Helena. Puck runs in to Hermia and Demetrius while they are bickering and decides that he will use the potion on Demetrius so ...

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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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... magic flower used by the sprite Puck. Oberon, king of the Fairies, sends Puck for the flower to satisfy his personal whims and to also aid Helena and her helpless devotion to Demetrius. This magic flower, when applied to the eyes of a slumbering person, causes that person to fall madly in Love ... consents to Oberon's wish. Puck is also directed to apply the flower to Demetrius, the object of Helena's affection. Puck, in his characteristically blundering fashion, applies the flower to Lysander, the Love of Helena's friend Hermia. After realizing his mishap, Puck applies the flower to Dem...

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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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... 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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... 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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... 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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... blind. Also, while Titania is under the influence of the love juice she releases the changeling boy to Oberon so he did accomplish his goal. The confusion between Lysander, Hermia, Helena, and Demetrius because of the love juice is full of funny occurrences. When Lysander wakes up and thinks he is in love with ... Helena, Hermia is ignored and treated badly by Lysander. Then not only was Lysander saying he loved Helena, Demetrius was also treating Hermia badly. This left poor Hermia so upset but we as the audience know this is a prank and ... closure to the reader by having the traditi...

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... idea of a true love, an emotion so profound that nothing could overcome it, into nothing more than a frivolous midsummer night's dream. The supposed true love of Demetrius, Lysander, Hermia, and Helena stand out as the most prominent example of the instability of love. The love of these four individuals seems to run their lives. Every action of these four characters seems ... nothing more than love. When Lysander and Hermia plan to meet in the woods Hermia's first response to the idea is to "swear to thee, by Cupid's strongest bow" (I.i.171). Helena betrays her Hermia's plan to Demetriu...

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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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... that particular scene in the play. In the first act, the scene that Bottom is included in follows a long woeful rant by Helena about her misfortune. In this case the mood is shifted instantaneously from sympathizing for poor Helena to laughing at Bottom and the other mechanicals in their attempts at organizing themselves enough to begin practice on their play. The next ... ...

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... the height of the excitement of this play, because Lysander has been affected by the fairy dust and no longer loves Hermia. Instead he is under the love spell for Helena. A passage in Act III, scene ii, lines 395-412 where a conversation between Puck and Oberon is going on, is a great example of Shakespeare's profound writing style. It holds many examples ... ...

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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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In the whimsical world of William Shakespeare's comedy, A Midsummer Night's Dream, there are several important female characters involved. Obviously some might say that the two lovers, Hermia and Helena, are the most important females to the story but I tend to think that the Titania the fairy queen is the most enchanting of them all. But Titania is nonetheless a very ... ...

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