...Name: Instructor: Course: Date: A Midsummer Night's Dream (Love & Madness) The theme of love has always been the main subject when it comes to Shakespeare. The play “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” is no exception. The multiple love triangles in this play have enhanced the manner in which the theme of love can be perceived in this case. Love has been presented as a form of insanity where people opt to do crazy things all in the name of love. The characters in the play are involved in different acts of love that portray the idea of madness. As a result of this, love has been shown as a form of madness brought about by the actions of those in love. A quote from the play states “Lovers and madmen have such seething brains; such shaping fantasies, that apprehend more than cool reason ever comprehends.” This goes to prove the insanity evident in love. This argument brings about a different comprehension to the works of Shakespeare. This is evident from the notion of insanity applied to the interpretation of love; thus making love to look like something different other than the desire and passion intended by the author. While the story revolves around love, we are introduced to different acts of love that the different characters are involved in. The major story of love is portrayed by Theseus and Hyppolita. The different love triangles among the other characters such as Hermia, Helena, Lysander and Demetrius also portray the notion that love has been represented as a form...
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...A Midsummer’s Night Dream Running Head: A MIDSUMMER’S NIGHT DREAM A Midsummer’s Night Dream David Ephriam Gilbert Bethel University A Midsummer’s Night Dream The imaginative role that we humans all assume in relationships throughout of love, honor, and dignity do not explain how one’s history should be lived. In a Midsummer’s Night Dream, the characters are unique individuals who will do almost anything to demonstrate differing views of affection. In the challenges that are pertinent to a Midsummer’s Night Dream, Lysander and Demetrius are both in love with the same human. Hermia is the “fair one” who both men so desire to marry. Demetrius is favored by Hermia’s father and his happiness for his daughter has been frustrated by misunderstanding or parental opposition. The other love battle is Helena; Hermia’s young childhood friend who have become hated rivals throughout the ordeal in their present mood of self-pity and injured self-regard. Lysander and Demetrius now have been confronted by turning on one another for characteristically aggressive male ways. The four lovers then rhythematically discuss openly in verse about how Hermia’s father refuses to allow Lysander to marry his daughter. Hermia’s father feels that Lysander is not royal worthy of Hermia. Lysander disagrees with Egeus and Helena having being rejected by Demetrius can only suppose that she is going to be made fun of by Demetrius. Hermia begins to make Helena feel doubtful; she begins to think...
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...Antithesis in A Midsummer Night’s Dream In Shakespeare's play A Midsummer Night's, there are a lot of themes that are evident. Some of these themes included order, disorder, reality, dream, harmony, enmity, amity, harmony, and dissonance are just to name a few. Normally, none of these themes would even be present at the same time because of their contrasting nature and the fact that they are complete opposites. However, the fact that not only are these themes present at the same time, but they even interact with one another inside of the play to create events within the play is the epitome of antithesis. Shakespeare even includes character antitheses that intertwine with the themes. Furthermore, in A Midsummer Night's Dream the main overshadowing theme is the concept of antithesis because the fact that all of the themes present in the play have opposites that can be clearly be seen and the fact that Shakespeare places next to each other in contrasting beauty show antithesis. In this play, none of these themes would exist without their opposites. Initially, one of the examples of antithesis, and probably the most prevalent, in A Midsummer Night's Dream is the theme of disorder and its companion order. Disorder is a dominant theme in this play because it is seen on nearly every page and in many aspects of the play. In most cases, the disorder is cause by the fairies. These fairies are part of the dream world that actually controls the real world. One of the main fairies that...
