A Midsummer Nights Dream Struggle of Young Lovers

A Midsummer Nights Dream A Midsummer Nights Dream is romantic comedy which take place in Athens. It is written by William Shakespeare in the 1590s. It is about inlove young people , their dreams and fairies that play extraordinary game with them. In this essay I claim that A Midsummer Nights Dream is comedy. One of the signs of Shakespearean comedy is a struggle of young lovers to overcome the difficulty that is presented by elders. When Hermia does not subserve an order. „Theseus: You must promise to live away from the world of men, in place of religion for the rest of your life. If cannot promise that, you will have to die. Think about it,Hermia. Is it right for a beautiful girl like you to spend all her life alone in cold, empty†¦show more content†¦A Midsummer Nights Dream is very intertwining comedy. Because there are a lot of plots. For example when Puck put the juice in their eyes. Suddenly Lysander loves Helena and Demetrius too. „Lysander: Helena hear my excuse. My love, my life, my heart, my beautiful Helena! Helena: Oh, excellent acting! Hermia: Lysander, stop making fun of her like this. Demetrius: Yes, if you donnot stop this silly game, I will stop it for you!â€Å" ( Act 3 Monsters and F airies Scene 2 ) After all these signs I think that I well proved that Shakespeare play A Midsummer Nights Dream is a comedy. ZuzanaShow MoreRelatedShakespeare’s Use of Love Quarrels to Reach a Comedic Climax in A Midsummer Night’s Dream1668 Words   |  7 PagesAlas, love can be a great source of confusion and sorrow, but it is nevertheless probably the most powerful feeling a human being can experience. In Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Lysander says that â€Å"the course of true love never did run smooth† (Shakespeare 1.1.134), which is seen in the quarrels between the couples throughout the play. 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