... . 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 ... -conscious. She thinks that Helena has wooed the men with her height. As Montrose points out in his essay, the women are in far more control when the men are chasing them, than when they are had. The time period is one in which women are subordinate...

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... , who repeatedly insults her. They exit the grove, with Helena following closely behind Demetrius, and Oberon materializes. He declares that before the night is out, Demetrius will be the one chasing Helena. Puck appears, carrying the flower whose juice will serve as the love potion. Oberon takes the flower and says that he knows of a fragrant stream bank surrounded with flowers ... ...

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