To choose love by another's eyes" (771). And she comments, lovers must persevere, treating their difficulties as a price that must be paid for romantic bliss. ... The love potion is made from the juice of the magical flower that was struck with one of Cupid's misfired arrows by piercing a hundred thousand hearts; it is used by the fairies to wreak romantic havoc throughout Acts II, III, and IV. ... The image of true love which is suggested by Hermia and Lysander in Act I is just nave and romantic illusion. ... Pyramus and Thisbe face parental disapproval just as Hermia and Lysander d...

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The power of authority, the power to transform perceptions and the power of infatuation and romantic desire all contribute to the theme of love. ... Power of infatuation and romantic desire is a third form of power used in Shakespeare's play. ... Helana's power of romantic desire and emotion will lead her anywhere Demetrius may go, and her heart is the motivator for these actions, so she basically is following her heart. ... There is another set of characters following the extreme power of infatuation and romantic desire, these being Hermia and Lysander. ... Nothing will stop he...

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• Grade Level: High School

While I would not afford much to faith into Egeuses concepts of love, Theseus and Demetrius seem to conform to his standards of marriage, which is based not on true love, but merely manly materialism and social status. ... In the end as nature would have it, true love dominates false pretenses. ... He introduces the fairies and their realms into the plot to instigate somewhat of a romantic confusion that, in the end, restores balance in the conflicts of identities and love. ... Naturally, true love outweighed materialism, and Hermia did not compromise her true feelings. ... The fantasy ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Shakespeare associates the moon with love. ... Shakespeare also compares the moon to a bow, and Cupid, the Roman god of love, carries a bow to shoot arrows of love. ... Demetrius" gaze becomes shorthand for Demetrius" love. ... To look on or at someone is the most common expression for falling in love with a new person, or for spending time with the one you already love. ... William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream presents a romantic comedy with the sense love is most associated with -the sense of sight- taken away in a motif of night. ...

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By using just the right combination of words, or by conjuring just the right image, Shakespeare was able to write countless passages and entire play that were so powerful, poignant, comedic, tragic, and romantic, which are still know to this day. ... One of his most famous love stories is Romeo and Juliet. Some people might only be able to dream of having a true love like theirs. ... How did he understand love and the characteristics that surround it? ... You could say that this is what might have lead him to write about love in so many of his plays, a love that he wished that he would have ha...

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This play is about love and the complications of love. ... He tells the puck to take some of the love juice and put it on Demetrius eyes so that he fall's in love with Helena. ... The theme of love's difficulty is explored trough the motif of love out of balance. That is romantic situations in which a disparity or inequality interferes with the harmony of relationship. The instant imbalance is the triangle love among the four young Athenians: Hermia loves Lysander, Lysander loves Hermia, Helena loves Demetrius, and Demetrius loves Hermia instead of Helena. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Just like Shakespeare's written work, the film shows the events surrounding the marriage of the Duke of Athens, the romantic experiences of four young lovers, the ambiguous encounter of six unprofessional actors (also known as the Mechanicals) and the fairies. ... Hermia is in love with someone other than the man whom her father has chosen for her. ... These four characters were having difficulties in regards to love and being allowed to love whom they desire. By transforming into a donkey and having someone so special be in love with Bottom it should how ridiculous and ironic the whole ...

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• Grade Level: High School