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In three pages this paper discusses how William Shakespeare presents the serious topic of love in a comic vein in this farcical play, comparing and contrasting the love experienced by characters Lysander, Demetrius, Theseus, Hippolyta, Hermia, and Helena. Two sources are cited in the bibliography.
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concept of love, long idealized on the pedestal of world literature? In one of his greatest comedic farces, A Midsummer Nights Dream, William Shakespeare examines love in many different
incarnations - as a myth, as an intense but momentary passion that changes with the seasons, and as a chemical reaction. He also pokes fun at romantic clich?s, most
notably the contention that, "Love is blind." In this play, Shakespeare appears to question whether or not true love actually exists, or if love can be achieved with anyone
under certain conditions and circumstances. For instance, after a magical flowers juice is sprinkled over Queen Titanias eyes, she immediately falls in love with the first person she sees,
buffoonish weaver Nick Bottom, whose head has been magically transformed into that of an ass. Bottom, however, sees nothing strange about a Queen falling head over heels with a
working-class man of a boorish look and disposition. He whimsically observes to the enamored Titania, "To say the truth, reason and love keep little company together nowadays" (III.i.144-145).
It becomes clear that one of the themes of A Midsummer Nights Dream is that love is fueled more by emotion than by logic. The play consists of a quartet
of couples - secondary characters King Oberon and Queen Titania, and Theseus and Hippolyta; and primary characters Hermia and Lysander; and Helena and Demetrius. While Oberon and Titania represent
the quintessential old-married couple who delight in engaging in battles of the sexes, Theseus and Hippolytas love remains constant and unquestioned throughout. However, for the other four characters, the
objects of their affections change with their moods. At first, Hermia loves Lysander and wants to marry him, but her father Egeus disapproves of the union and wishes her
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