A Midsummer Nights Dream and a Dolls House Paper
Austin Green-Paxton
TDA-English 4A
6/10/13
A Midsummer Night's Dream
A and B) THESEUS, Duke of Athens: Engaged to Hippolyta. Theseus represents power and order throughout the course of the play. He appears only at the beginning and end of the story, and seems to be removed from the dreamlike events of the forest. EGEUS, Father to Hermia: Egeus has given Demetrius permission to marry Hermia, but Hermia, who's in love with Lysander, refuses to marry Demetrius. Egeus’s insists that Hermia should either respect his wishes or be held accountable to Athenian law that places him squarely outside the whimsical dream of the forest. LYSANDER, in love with Hermia: Lysander’s relationship with Hermia shows the theme of the difficulty of love. For example, he cannot marry her openly because Egeus, her father, wishes her to wed Demetrius, and when Lysander and Hermia run away into the forest, Lysander becomes the victim of misapplied magic and wakes up in love with Helena. DEMETRIUS, in love with Hermia: Demetrius’s obstinate pursuit of Hermia throws love out of balance among the quartet of Athenian children and precludes a two-couple arrangement. PHILOSTRATE, Master of the Revels to Theseus: He is responsible for organizing the entertainment for the duke’s marriage celebration. QUINCE, the Carpenter: He's the main leader of the craftsmen’s attempt to put on a play for Theseus’s marriage celebration. Quince is often shoved aside by the confident Bottom. During the craftsmen’s play, Quince recites the Prologue. SNUG, the Joiner: He plays the lion in the craftsmen’s play for Theseus’s marriage celebration. However, Snug worries that his roaring will frighten the ladies in the audience. BOTTOM, the Weaver: He plays Pyramus in the craftsmen’s play for Theseus’s marriage celebration. Bottom is full of advice and self-confidence, but he frequently makes silly mistakes and uses the wrong type of language. FLUTE,
TDA-English 4A
6/10/13
A Midsummer Night's Dream
A and B) THESEUS, Duke of Athens: Engaged to Hippolyta. Theseus represents power and order throughout the course of the play. He appears only at the beginning and end of the story, and seems to be removed from the dreamlike events of the forest. EGEUS, Father to Hermia: Egeus has given Demetrius permission to marry Hermia, but Hermia, who's in love with Lysander, refuses to marry Demetrius. Egeus’s insists that Hermia should either respect his wishes or be held accountable to Athenian law that places him squarely outside the whimsical dream of the forest. LYSANDER, in love with Hermia: Lysander’s relationship with Hermia shows the theme of the difficulty of love. For example, he cannot marry her openly because Egeus, her father, wishes her to wed Demetrius, and when Lysander and Hermia run away into the forest, Lysander becomes the victim of misapplied magic and wakes up in love with Helena. DEMETRIUS, in love with Hermia: Demetrius’s obstinate pursuit of Hermia throws love out of balance among the quartet of Athenian children and precludes a two-couple arrangement. PHILOSTRATE, Master of the Revels to Theseus: He is responsible for organizing the entertainment for the duke’s marriage celebration. QUINCE, the Carpenter: He's the main leader of the craftsmen’s attempt to put on a play for Theseus’s marriage celebration. Quince is often shoved aside by the confident Bottom. During the craftsmen’s play, Quince recites the Prologue. SNUG, the Joiner: He plays the lion in the craftsmen’s play for Theseus’s marriage celebration. However, Snug worries that his roaring will frighten the ladies in the audience. BOTTOM, the Weaver: He plays Pyramus in the craftsmen’s play for Theseus’s marriage celebration. Bottom is full of advice and self-confidence, but he frequently makes silly mistakes and uses the wrong type of language. FLUTE,