Tainted Love

Even as time evolves, the constant message, “our differences define us,” continues to release truth not only for people, but for written work also. Works could be completely distant and still share characteristics, as previously discussed. In this case, however, the separate plays merge together in comparisons due to them being written by the same author. Not only are there aspects of mythology depicted in each story, there are also subliminal messages referring to other texts, including the text it is being compared to. The two texts of comparison are both written by the one who was "...widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language (Wikipedia.org).” William Shakespeare is known to have certain qualities in some novels that reflect other texts that he has written. The play, The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, by William Shakespeare, and the text, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, also by William Shakespeare, there are many qualities that resemble each other in each act, but there are also differences, such as a prologue inclusion, both speak of love to not happen, new love emerging, and leaving an initial place than where the play began.

To begin, the fact that Romeo and Juliet foreshadows what is later to come in the play is a topic in itself, but there is also the matter of where in Act I, there is “love” that will never happen. In The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, the love is of course to be the county Paris to Juliet. It is clearly shown in the quote, “...The valiant County Paris seeks you for his love (Act I:iii).” There is a similar problem with the text of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. At the very beginning, Egeus speaks of his troubles with his daughter, Hermia. “...My noble lord, this man [Demetrius] has my consent t...

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...is not favored by Romeo. “...There is no world without Verona walls (Act III:iii).” Later on in the play in Midsummer Night’s Dream, the scene is taken into woods, where the men are practicing for the production of Pyramus and Thisbe. “Out of the wood, do not go (Act III;i),” is a direct quote from Titania begging Bottom to not leave the current setting.

Even though different plays have different morals, settings, plots, and characters, the subliminal messages are clear; plays can have certain likenesses between them. If the plays had not been written by the same author, they could have traits shared among them. William Shakespeare never ceases to amaze thousands with his brilliance. Obviously, The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, and A Midsummer Night’s Dream have qualities and characteristics that tie them together in a bond of unmistakable comparisons and contrasts.