The Role Without Women In A Midsummer Night's Dream

All throughout history women have proven to be the backbone of this country. From World war II when women took over all of the men’s jobs to keep the economy from plummeting until present day where a woman is a presidential candidate. Women are one of the most essential elements in the survival of human beings without them nothing can function. Just like in the play A Midsummer Night’s Dream the men, Lysander, Demetrius, Oberon and Theseus could not live or function without the women Hippolyta, Titania, Hermia, and Helena in the play. While some people believe gender inequality is the main argument in the play, I argue that the predominate theme is men cannot function without female figures in their lives.
In A Midsummer Night’s Dream Oberon

Helena even says “I am your spaniel. And, Demetrius, the more you beat me, I will fawn on you” (Shakespeare act 2 scene 1). He beats her and treats her terribly but she still loves and chases after him. Although when Helena had enough of the disrespect and the lies she thought they were telling her she left Demetrius alone because she was tired of being treated wrong. Even when Hermia lost Lysander because of the fairies mistake she was very upset and hurt she even tried to get him back. Although after she realize Lysander was serious about Helena she did not want anything to Lysander. The women were both fine without the men but, Demetrius and Lysander could not function without the women, so they were going to battle for the women they loved. Lysander and Demetrius could have both gotten killed because of their need to have women in their life. They were risking their lives for Helena and Hermia implying they rather die than be without the women they love. These women may seem as if they needed Lysander and Demetrius but in reality they were fine without them, but the men clearly could not function without the

They love and challenge them just as Titania did with Oberon and they try protect them. Which is what Hermia was doing when Lysander was trying to fight Demetrius by saying “Lysander whereto tends all this” (Shakespeare act 3 scene 2). Even though Lysander was treating Hermia badly she still tried to protect him when he did not deserve her kindness and by doing that she stopped him from possibly getting himself killed. These men could not function without these women in their lives they caused chaos and almost blood shed because they were without the women they loved. They do not know how to be on their own and when they are there just searching to find a woman because it’s what they need. Theseus was completely fine throughout the play because he had Hippolyta by his side. They were getting married and he couldn’t be happier about having a wife. He never caused chaos or any trouble he actually was more compassionate because of his happiness with his wife. When Theseus found out Lysander and Hermia were going to run away to escape Athens laws he wasn’t mad he brushed it aside. He even allowed them to get married with him on his wedding day “Egeus I will overbear your will for in the temple by and by with us these couples shall eternally be knit” (Shakespeare act 4 scene 1). He could have killed them or banished all of them but instead he was fair and compassionate because being with his wife