What aspects of love can you identify in the play?

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Jennifer Bryan

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A midsummer night's dream

What aspects of love can you identify in the play?

The theme of love plays a very important role within the play. The different characters show different types of love and respect for each other, but all the love in the play is not necessary true love, due to Oberon's love potion.

The main type of love is romantic love, like the love between Hermia and Lysander. Their bond together is so strong that they vowed to do anything to be together. "If then true lovers have been ever crossed, it stands as an edict in destiny." The language they use toward each other is poetic and loving, as they talk about cupids, wishes, marriage and other such things.
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There is also a very sinister side to love. Helena and Demetruis show this at the start of the play. "Use me but as your spaniel; spurn me, strike me, neglect me, lose me." This is an example of unrequited love, also known as obssesional love. The language Helena uses is very persuasive so it trying to convince Demetruis to love her again; however his response is full of hatred towards her. "Do I not tell you in the plainest truth tell you I do not, nor cannot love you?"

Family is also another role in the ...

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