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Essay / Passion in William's A Midsummer Night's Dream...
Shakespearean PassionA Midsummer Night's Dream is a play full of many examples of Shakespearean passion. These instances consist of a passion for revenge, love and magic through different characters throughout the play. Lysander showed a passion for love by expressing his love for Hermia to Demetrius saying, “You have the love of her father, Demetrius. Give me Hermia's. Do you marry him. (Ii93+94) and he said this because Demetrius wanted Lysander to stop acting like Hermia was his. Later, he showed his passion by fighting with the daughter of Aegeus. Here, Aegeus appropriated his daughter and refused to give her to Lysander. So he said: “I am, my lord, as well brought up as he, as well possessed; my love is more than his; » (Ii99+100) which shows him showing himself better to Aegeus than to Demetrius. The last example of passion displayed by Lysander is when he was worried about Hermia fainting after wandering in the woods for a long time. Lysander decided to rest and Hermia was trying to find a cushion when he said: "A lawn will serve as a pillow for both of us." One heart, one bed, two breasts and one faith. (II.ii.41+42) which shows that his passion is so strong that he believes that he and Hermia are one person. All of these examples of romantic passion are significant to the play because without them, the reader would not understand the amount of emotion behind these characters like Lysander. It also helps the reader to truly absorb the emotions and become the character in the play. Additionally, Oberon has shown a passion for revenge when he is eager to obtain the juice of the flower and wants to use it on Titania. Oberon plans to use it and says, “I will watch Titania when she sleeps, and I will drop the middle of the paper…and I will overthrow her” (II.i.51-53). . Here, Puck talks about the magical things he does with passion because he loves it; like when it takes the form of a three-legged chair and moves when someone tries to sit on it. Another example is when he said: “I am feared in the fields and in the city. » Here we're talking about how, thanks to his magical powers, the townspeople now fear him. These few examples are significant to the room because they give the room a sense of fantasy. With the intense passion of Love and Revenge, this magical passion really adds to the fun that will keep the reader drawn in. In conclusion, the book A Midsummer Night's Dream is a play full of different types of passion. This includes passion for revenge, love and magic. A blend of these three passions keeps the piece drawn to the reader and creates a great balance of mixed emotions and attributes..