Be it a father's affection for his daughter, one's love for their soul mate, or the obsession for a child, love can be found as the source of problems throughout William Shakespeare's, A Midsummer Nights Dream. ... It is important to have an understanding of each of the young lovers to fully grasp the story, especially the women. ... He gets so wrapped up in Hermia's beauty, that he breaks his engagement with Helena and then asks Hermia's father for his daughter's hand. ... She is madly in love with Lysander, but Egeus, Hermia's father, has promised her to De...

• Word Count: 1378
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Egeus complained to the Duke of Athens that his daughter is refusing to marry Demetrius, her father Choice. Full of vexation come I, with complaint against my child, my daughter Hermia. ... Daughter, Helena. ... Father, wanted Hermia to marry Demetrius and if she doesn't? ... It was interrupted when Egeus complained to the Duke of Athens, that his daughter is refusing to marry Demetrius, her father? ...

• Word Count: 1871
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

She now belongs to another man who is not her father; she is restricted to her virginity and this confinement is not her choice. 
... When Prospero recounts her story, we see that she is an independent woman who maintains her power even after having had sex. ... A recurring theme in Shakespeare's plays is men using their daughters to establish political alliances. ... This is imposed by her father, a symbol of patriarchal power. Prospero's plotting, in The Tempest, can also be used as an example, though he is more subtle and attuned to his daughter's desires.

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• Word Count: 2000
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

William Shakespeare is a literary legend; composing dozens of plays, poems and short stories - mostly about love, incest, murder, tragedy and infidelity. ... Brabantio believes Othello, has swayed Desdemona with his dark magic, "My Daughter! Oh my Daughter!" ... Desdemona boldly speaks up to her father; "My duty is to the Moor now. ... Brabantio accepts his daughter's decision and joins their hands together, "Come Hither Moor, I here do give thee that with all my heart,"" (Shakespeare 789.) ...

• Word Count: 1320
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

Egeus, a nobleman, enters the room accompanied by his daughter Hermia, the man that she loves named Lysander, and the man Egeus wants her to marry named Demetrius. He begs Theseus for the ancient Athenian right to either make his daughter marry Demetrius or have the power to kill her. ... In this early beginning of the play the first conflict is between father and daughter and the battle against arranged marriage and for passionate love. ... Even though the play involves a number of romance elements, it is not truly a love story it does not give me a lot of emotions from the characters. ...

• Word Count: 1620
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School