Who Is The Wooed In A Midsummer Night's Dream

To seek the affection of (someone, especially a woman) with the intent to marry or begin a romantic relationship, is the definition of wooing. Many guys today think that wooing a girl is taking her on a date or watching a movie together. But the real reaction of a woman being wooed is making her feel in ‘awe’. If men hold the door, pay for her dinner, or let her meet your parents she will feel overwhelmed with joy. Guys will have to set the tone for the entirety of the relationship. The wooing in the relationships among the young lovers in A Midsummer Night’s Dream are quite relatable to young lovers’ experiences today. A Midsummer Night’s Dream is not only a love story but is filled with wooing. The men in the play do all the wooing, and some women try to attempt this action. “Hippolyta, I woo’d thee with my sword, And won thy love, doing thee injuries; But I will wed thee in another key, With pomp, with triumph and with revelling (1.1.17-20).” Theseus is trying to win over Hippolyta by wooing her with violence. Using his sword and getting Hippolyta to fall in love

Living in today's world there is a mixture of both. I see men and women doing the wooing when really it should be just the men. Some women think that they are tough enough to do what men can do. Well, actually men are the stronger link of the food chain. It is fine for women to be confident in what they do but there are some things that separate the two genders. In the 1800’s according to classroom.synonym.com the typical marriage age for women was 20-22. Half of the Americans ages 18 and older were married in 2016 according to pewresearch.org. That justs tells you that in Shakespeare’s day women had more morals for themselves. Girls this day and age are wanting to get married right out of high school. I think that Shakespeare’s time was the best time because just from context clues the men obviously did the