Love And Fancy

            
             The difference in the words love and fancy can lead to many contrasts when they are brought about in a story. In this case, we have two books, A Midsummer Night's Dream and The Canterbury Tales from which we extract our examples. These two books show many cases where love is expressed, like Lysander and Hermia, from A Midsummer Night's Dream. They also show how fancy can take over a relationship like The Wife of Bath and her three "rich, old husbands," from The Canterbury Tales.
             One of the truest loves we encounter in these two novels comes from Lysander and Hermia. Even as Hermia's father, Egeus, forbade their love, they held onto their true feelings for each other. Lysander stood for what his heart told him, by questioning both, Egeus and The Duke Theseus. "I am, my lord, as well derived as he, As well possessed; my love is more than his; (If not with vantage) as Demetrius; And which is more than all these boasts can be, I am beloved of beauteous Hermia." (Pg. 7) Egeus wanted his daughter to marry Demetrius, even though Hermia did not love him or envy him as she did Lysander. Hermia was ready to take her punishment if she did not marry Demetrius. "You can endure the livery of a nun, For aya to be in shady cloister mewed, To live a barren sister all your life."(Pg 5) Both of these two lovers promised to stand by each other, and they made a decision together, that they would ignore both Egeus and Theseus, and they would disappear to be married w!.
             here no one could harm them. "There gentle Hermia, may I marry thee, and to that place the sharp Athenian law cannot pursue us. If thou lovest me, then, Steal forth thy father's house tomorrow night." (Pg. 8). .
             Lysander and Hermia are able to show their love instead of their fancy because of what they are willing to give up for one another. Hermia was willing to go against her fathers will, and run away to marry a man he did not see fit for his daughter.