Lysander and Demetrius are fighting over Hermia which shows dedication, however; Demetrius takes it a step too far stating, "Lysander, yield Thy craze title to my certain right"" (1.1.93). In the play, love is portrayed as a male dominant game until the magic flowers are included. Once the flowers are utilized on Demetrius and Lysander, the roles are changed; the two males to both chase after Helena. Having the female in power of a loving relationship makes her feel as if she is being tricked. Helena exclaims out of frustration "Can you not hate me, as I know you do, But you must join in souls to mock me too? " (3.2.152-153) showing that a woman being in a position of power over a loving relationship is so unheard of that Helena feels as if she is the result of a practical joke. These portrayals support the texts assumption of love because Shakespeare is stating that love is a male dominant factor. A man's father arranges and decides his sons marriage as well as defines his morals towards love. "A Midsummer Night's Dream," portrays love as a one night fling. Time is lost as the Roman citizens leave their city to go into the forest. Through context, we can only assume that as the Roman couples leave the city to the lawless forest they copulate with each other breaking their chastity before marriage. Chastity was very important to females in Shakespeare's time and it appears to be thrown away as soon as the laws are left at the doors of Rome. Although sex is never directly addressed in Shakespeare's play, we are left with the context that makes us believe that sex is occurring between these couples. .
Love's ideal nature is commonly described as a relationship between two beings that is mutually beneficial. Mutualism is fundamental to successful relationships in this day and age. For the spark of true love to be found it could be compared two people stuck in the wild attempting to create a fire with a stick and a stone.
