A midsummer's night dream
Conflict
Hermia is being forced to marry Demerius whom she doesn't love and wishes to marry Lysander . Helena, who likes Demetrius is told by Hermia that she is planning to runaway from athens with Lysander to get married. Helena then decides to tell Demetrius hoping that he would be so grateful towards her afterwards. Demetrius then sets out to find Hermia and Helena follows. The four all end up together in the woods as they are being watched over by fairies. one fairy who goes by puck has casted a spell on Lysander and Demetrius to fall in love with Helena. Although this is not the first mistake that Puck makes, he also casts a spell on Titania and Nick bottoms in where he turn his head into an ass and makes Titania fall in love with him.
Theme
Love
Love is blind
Helena's love for Demetrius is blind to the point where she doesn't acknowledge that he is rude to her
Proof: Demetrius says to Helena "Do I entice you? Do I speak you fair? rather, do I not in plainest truth .ell you I do not, nor I cannot, love you? (1.1. 185)
Power
men feel the need to overpower women
Eugus, Hermia's father, feels the need to have Hermia obey his demands and choices at all times , not because she is his child but because she is a female.
proof; Eugus demands for Hermia to marry Demetrius or she will be executed by him. "Consent to marry with Demetrius,
I beg the ancient privilege of Athens. As she is mine, I may dispose of her—Which shall be either to this gentleman
Or to her death—according to our law Immediately provided in that case." (1.1.45)
character
Theseus
Duke of Athens
Theseus gives Hermia the option of listening to her father and marrying Demetrius, becoming a nun, or to be executed.
Hippolyta
Queen of Amazons
was wooed by Theseus before their wedding which is soon to be.
Oberon
king of all fairies
casts a spell on his wife Titania after she had captured an indian boy
Titania
Queen of fairies
Married to Oberon, who casts a spell on her to fall in the with bottom's while her boy is captured.
Robin Goodfellow
a fairy who also goes by the name Puck
Known for being a trickster. he casts a spell on Demetrius and Lysander causing them both to fall in love with Helena.
Egeus
Father of Hermia
demands that Hermia marries Demetrius because he is more worthy to him and insists she is executed if she does not obey.
Hermia
Daughter of Eugus and friends with Helena
Disobeys her father and sets out to run away from Athens with her loved one Lysander. Ends up marrying lysander.
Helena
Friends with Hermia and admirer of Demetrius
Tells Demetrius where Hermia ran away to with Lysander. Demetrius and Lysander are under a spell and begin to fall in love with Helena
Demetrius
in love with Hermia. ends up marrying Helena
supposed to marry Hermia and sets out to find her from wherever she is running to. he is casted under a spell and falls in love with Helena,
Lysander
Lover of Hermia.
Plans a runaway with Hermia to be happilly married and free from everyone. gets casted by a spell and falls in love with Helena for a while. Ends up marrying Hermia .
Peter Quince
member of the Six mechanicals along with Nick Bottom.
creates and performs a play for the weddng for the duke Theusus.
Nick Bottom
member of the six mechanicals and former lover of Titania
Was casted a spell on by Puck where his head was transformed into an ass. had a love affair with Titania.
Snug
Actor, member of the play
Plays as the lion in the upcoming play for the Duke's wedding.
Tom Snout
actor, member of the Mechanicals
Plays a role in the upcoming play
Setting
Athens
In the woods
Castle
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