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...In A Midsummer Night’s Dream, by William Shakespeare, the rhetorical device of dramatic irony is used to begin our decent into the long tale of that night in the forest. Puck proves to be quite accurate characterizing the four main characters when he states, "O what fools these mortals be” (III, ii, 119). The four main characters believe this is reality, but is it? Helena and Demetrius, Hermia and Lysander, and Theseus and Hippolyta are the main lovers throughout the story. Each with different roots of love. Shakespeare wants to open our eyes to the ways we become fools for love. These characters are a true definition of lovesick. They appear to be in love with love, more than in love with each other. Demetrius is a fool because he is unaware that his love changes throughout the play. At the start of the play Demetrius does not love Helena. Demetrius says, "I love thee not, therefore pursue me not." (II, ii, 188) "Hence, get thee gone, and follow me no more."(II, ii, 194) In III ii, Demetrius after being juiced begins to love Helena. Demetrius says, "Lysander, keep thy Hermia; I will none. If ever I loved her, all that love is gone. My heart to her but as guest- wise sojourned, And now to Helen is it home returned, There to remain." (III, ii, 169-173) This proves he is a fool, because he is not aware of his changing love for Helena. Helena is a fool because Demetrius does not love her but she still persists in chasing him. Demetrius says, "I'll run from thee, and hide me in...
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...A miIn Act 1 Scene 2 I will set up the scene with Peter Quince in the middle on a box stool having him already set out to the audience as being very drama queen like showing to the audience how interested he is in making this little play happen. Then from Peter Quince’s view I will have all the other actors in a semi circle facing both the audience and Quince , this will tackle moving and space and not make it seems like the actors are afraid to use the space ; also by having the actors in this position will propose that each actor has their own space and their own characteristics that no other character can interfere with or take away from. As a director I want the audience to instantly recognise that Shakespeare’s portrayal of Nick Bottom’s character as hilariously overt. In Act 1 scene 2 I will take Bottoms line ‘ An I may hide my face, let me play Thisbe too. Ill speak in a monstrous little voice: ‘Thisne,Thisne!’ ‘Ah ,Pyramus,my lover dear; thy Thisbe dear and lady dear.’ I will have Bottom interrupt Peter Quince before as he says ‘An I may hide my face’ . I will do this because it will already show how humours Bottom is in a very eager way as he cannot wait to interrupt to let out how eager he is to play all characters. When Nick Bottom says this first word I will have him burst out quickly into the centre with his arms open. I will do this because having him walk in the middle will show the audience that he is purposely taking the centre stage because he wants all...
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...SHAKESPEARE COMPARISON PRESENTATION PLAY SYNOPSIS A Midsummer Night's Dream" deals with the universal theme of love and its complications: lust, disappointment, confusion, marriage. The plot focuses on three parallel stories: * The trials and experiences of two sets of lovers camping in a magical forest * The world of the Fairy King and Queen and their elves * And a group of amateur actors attempting to stage a production of "Pyramus and Thisby" for the wedding of the Duke of Athens. Hermia is in love with Lysander, but her father wants her to marry Demetrius (who is loved by Helena). Hermia has to choose between marrying Demetrius, death or becoming a nun. To escape the arranged marriage, she and Lysander elope into the woods followed by Demetrius and Helena. While there we have the two male characters in love with Hermia, while Helena is trying to win the heart of Demetrius back. With this going on in the ‘main plot’ we are re-introduced to the fairies who try to ‘help’ the situation by using a love potion. The whole thing goes completely wrong which adds to the comedic elements of this play and ends up with Lysander and Demetrius now loving Helena and they find themselves in the same situation that they were already in before. "The course of true love never did run smooth" comments Lysander, uttering one of A Midsummer Night’s Dream’s most important themes. The theme of love’s difficulty, which is explored through the motif of love out of balance. The...
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...COLORADO HEALTH CARE COVERAGE Application Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing administers a variety of Medical Assistance Programs for qualifying persons who live in Colorado and meet eligibility requirements. For Medical Assistance This application is to be used to apply for Colorado’s Medical Assistance Programs for yourself, your children, or for a family member. This application is for Medical Assistance Programs only. It is not for cash benefits or food assistance. To get an application for cash benefits or food assistance visit: cdhs.state.co.us/servicebycounty.htm or your county department of human services. For online access visit: Colorado.gov/PEAK Please check the programs you are interested in: Medical Assistance Programs for Children, Families, and Pregnant Women: For children under 19, families and pregnant women. This category includes Family Medicaid, Child Health Plan Plus (CHP+), and the Children’s Buy-In. Immediate, temporary coverage may be available for pregnant women and children through the Presumptive Eligibility Program. Medical Assistance Programs for Adults and Individuals with Disabilities: For persons who are 19 and older, or have a disability, or are blind. This includes the programs for Adult Medicaid, Adults without Dependent Children, and the Adult Buy-In. Please check if this is an application from a Women’s Wellness Connection (WWC) site for breast or cervical cancer. Long-Term Care (LTC) Services, such as Nursing...
