Almost every character possessed a unique power that led way for much desire. ... Upon the awakening of Lysander he immediately started addressing Helena in terms of extravagant love and admiration; telling her she as much excelled Hermia in beauty as a dove does a raven, and that he would run through fire for her sweet sake. ... Upon awakening, the first thing he saw was Helena, resulting in Demetrius spreading his love to her, through love speech and emotion. ... We first see this through the character Helena. ... There is another set of characters following the extreme power of infatuat...

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• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

After a series of events the characters arrive in the woods along with Oberon, the fairy king, as well as Puck, his mischievous fairy helper. ... After Demetrius makes it painfully obvious that he has absolutely no positive feelings for Helena, Oberon decides he is going to intervene by having Puck anoint Demetrius's eyes with a flower that was struck by Cupid's arrow causing him to fall in love with the first thing he lays his eyes upon after awakening. ... Puck's line also gives us a great insight into his character and personality. ... Despite being a mischievous prankster, ...

• Word Count: 1559
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Main Characters Duke Theseus The Athenian duke has recently defeated the Amazonian Queen Hippolyta in battle, and plans to marry her four days after the opening of the play. ... The character of Theseus appears in Greek myth (he was a friend of Hercules and a giant-killer), but Shakespeare more likely got the idea for his character from Chaucer's Knight's Tale, which refers to Theseus and Hippolyta in the larger context of the story of Palamon and Arcite, two men in love with the same woman (a plot that resembles aspects of this play). ...

• Word Count: 10864
• Approx Pages: 43
• Grade Level: High School