Category: A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Introduction A Midsummer Nights Dream (c. 15941595) belongs to the period from Shakespeares experimental, a similar comedy to his mature, romantic, philosophical, jolly vein. The play develops the motif of love as an imaginative journey from reality into a fantasy world created by the one and only artist, Shakespeare. Plot Summary A Midsummer Nights Dream…

In Midsummer Nights Dream, Shakespeare portrays this idea of love as being a hardship where the character Helena represents the sad truth of a one-sided love. For example, Helena loves Demetrius but he has his eyes set on Hermia. Meanwhile, Hermia loves Lysander but her father wants her to marry Demetrius. Throughout the play we…

In the comedy A Midsummer Nights Dream by William Shakespeare, one of the many themes of the play is love. During the play, there is a major wedding happening for The Duke and Amazon Queen, Theseus and Hippolyta. The play takes place in Athens, Greece, and is mainly focused around four lovers: Helena, Demetrius, Hermia,…

The works of William Shakespeare evince great fascination and entertainment for the overarching themes orchestrated by the plot and characters. The theme of illusion versus reality is employed in many Shakespearean plays, allowing for the saturation of dramatic irony. In this way, the audience becomes increasingly aware of the feelings, motives, and behaviours of each…

In Shakespeares play, A Midsummer Nights Dream, has many comedic moments and the acting is quite humorous. There is also plenty of chaos ( love and hate relationship) between lovers that is resolved by the end, resulting in marriage. However, as a reader, I find that whole idea about women is not so humorous when…

Shakespeares objective of illusions and reality play upon the context of his play and the management of liminal spaces throughout his work. A Midsummer Nights Dream composed by William Shakespeare was written in 1595/1596 and published in 1600 (this was during the Renaissance) explores the liminal distance between reality and illusions through literary materials such…

To what extent does A Midsummer Nights Dream endorse male superiority? A Midsummer Nights Dream amplifies gender tensions that derive from problematic family and romantic relationships. When the play begins, a young woman squabbles with her father for the right to choose her own husband, the duke is set to marry a woman he overthrew…

The essay title I have chosen to discuss for this final essay is The Suddenness of Love. I intend to discuss this title with reference to material covered over the course of the Shakespearean Comedies module. The suddenness of love is a theme used by William Shakespeare in several of the comedies he wrote such…

The play A Midsummer Nights Dream is delightful due to its course of fairies and magical powers. However, focusing on its amusements and to ignore its paradox is to do an injustice to the plays complexity. The play opens up with Theseus and Hippolyta waiting eagerly for their nupital hours. Although this very event seems…

Shakespeare is a well-known writer, poet, and play write who accomplished many fine works throughout his lifetime. He wrote stories of great tragedies and famous comedies while incorporating the theme of love. A Midsummer Nights Dream is a brilliant play that shows elements of romance and comedy, presenting the audience with various aspect of love…