Theme Of Irrationality In A Midsummer Night's Dream

As shown by the four lovers, and by others, in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, the conflict between reason and irrationality is pronounced. The characters struggle between reason and irrationality in their love lives, and in how they respond to other problems that arise in the play. This play stresses the irrationality of mortals, and how their decisions are based on their emotions. The fairies act as agents of comedy, blurring the lines between reason and irrationality, and exposing the vulnerability of mortals. However, since MSND is a comedy, these conflicts result in temporary confusion and embarrassment, rather than lasting depression and tragedy. This intervention carries on throughout the play and affects the choices made by the characters.
In the beginning of the play, William Shakespeare make Egeus irrational, in order to give us the contrast between him, and Lysander and Theseus. Egeus wants Hermia to marry Demetrius, who has been given Hermia as his wife. Lysander and Hermia love each other, and despise Demetrius. Unfortunately, by law, Hermia has to marry Demetrius, but Theseus cannot be rational, so he gives Hermia the option to become a nun, which to Hermia is worse
Which of course, is Bottom, on whom has been given an ass head by the fairies. Titania can’t see the irrationality behind her love to an ass, but loves him fiercely. As Bottom says, “To say the truth, reason and love keep little company together now-a-days.” Love and reason will never work together, since love is blind. We ignore each other faults in love, and love each other for no reason sometimes, but we cannot control our actions. Titania is completely lost in love, even though everyone around her can see her irrationality. Even after she is “cured”, she can immediately see her irrationality. Love truly is blind, and Shakespeare seems to be alluding to this throughout the