1. A midsummer nights dream
Thus even though all of this love is turned by magic and seems to be righted as the couples emerge from the woods in order, the final marriages are tragic as Demetrius is stranded in this false love that was fabricated by fairies.
The romantic image of love is stripped away by the relationship between Theseus and Hippolyta. These characters are the most grounded and stable characters of the play as they are not enchanted and remain sober throughout the play. They symbolize the order, the law, and the general sense of a socially accepted norm, yet their love does not even closely resemble anything like a true love. The two do not even seem to feel emotional love. Their relationship seems to be nothing more than a struggle for power, a formality, and a sexual lust. Theseus seems to only be interested in getting Hippolyta into bed as he indicates through sexual innuendos and references. Thesues" very words seem to represent nothing more than a lustful love as he says "I woo"d thee with my sword, I won thy love, doing thee injuries" (I.i.16). This quote also shows how the relationship seems to be based upon power and who is dominant. The supposed love is to be nothing more than a power struggles as the two argue with the other's decisions about everything from marriage dates to evening entertainment. Theseus also does not even seem to understand the sheer concept of true love as he disregards Hermia and Lysander's love for the formality of society. He regards marriage as a lustful time where the maiden "grows, lives, and dies in a single blessedness" (I.i.79). Thus Theseus has no respect for love only lust and tradition. The grounded characters that do not succumb to the enchantments of the magic of the night have neither respect nor knowledge of the idea of true love.
The nobility of love is then violated as the noble Queen Titania fall in love with an ass of a man, Bottom the weaver.
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