Love in A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare

Love in A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare

In midsummer night dream love is portrait in different ways . Many of

the characters fall in and out of love with each other. The term

lovers is used in the play to mean the four lovers Demetrius, Hermia,

Helena and Lysander.

They behave as individuals in the play, they also act as a group when

they represent the theme of young love.

There are different kinds of love in the play. One of the kinds of

love which is not real love but many people mistake it as is

infatuation or commonly known as lust. This isn't being love with the

other person but in love with one of their characteristics, This can

be shown with the relationship between Demeitrius and Hermia.

Demetrious only wants Hernia for the chase and not for who she is.

Demetrius having thrown over Helena is in love with Hermia. During the

play he has a love - potion put in his eyes which makes him love

Helena again and at the end of the play he marries her.

Demetrius love changes through out the play. At the start of the play

he doesn't love Helena. Act II Scene ii, Demetrius says," I love thee

not, therefore pursue me not" " Hence, get thee gone, and follow me no

more, In act II Demetrius after being juiced begins to love Helena Act

II Scene ii Demetrius says" Lysander, keep thy Hermia, I will none, If

e'er I loved her, all that love is gone. My heart to her but as

guest-wised so journed. And now to Helen is it home returned". This

proves that his love was not real

Another kind of love can be represented as an unrequited relationship.

This can be expressed by Helena and Demetrius. Helena loves Demetrius

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...desire for each other.

Unlike the four main lovers, Theseues, Duke of Athens, views the four

lovers story as nothing but illusion. The idea of being infatuated

with one's lover to the point of losing touch with real world is

ridiculous to him. Thesueus realistic and noble character, is obvious

that he strongly desires his bride. He might not use romantic speech

but his feeling to Hippolyta is from his deep heart and soul.

He sees that the four lovers as nothing more than a magical adventure

that took place in their imaginations. Thesues and Hippolyta's love is

far deeper than the four lovers. Real love may be seen as something

that matures with age.

At the end I can describe the love of the four lovers an illusion,

immature and foolish love where the Love of Thesues to Hippolta is a

mature and realistic love.