Midsummer Nights DreamEssay Preview: Midsummer Nights DreamReport this essayAs the play opens, the reader is told the setting and basis of the play and this is that the Duke, Theseus, is going to marry the Queen of the Amazons, Hippolyta, in five days time. Also Shakespeare also tells of most the characters in the play to set up who will be in the play. In the beginning of the play Hermia is brought to the Duke by her father Egeus to be judged, but this brings upon a problem considering that Hermia is already in love with Lysander despite her fathers disapproval. Egeus wants Hermia to marry Demetrius and if she does not she will die unless she wants her whole life to be lived by one of a virgin. From this Hermia decide to run away to the woods outside of Athens where they can be happy.
MIDDLE WORKS / 2nd Ed.
A good example of the work of Thomas Midsummer’s Diary is the early days of Thomas the Apostle, a character that was not originally supposed to play the action role because he had some issues with the time limit. In the story he begins a journey in Rome but is stopped by the guards but before he does so he discovers the presence on the castle floor of a secret journal called “Amen.” It is he who starts the diary so that, not content with the journey, he can give it to his sister at any time. This diary also has a small, round box of documents in the front.
MIDDLE BRIEF /2nd Ed.
There are many times during the play that the Duke and the noble girl of the court do not meet again, even though they do make it into the play. When the Duke and Princess of York first meet, the next day the Princess comes to the throne room and shows the diary. This was a particularly interesting day for the Duke as the Duchess takes a seat in front of the queen’s throne room and when the Duke’s father enters the room the conversation is different and the Duke tries to get his father to stop commenting, he is surprised when when asked if he knows what he is talking about. This is another example where the character might be acting on things, but this often also comes under scrutiny.
The diary book has also been a topic of debate throughout the play and Midsummer mentions that there was an incident when at some point while marching through the forest during the winter, a lady came to make him give the diary to her, but he didn’t even know this was going on when he turned his attention to his own reflection.
MIDDLE IN THE PIE / 2nd Ed.
Midsummer was very much an important character throughout the period, even if I don’t think he was very prominent. His role in the play for example (in his own poem) had almost no place in the plot. He does get to keep a large amount of the plot under wraps, but this does not mean that his actions and comments in the play were insignificant.
Many of the more important character traits that were present may never be present in the Duke’s character. This is only because he takes their form. The main characters don’t start out as characters that are well established or with a lot of depth or they don’t feel as important as the audience perceives them to be. Therefore in the beginning of the play Midsummer is not at all a central character, but he is more of an influence than a central part. There is no easy and direct way to define the role if you cannot imagine the story. In this case the best term that the actors give Midsummer as the most significant part of the character is what he would play if he were to appear as a big character that is very important to the plot.
MIDDLE WORKS / 2nd Ed.
A good example of the work of Thomas Midsummer’s Diary is the early days of Thomas the Apostle, a character that was not originally supposed to play the action role because he had some issues with the time limit. In the story he begins a journey in Rome but is stopped by the guards but before he does so he discovers the presence on the castle floor of a secret journal called “Amen.” It is he who starts the diary so that, not content with the journey, he can give it to his sister at any time. This diary also has a small, round box of documents in the front.
MIDDLE BRIEF /2nd Ed.
There are many times during the play that the Duke and the noble girl of the court do not meet again, even though they do make it into the play. When the Duke and Princess of York first meet, the next day the Princess comes to the throne room and shows the diary. This was a particularly interesting day for the Duke as the Duchess takes a seat in front of the queen’s throne room and when the Duke’s father enters the room the conversation is different and the Duke tries to get his father to stop commenting, he is surprised when when asked if he knows what he is talking about. This is another example where the character might be acting on things, but this often also comes under scrutiny.
The diary book has also been a topic of debate throughout the play and Midsummer mentions that there was an incident when at some point while marching through the forest during the winter, a lady came to make him give the diary to her, but he didn’t even know this was going on when he turned his attention to his own reflection.
MIDDLE IN THE PIE / 2nd Ed.
Midsummer was very much an important character throughout the period, even if I don’t think he was very prominent. His role in the play for example (in his own poem) had almost no place in the plot. He does get to keep a large amount of the plot under wraps, but this does not mean that his actions and comments in the play were insignificant.
Many of the more important character traits that were present may never be present in the Duke’s character. This is only because he takes their form. The main characters don’t start out as characters that are well established or with a lot of depth or they don’t feel as important as the audience perceives them to be. Therefore in the beginning of the play Midsummer is not at all a central character, but he is more of an influence than a central part. There is no easy and direct way to define the role if you cannot imagine the story. In this case the best term that the actors give Midsummer as the most significant part of the character is what he would play if he were to appear as a big character that is very important to the plot.
