"A Midsummer Night's Dream"

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This paper examines how William Shakespeare"s play, "A Midsummer Night's Dream", is full of memorable characters and how they exhibit, among other things, lunacy, lovesickness, and poetry. It analyzes the characters of Bottom, Helena, and Puck, and how they contribute to the play. It demonstrates how Bottom is portrayed as a hilarious lunatic, Helena as a fool in love, and Puck as a mischievous poet.

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"Helena proves to be the most loving character in the play. She is in love with Demetrius and there is absolutely nothing that will change her mind. She demonstrates strength of character that can only be achieved through the emotion of love. Whether or not this is wise, is another question. Regardless, she illustrates the power of love and how love is one human emotion that is very difficult to control. For example, she is aware that he loves someone else, but yet she still professes her love to him. This is amazing considering the fact that he is sometimes cruel to her. For instance, when he tells her that he is "sick when I do look on thee" (II.i.213), she simply responds that she is "sick when I look not on you" (II.i.214). She illustrates how we can hear the most hurtful thing from the one we love and not be moved away from our affection."

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