What connections are there between Oberon's treatment of Titania, Lysander's of Hermia, and Demetrius' of Helena? What is Shakespeare saying about love here?
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2006-12-06 12:28:06 · 2 answers · asked by Anita 5 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
According to sparknotes...
“The course of true love never did run smooth” (I think this quote explains Shakespeare's meaning of love)
The prime instance of this imbalance is the asymmetrical love among the four young Athenians:
Hermia loves Lysander
Lysander loves Hermia
Helena loves Demetrius
Demetrius loves Hermia instead of Helena (Helena is a loner)
- a simple numeric imbalance in which two men love the same woman, leaving one woman with too many suitors and one with too few.
In the relationship between Titania and Oberon, an imbalance arises out of the fact that Oberon’s coveting of Titania’s Indian boy outweighs his love for her.
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2006-12-06 12:48:32 · answer #1 · answered by brownboy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
go to cliffnotes.com
2006-12-06 23:28:03 · answer #2 · answered by bowlingprincess2002 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