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Midsummer Night's Dream Love

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The plot of Midsummer Night’s Dream consists mostly about two couples. Lysander and Hermia re in love, but making that love flourish becomes a difficult task due to Hermia’s father, Egeus. He wants Hermia to marry Demetrius, which used to make love to Helena until he met Hermia and fell in love with her. Helena deeply in love with Demetrius, insists that he should be the one and only for her; even though Demetrius treats her like a worthless piece of trash. Helena’s love for him persists throughout the play.

At the beginning of the play in Act l , scene l of Midsummer Night’s Dream, Helena protests about her situation with Demetrius saying “ The more I love, the more he hateth me.” This kind of love-hate relationships exists not only in …show more content…

This is where Shakespeare’s master skills come into play. I believe Shakespeare wants to prove a point stating that rejection can be a very seductive game. Hermia rejected Demetrius, which made him follow her like crazy. Demetrius rejected Helena’s love and affection, which had the same effect on her.

Another idea that Shakespeare shares with us is that love is the strongest emotion, defeating fear. He demonstrated this when Demetrius went into the dark and savage woods looking for Hermia; Helena right behind him pursuing her true love. Lysander and Hermia’s initial plan was to meet in the forest to escape the evil and unfair laws that ruled them. They were all running the risk of death by getting attacked by a ferocious wild animal. When love overcomes the risk of life-threatening danger, it must be genuine love.
When Helena finally acquired what she wanted, she had been treated so badly that she refused to believe what was happening. It even made her doubt of her best friend. This happened due to the mystical powers of magic. Because of this supernatural power they all ended up with the right partner. Oberon, the duke, even joined them in his matrimonial ceremony, which ended the play with a content and satisfactory

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