I'm writing an essay about a Midsummer night's dream, and my task is to find at least 3 examples of how the play shows that love can be silly, shallow and ridiculous , also i have to find a healthy relationship in the play, one where reason and love keep company.
i have all 3 examples for the "negative" side of love but i can't really seem to find a good example of a healthy relationship in the play.
Can anybody help me or point one out please?
thank you.
2007-06-12 18:28:59 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Theater & Acting
all i really need is just to point one good relationship out, and i'll just go over it. thx.
2007-06-12 18:29:48 · update #1
Okay, the most obvious to me is the King and the Queen.(Hippolyta and Theseus). They show that they understand how silly and odd love can be, when they find the lovers in the woods, while also showing that they have matured as far as their own relationship goes.. It really is the only relationship I can think of that was pretty balanced..
2007-06-12 19:36:50 · answer #1 · answered by kaijawitch 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The 2 young lovers who want to get married at the beginning of the script but who cannot because the young woman's father wants her to marry another man. Those 2 young lovers are put under a spell, but their love prevails in the end and the Fairy King & Queen put a spell on the human father to let them get married. I think theirs is the most healthy relationship in the play: it shows that "love conquers all."
(sorry I can't remember the names)
2007-06-14 14:55:06 · answer #2 · answered by DCFN 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hmmmmmmm.....I guess it would have to be Theseus and Hippolyta, but their storyline is certainly not as dominant as the others. My only other suggestion would be to stray from romantic love and discuss Puck's loyalty to Oberon, or Egeus' love for his daughter but either of those could be a stretch. Best of luck!!
2007-06-13 01:58:54 · answer #3 · answered by shakesbear11 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The one set of young lovers, that actually "love" each other. (I forget their names, its been several years since I last read or watched a production of the play). Thats probably your best bet. You can stretch it and argue that Titania and Oberon also have a positive love, ultimately. That is a stretch, however.
2007-06-13 03:01:04 · answer #4 · answered by Kevin P 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would go with the Duke and Hippolyta.
2007-06-13 13:25:03 · answer #5 · answered by dramaturgerenata78 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
wut about dat amazon lady and her husband...i 4got her name i did da play last year
2007-06-13 01:39:08 · answer #6 · answered by NikNat 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