Analysis A Midsummer Night's Dream by Shakespeare

Analysis A Midsummer Night's Dream by Shakespeare

The story of A Midsummer Night's Dream was mainly about love and its abnormal dealings. In the play, Shakespeare tried to show that love is unpredictable, unreasonable, and at times is blind. The theme of love was constantly used during the play and basically everything that was said and done was related to the concept of love and its unpredictable ness. Shakespeare made all of the characters interact their lives to be based on each other’s. At first, everything was very confusing, and the characters were faced with many different problems. In the end, however, they were still able to persevere and win their true love, the love they were searching for in the first place.

The four young lovers each developed in their own ways. Hermia, the daughter of Egeus, was in love with Lysander from the beginning of the play. However, her father wanted her to marry Demetrius, which he thought was “suitable class for her”. Hermia was strong-willed and stubborn. She adamantly refused to be forced in to a marriage with Demetrius. A woman was not allowed to be blatant and rebellious in those times, especially against her father will. Still, Hermia did not care. She said that she will marry the man she loves or she will die unwed. Egeus is a terrible father to leave Hermia at a decision, which makes her choose between Demetrius’ hand in marriage and death.

Egeus found Hermia's choice of a husband unacceptable and took her in front of Theseus, the Duke of Athens. Theseus told Hermia that she must obey her father or die. Egeus is a terrible father to leave Hermia at a decision, which makes her choose between Demetrius’ hand in marriage and death. Hermia was lucky that Thes...

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...ere all used like pawns in a chess game. The fairies played them all against each other and in the end they each were reunited with the lover of their choice.

The play ended with both couples getting married at the wedding of Theseus and Hippolyta. It was ironic that the three weddings all took place at the same time. After they were married, the three couples waited for a night of entertainment before they went up to sleep. The play "Pyramus and Thisby” was performed so poorly that all of the guests and the couples themselves were hysterical with laughter. This was a much-needed form of comic relief. It lightened the mood and ended the play on a happy note.

A Midsummer Night's Dream focused on the common man and the common woman and the predicaments of love. The final resolution to this story proved that no matter what happens, love conquers all.