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...the title of A Midsummer Night's Dream in context of the play's events if we know that the Elizabethans still only recognized three seasons of the year. The three seasons were autumn, winter, and summer. The Elizabethans also still used the Julian Calendar, which placed the new year as starting in March, with New Year's Day on March 25th. Hence, according to some critics, the new year began in March, which was summer, although that is hard to confirm. If summer begins in March then May Day, or May 1st is certainly in midsummer as Shakespeare knew it. We know that the play centers around May Day because when the lovers awake in the forest and are found by Theseus and Egeus, Theseus observes that the couples must be in the forest at dawn "to observe The rite of May". Critics also observe that May Day was often celebrated in the Elizabethan era at sunrise with an opening ceremony of singing . Hence, we see, that according to some critics, the play is set beginning on the eve of May 1st and continues through to May Day, which was indeed considered to be midsummer. Therefore, the title A Midsummer Night's Dream is completely fitting. The title of one of Shakespeare's greatest comedies "A Midsummer Night's Dream" is an allusion to the summer solstice (the longest day of the year), around June 23, but in fact the play is set in May. Still, the holiday of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" is appropriate since this day was associated with magic (herbs gathered on this night could charm), with...
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...He’s the Man We were sitting next to the wedding cake, flashing lights and music beats filled the open space under the night sky. As I sat next to my friend Brenda, I reached over and began asking her dad questions about his life, all of which lead to some intriguing stories. Brenda and I have been friends since high school and before this wedding night I had not met her parents. You see, Brenda and I were friends but she was a year older than me and graduated the year before I did, so meeting her family hadn't been an occurrence. He stood over me, a tall man with semi-long hair (for a male at least), with a trimmed mustache and a welcoming personality; He made me feel like I was part of his family, like if our meeting was meant to be. His sense of humor reminded me of the men in my family. He picked on his nieces, nephews, and even his daughters, getting everyone to laugh. And just like in many Hispanic families, he was admired simply for being a man. I enjoyed every minute that I shared with his family being that I had been away from home for almost a month and I wouldn't see my family for another 3. We started with basic questions like his name, where he grew up, his birthday and things of that sort. Mr. Angel Santos was born in Del Rio, Texas on July 4th. Recounting his childhood, Mr. Santos tells me about one of his favorite childhood memories. “I learned to play music from a blind man. This man thought I was so talented that he one day told my father “Take him home;...
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...‘Survival of the Fittest’ is defined as the continued existence of organisms that are best adapted to their environment with the extinction of others (Wikipedia: Survival of the Fittest). In Night by Elie Wiesel, in face of extermination the Jews of Sighet commit uncharacteristic ‘sins’. Fear had forced silence, fear had forced evil deeds and fear had turned the Jews against one another. The cruelties of natural selection is described in Night by Elie Wiesel, portraying the breaking of the human spirit, damaging faith in humanity, family, and God. Humanity, an important theme in Elie Wiesel’s memoire is portrayed as an ever changing proposition. The Jews of Sighet, and most importantly Elie, is seen struggling with his conscious based on the inhumane acts of oppression he has witnessed. In the beginning his faith is abundant and is evident through his trust in the German’s and disbelief in Moshie the Beadle (his mentor). “He told me what had happened to him and his companions. …The Jews were ordered to get off and onto waiting trucks. The trucks headed toward a forest. ...Infants were tossed into the air and used as targets for the machine guns” (Wiesel 6). Although, Elie did not believe Moshie at first the nightmares described by his mentor became a reality when he had first entered the concentration camps. The traumatizing events witnessed by Elie had caused him to question his faith in the human race while stripping him of reason to live. It was hard for him (Elie) to...
