Abstract
This paper is a creative writing presented as a court proceeding, in which Egeus is Judge, Hermia and Theseus are attorneys. The author plays Lysander and Demetrius as being prosecuted by the opposite side. The paper utilizes various other members of the cast of characters of William Shakespeare's "Midnight Summer's Dream" as the jury."

From the Paper
"A movement is seen from beyond the partially open door in the front of the courtroom. A bailiff steps out. Bailiff: All rise for the Hon. Judge Egeus, presiding. The jury stands, including Puck, Oberon, Tatiania, and Hippolyta. Puck does a little jig. Oberon smacks him on the back of the head. Puck pulls a face and stops dancing, but continues to shift from foot to foot. Egeus steps up behind the bench and takes his seat. Bailiff: You may be seated. Egeus (addressing Lysander and Demetrius): You have been called before this court to give testimony in the case of "Lysander v. Demetrius," for the purpose of wooing Hermia. How do you plead? Demetrius (glares at Lysander): Guilty of love, your honor. Lysander (shoots Demetrius a look): Guilty of adoration your honor. "

Tags:creative, shakespeare, midsummer

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In this paper, the theme of love relationships in A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare are analyzed. By understanding the often unpredictable nature of love that arises within these characters, the two main love relationships between Hermia and Lysander and that of Helena and Demetrius are analyzed, revealing their very similar changes of loyalty and devotion that occur throughout the play. The writer discusses that without a stable sense of love that is often provide through forced marriages and through fairy world intervention, the lovers eventually sort out their differences, but without a great deal of betrayal and desire driven factors that simply cannot be controlled.

Tags:love, midsummer

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This paper explains that, in William Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream", the language of the fairies, represented by Oberon, King of the Fairies, compared to the language of the humans, represented by Theseus, Duke of Athens, is far more metaphorical in the way emotions are expressed. In contrast to the specific language of the fairies, the author points out, the human lovers, Hermia, Lysander, Demetrius and Helena, speak in vague generalities and use the same types of meter and rhetorical expressions. The paper includes several quotations as examples.

From the Paper
"Instead of the language of 'what of that' or 'he doesn't know' of Helena, the language of the fairest speaks of the ravishment of mythological figures in blank verse and the careless, transcendent impact passion can have. The fairies' language, even at their pettiest or even when Titania is making love to Bottom as an ass, is always lush and luxuriant, and full of potent images, in contrast to the language of the humans which is, like the human perspective itself, limited in its knowledge of eternity and must be confined into marriage."

Tags:rhyme, emotions, couplets, eroticism, homogeny

Abstract
This paper is an analysis of a passage from Act II, scene 2 of "A Midsummer Night's Dream", in which Helena laments that Hermia has the love of Demetrius, then discovers Lysander on the ground beside her. The paper describes how when he awakens, he startles her with the announcement that he is madly in love with her. This paper contains a detailed analysis of the meter, the language, and the poetic devices in this passage.

From the Paper
""A Midsummer Night's Dream", one of William Shakespeare's most beloved and oft-performed comedies, deals with love. In this play, Shakespeare manages to make fun of love by approaching it in various different aspects, running a gamut from poking fun at love in having Titania fall hopelessly in love with an ass, to poignant speeches of the young Athenians, fleeing from their parents and trying to deal with the fantastic creatures that they encounter in the woods while trying to come to terms with one another. One of the most poignant passages, and most important in terms of both its..."

Tags:shakespeare, poetry, analysis

Abstract
This is a film review of Michael Hoffman's 1999 portrayal of William Shakespeare's play, "A Midsummer Night's Dream". This essay isolates the weaknesses in Hoffman's art, arguing that Hoffman takes so many liberties in filming his adaptation, that the final product is void of anything Shakespearean, save the original language. The paper also highlights several moments of cinematic genius and mentions the excellent acting by Kevin Kline.

From the Paper
"Kevin Kline's Nick Bottom is the film's sole redeeming character. Klines shines as Bottom, combining joy and apprehension throughout his oscillating plots. Delivering one of his better performances, Kline plays Nick Bottom as a tragic-comic champion-a despondent drudge with big stage aspirations. The play-within-a play subplot works well with Hoffman's rough mechanicals. When Bottom is transformed into an ass, the object of Queen Titania's affection, it is poignant to note how his moment of grandeur renders him completely oblivious to his physical state. Bottom alone gives flight to the central idea that love is both maddening and redeeming, and the comedy seems to soar whenever Kline appears."

