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A Midsummer Nights Dream


            In the play A Midsummer Night's Dream love was a main concept. However, in order for the emotions of love to take their place, there is a need of power to generate it. Only through power is love really made evident. The power of authority, the power to transform perceptions and the power of infatuation and romantic desire all contribute to the theme of love. .
             Almost every character possessed a unique power that led way for much desire. Authority, magic, and complete emotion all were driving forces in contributing to the role of power.
             Power was not only exemplified through authority, but was shown in many different aspects. Here we will take a look at the authoritative aspects along with the powers of perception and desire.
             The concept of authoritative power was surfaced quite early in the play. From here we were introduced to the relationship between Thesius and Hippolyta. In the play, the supreme ruler of Athens, Thesius ends up marring Hippolyta, Queen of the Amazons. However, during the whole play, Hippolyta never throughly discusses her feeling and ideas about her recent marriage. She acts as if she had no choice but to marry Thesius. This is where, by examining Hippolyta's position in the relationship, we see the authoritative power. Hippolyta was captured by Thesius during battle and Thesius intimidates her into marring him due to his supreme status and the fact that he has battled over her once high authority. Thesius speaks upon their "profound" marriage and the bases to their love: "I woo"d thee by my sword / And won thy love doing thee injuries (1:1 16-20). These couple of lines and the fact that Hippolyta never discusses her feelings about the wedding leads to the reader to believe that she doesn't really love him but was forced into marriage due to his supremacy. Thesius" authority is the higher power, and Hippolyta's love (in marriage) is controlled by the duke's selfish authority in forcing her to marry.


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