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...Over the past week we have started and completed another novel.This one titled “Night” by Elie Wiesel.The story tells the life of Eliezer Wiesel who was sent to a concentration camp in Auschwitz at the age of 15 with his family. It tells the struggles and pain he endured during his years of imprisonment and the hardships of the things he has seen.He had multiple basic freedoms and rights violated everyday such as cruel treatment,freedom stripped from him in a matter of seconds, and being taken into exile. The most basic article of rights was violated article 2 which states “Everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration, without distinction of any kind, such as race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status. Furthermore, no distinction shall be made on the basis of the...
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...The book I read for this assignment is Night by Elie Wiesel. Night is a memoir about Wiesel's horrific experiences at the German concentration camps Auschwitz and Buchenwald. In Night, there are two main conflicts. We see Wiesel struggle with his faith in god and his faith in humanity itself. In the beginning of the book, we get to see a bit of Elie's life. Elie is a 13-year-old Jewish boy living in Sighet, Transylvania. "By day I studied Talmud and by night I would run to the synagogue to weep over the destruction of the temple" (20). Elie finds a mentor in Moshe the Beadle, a poor Hungarian immigrant that possesses a deep understanding of Jewish mysticism. Moshe and Elie pray together. Moshe the Beadle also helps Elie with his studies in...
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...door; given to the fact the technology is an issue for Ruben and Lisa. The fact there club lacks the upgraded technology in order to make a statement among all other clubs in the area. Club IT does not have the relationships that most successful club have with their consumers or contractors. For example Belasco night club in Downtown LA sub contracts to a professional radio station who makes appearances on certain nights and have professional relationships with music Stars who may be included for a certain percentage of the profits made from that night. The thing is the more you reach out and make connections such as a radio station or well-known DJ; they automatically have an fan base which will boost your ratings and boost your reputation with free promoting from each source. Unlike like Belasco’s venue they lack the technology, lack resources when it comes to customer’s appellation and just like any other club around the nation you need to make relationships with promoters who will bring and build your clientele. Club IT lacks many key components which could make the night time business a successful entity. Ruben and Lisa have a very nice venue again just right for the night time entertainment stream, but technology and lack of applications are major. Ruben...
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...fire and joined me on that highway divide As the smoke blew in the air, and its perfume my honey guide The phantom smiled its toothless snide and melted into the night. And there I stood on that lonely road casting my shadow by the red tail light And the red glowing stars, in the purple sky, casting mirrors in the stream site. And the faint smell of whisky still drifting in the air Made me long for my sweetheart and how in her eyes I could forever stare. Midnight on the highway, the tune of a song on my lips I whistle on this lonely road, my wheels crushing a few tobacco thrips. Crossing each dead man's turn I get further away from my home Thinking of friends some dead, some gone and most who left me alone. The hilt of my knife sits cold by my waist, the cold steel my constant friend The blade I have sharpened this twilight, fit to make its cold descend. It shall not feed I think tonight, at least, it is what I shall for the moment pretend I have had more than my share of misfortunes and dealt many a bitter end. The roaring engine tears through the darkness, every minute growing deep My frozen fingers clasps the clutch desperate not to fall dead asleep, And off across the hills, someone dreams in peaceful uninterrupted delight While I ride this unholy hour haunting the dark highways every night. ~ Saurav...
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...Maximo Park - Books From Boxes Night falls And towns become circuit boards We can beat the sun as long as we keep moving From the air Stadium lights stand out like flares And all I know is that you're sat here right next to me We rarely see Warning signs in the air we breathe Right now I feel each and every fragment This paper trail leads right back to you You say you need me to step outside You spent the evening unpacking books from boxes You passed me up so as not to break a promise Scattered polaroids and sprinkled words around your collar In the long run you said you knew that this would happen Well this is something new But it turns out it was borrowed too Why does every let down have to be so thin? Rain explodes At the moment that the cab door closed I feel the weight upon your kiss ambiguous You have to leave, I appreciate that But I hate when conversation slips out of our grasp You spent the evening unpacking books from boxes You passed me up so as not to break a promise Scattered polaroids and sprinkled words around your collar In the long run you said you knew that this would happen Two bodies in motion This is a matter of fact It wasn't built to last Two bodies in motion This is a matter of fact It wasn't built to last You spent the evening unpacking books from boxes You passed me up so as not to break a promise Scattered polaroids and sprinkled words around your collar In the long run you said you knew that this would happen ...
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