Tags:bottom, demetrius, helena, oberon, puck, titania

Abstract
This paper analyzes the main female characters in "Romeo and Juliet" and "A Midsummer-Night's Dream" and then discusses their similar and dissimilar qualities. In discussing their similarities, the paper notes that both Hermia of "A Midsummer-Night's Dream" and Juliet of "Romeo and Juliet" are strong and courageous females, and both will do anything for love. Among their differences, the paper cites their differences in age. The paper also points out that the major difference in the two plays, the outcome, has to do with the plot of the play and not the differences in the characters of Juliet and Hermia.

From the Paper
"Hermia and Juliet share a major similarity in that they are both female characters devoted to love and willing to do anything to be with their lover. They are also both strong and courageous characters, though Hermia is more mature, while Juliet is younger and more naive. The major difference though, is the outcome for the two characters, with Juliet's love leading to her tragic death, and Hermia's leading to a happy ending. This difference is related not to the qualities of each character, but to their roles in the play, and to the type of play each character is part of. These similarities and differences will now be considered in more detail."

Tags:lover, tragic, death, happy, ending, capulet, devotion, lysander, marry, demetrius, family

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Self-knowledge - the ability to understand rather than misunderstand an action, emotion, or situation - is one of the social values embedded in the works of William Shakespeare. This paper examines several examples of plays where the theme of self-knowledge was present, including "The Merchant of Venice", "Twelfth Night" and "A Midsummer Night's Dream".

From the Paper
"As to whether these reminders of "social values" are an integral part of the works, or not, is rather irrelevant for the purpose of this thesis. For our concerns the fact that they exist at all is sufficient. Throughout the plays various messages are presented dealing with ethics, love, honor, and ambition, among others. Often, more than one message may be presented in a single work through different levels of emphasis and various subplots?. One major idea expressed almost as a constant in the great majority of Shakespeare's works is the idea of "self-knowledge," or more accurately the often lack thereof."

Tags:Antonio, Shylock, Orsino, Demetrius

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This paper looks at Shakespeare's play "A Midsummer Night's Dream," as an example of how Cupid's arrow can make people defy convention and reason. Through an examination of the characters and their roles, the author supports the thesis that love causes a person to become irrational and can often cause them to lose touch with reality.

From the Paper
"The fighting continues between the four. Helena gets more and more upset, particularly at Hermia, who was once her dearest, closest friend, and whom she now suspects is being cruel to her. Hermia herself is very confused, at both the fact that Lysander no longer wants anything to do with her, and the fact that Helena seems to not trust her. Once the argument ceases and the four go off into the forest, so Demetrius and Lysander can duke it out over Helena, Puck catches up to set things "right". Oberon's wish is that the original lovers Lysander and Hermia are reunited, and that Demetrius will stay in love with Helena, and she will believe his love to be true."

Tags:cupid, demetrius, dreams, helena, hermia, love, lysander, oberon, potions, puck, romance, theseus, titania

Abstract
The paper discusses why Act two Scene one of Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" is a very important scene. In it all the major and minor themes of the play as a whole can be found, through a detailed analysis of the characters, their speech and the imagery the scene contains. Among other things, jealousy, the supernatural/natural world and love in all its different forms are explored in this essay. The paper contains a thorough analysis of the characters, imagery and ideas all contained within the scene, which can be applied to to the rest of the play as a whole.

From the Paper
"Cupid's "fiery shaft" renders the idea/theme of love as a fiery, passionate and heated affliction, that literally pierces the heart in a shower of flames. This idea foretells the lovesick hysteria that is soon to enfold the young Athenians, and can especially be seen in Helen as she traipses after the desperate Demetrius. The "shaft" itself is contrasted with the description of the moon, which is "chaste" and "watery", a hazy image in comparison to Cupid's blazing arrow. The sing-song alliteration mirrors the maiden's carefree state, in which she carries on unscathed by Cupid's plan. The notion of love as an infliction (albeit a desirable infliction) is stressed once more by Oberon's description of the "love-in-idleness" as "a little western flower" which has been turned "purple with love's wound"."

Tags:demetrius, helena, hermia, love, nature, oberon, titania, world

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This paper discusses the importance of imagery and patterns in William Shakespeare's "Midsummer Night's Dream." The writer shows examples from the play to illustrate how imagery is presented such as the fact that the story is set in Athens, a mystical place filled with opportunity for imagery.

From the Paper
"One of the first patterns to emerge from the play is the pattern of control. It is not uncommon in plays from this era to view control issues, however, this play works to create a pattern of the need to control causing strife for the characters in the play. The refusal to marry Demetrius and instead she wishes to marry Lysander, tells the reader that she and her father will have a battle of wills and control."

Tags:Demetrius, Lysander, deceit, Helena