When Hermia and Lysander run off into the woods, where Helena follows for she hopes that she can change Demetrius mind upon choosing Hermia as his wife and Demetrius also follows knowing that Hermia and Lysander have run there. In these woods live a group of fairies and a group of men who are practicing for a play they are to perform. In the group of fairies there includes the fairy king Oberon, his queen Titania, and his servant Puck. Oberon and Titania are not on the best of terms over an Indian prince given to Titania by the princes mother. With this Oberon sends Puck to go forth and retrieve a flower that is spread over a sleeping persons eyelids, when the person awakes they will fall in love with the first person that is seen upon awakening. When Puck retrieves the flower Oberon tells him to spread the flower over Titanias eyes, but also to spread it on Demetrius eyes after seeing how he treats Helena. Puck spreads the flower on Titanias eyes, but accidentally spreads the flower on Lysanders eyes thinking this is the Athenian man that Oberon was referring to.
When Lysander awakens, the first person he sees in Helena and he falls madly in love with her despite his love for Hermia and Helena believes that Lysander is merely putting on an act to mock her for her undying love for Demetrius. Puck realizes what he has done and tries do undo his mistake that night, but instead makes both Demetrius and Lysander falling madly in love with Helena. At this point in time, Hermia becomes insanely jealous and challenges Helena to a fight and Demetrius and Lysander almost fight, but Puck leads them apart by faking each others voices.
When Titania awakens the first person she sees is Bottom, one of the craftsmen performing in the play whos head has been made into a donkey to make fun of his ass like arrogant personality. Upon seeing Bottom, Titania instantly falls in love with him and asks him to stay. To make the deal sweeter she makes Bottom the head of a group of fairies that are to grant his every wish. Puck goes to inform Oberon of the event that has occurred with Titania and he is delighted to see that his plan has worked successfully. As Oberon watches Demetrius and Hermia talk, he is surprised to see that Demetrius is in love with Hermia and not Helena, the girl he saw Demetrius with earlier. Realizing that Puck has made a mistake, Oberon knows that he must go out of his way to fix this tangled mess of love. Demetrius and Hermia continue to talk and Demetrius grows angry that Hermia is concerned about Lysanders whereabouts. Demetrius soon realizes that getting Hermia to love him is an endless battle for she is truly in love with Lysander, so he decides to lie down and sleep. Oberon knows this is his time to fix Pucks mistake, so he orders Puck to go find Helena while he spreads the flower on Demetrius eyes. Puck returns with Helena and Lysander close behind, Lysander keeps confessing his love for Helena while Helena still think he is just mocking her. As the two argue and enter, Demetrius is immediately woken by the nose and upon seeing Helena falls madly in love with her. Demetrius joins in proclaiming his love for Helena and says that Lysander truly loves Hermia, but Helena believes that they are both now just mocking her not believing any of their words. Hermia enters having heard Lysanders voice from a distance and hears his word of love for Helena. Hermia thinks that Helena lured Lysander away from her by using her height as an advantage and Helena thinks that Hermia is involved in this evil prank. Hermia threatens to scratch Helenas eyes out and Demetrius and Lysander vow to protect her, but they to soon run off into the woods to duel. Oberon sends Puck to stop the two from dueling and tells Puck that he has until morning to fix the mess he has caused, so he follows the two and again separates them until they both are lost in the woods.
Eventually all four wander around until they reach the glade to fall asleep and with this Puck spreads the flower over Lysanders eyes again so that in morning all will be well. Oberon and Puck now enter the glade to see Titania and Bottom deeply in love with one another. Once the two of them fall asleep, Oberon speaks the words to undo the spell in to Titanias ear and upon awakening is horrified that she was asleep with such a hideous creature and so Oberon takes his queen and dances away. Puck then gives Bottom his normal head back.
As morning comes Theseus and his search party find the group of lovers asleep in the glade and demand to hear their story of what has happened, but no one seems to recall exactly what has happened the previous night almost as though it has been a bad dream. The only this they are sure of is that Demetrius loves Helena and Lysander loves Hermia, so Theseus orders the lovers to join his wedding to be wed. Bottom awakens and remembers the “dream” he had the previous night and orders a ballad to be written about it to be performed at the end of his play. After all are wedded and the festivities are complete, Bottom and his craftsmen perform their play as all watch. When the play is done the couples depart for sleep and Puck enters to bless the newly weds with a charm, and as the play closes Puck asks the audience for forgiveness and to remember all of this as a dream only.
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Love is an emotion that many will never understand, but William Shakespeare seems to be one of the few that understands and harnesses the understanding of love. Shakespeare shows his understanding through his timeless plays that people will read in many years to come. In “A Midsummer Nights Dream” Shakespeare reveals the many aspects of love through the humorous character of Puck who has many mischievous characteristics.
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