Descriptive Language In A Midsummer Night's Dream

Demetrius’s Dream One of Shakespeare’s major theme in A Midsummer Night’s Dream is the analogy that love is like being in a dream; mystical, unexplainable and changeable. This can be seen in Act 3 scene 2 lines 140 through 147, where Demetrious describes Helena’s beauty and perfection after being drugged with Cupid’s flower by Oberon, the Fairy King. Through the usage of unique language and context Shakespeare is able to penetrate the imagery of Demetrious’s love to enforce this theme throughout the play A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
The use of descriptive language, through Demetrious, enhances the theme of love being like a dream. In lines 142 and 143 of Act 3 scene 2, Demetrious exults that Helena’s lips are compared to ripe cherries and her