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    It is evident that in A Midsummer Nights Dream gender conflict is not the only source of comic disorder in the exposition of the play. This can be seen due to the number of other events and scenes which are sources of comic disorder such as character relationships‚ stereotypes & status and authoritative conflicts. An element of comic disorder in the exposition of A Midsummer Night’s Dream is the idea of men having a higher status than women. The theme of men having control over women is also reinforced

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    Titania and Oberon quarrel over the changeling. Oberon plans to use the love juice harvested from the "Dian’s bud" (2‚ 1‚ 3) (2‚ 4‚ 1) that Puck retrieves on Titania to snatch the changeling. Oberon uses puck so that juice can be dropped into the lovers eyes. Puck makes a mistake and causes the wrong people to fall in love. Puck transforms bottoms head into that of an ass.Titania falls in love with bottom. Titania and Oberons conflict are over the changeling which Oberons wants as a slave. Titania

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    December‚ 2012 A Midsummer Night’s Dream is a play written by William Shakespeare. This play is full of symbolism and the gender roles are not as people are used to. The play showed us how Shakespeare decided to play around a little with the gender roles and what they are really like in reality. He showed examples whether they were about family‚ friend or romance. The role of Egeus as the father of Hermia acts as if he owns her and he disposes of her as he pleases. There is also the role of Titania and

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    It is evident in the plays Twelfth Night and Midsummer Night’s Dream that Viola and Hermia have less control over their own lives because they are female. First‚ women cannot work certain jobs‚ even if they are qualified. Specifically‚ Viola is unable to work for Duke Orsino until she alters her appearance. After being shipwrecked‚ Viola talks to the captain and learns of Orsino and his love for Olivia. Then Viola decides to serve the duke and asks the captain to comply: Conceal me what I am‚ and

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    ‘Identify and evaluate the presence and execution of Shakespearean comedy tropes in A Midsummer’s Night’s Dream’ He is ostensibly the greatest play write ever‚ with the production of over 37 plays and productions that are constantly staged even now in the 21st century. But one of his more prestigious plays ‘A Midsummer’s Night’s Dream’‚ is “the best written play every produced” as quoted by Chris Hastings of The Telegraph. One of his most illustrious and famed plays which falls within the comedy

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    The Plots of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream Katie Wolf There are four main plots in Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. They’re all carefully woven together and there are many characters involved. The first plot involves four young lovers trying to work out their love for each other. The second plot is about a wedding between the Duke of Athens and the Queen of the Amazons. Interspersed with these two plots is another involving some local town peasants who are rehearsing a play

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    Script A Midsummer Night’s Dream | Act I A Midsummer Night’s Dream | | | | | | | | Script of Act I A Midsummer Night’s Dream  The play by William ShakespeareIntroduction This section contains the script of Act I of A Midsummer Night’s Dream the play by William Shakespeare. The enduring works of William Shakespeare feature many famous and well loved characters. Make a note of any unusual words that you encounter whilst reading the script of AMidsummer Night’s Dream and check their

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    How does Shakespeare present the theme of love in ’A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ Throughout ’A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ Shakespeare presents different types of love such as stable‚ unstable‚ unrequited‚ passionate‚ and forbidden between certain characters. Shakespeare manipulates the language to show these different aspects. Shakespeare conveys passionate love between Titania and Bottom in Act 4 Scene 1. This is evident when Titania tells Bottom "O‚ how I love thee! How I dote on thee!" This declaration

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    In A Midsummer Night’s Dream‚ Lysander and Demetrius change their feelings of love and promises for both Helena and Hermia. Shakespeare shows us how love is unpredictable and inconsistent with the changes of feelings and broken promises between the young lovers. In A Midsummer Night’s Dream‚ Lysander switches his love for both Hermia and Helena with changes of feelings of love and broken promises‚ showing how unpredictable and inconsistent love is. In the beginning of the play‚ Lysander is deeply

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    The comedy in both Midsummer Night’s Dream and Lysistrata is portrayed through the comic characters suffering some pain. In Lysistrata the men were suffering from their wives refusing to have sexual relations until the war ends. Watching the men suffer physical pain over the sex strike brings more excitement and entertainment to the audience. Even now a days sexual content is considered humorous‚ especially when the men want it so much in this play but the women tease them and then refuse. Also whenever

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