Different Types Of Love In A Midsummer Night's Dream

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Love can distort minds with its numerous different forms. The script “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” by William Shakespeare is an excellent example of the many types of love. The script shows perception of love through 4 different couples that are madly in love. Love can be depicted with all of the many types of love. Essentially, romantic love is the perfect love, the type of love that is returned and prospered, Hermia and Lysander have romantic love . Hermia and Lysander are deeply in love so much so they are willing to run away and elope against the law. Although, Egeus begs Hermia to marry Demetrius. Lysander (the man who Hermia truly loves) argues for he is the same if not better than Demetrius. “I am my lord, rich as he, my love is more than his, …show more content…

This type of love is special because no matter what the father and daughter, or mother and son, etc will Litvany 2 forever love each other, because of this familial relationship. This is shown in “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” when Egeus (father of Hermia) disagrees with Hermia on who she chooses to marry, Egeus takes this to the extent of death making the situation intense. “Yes, I will my lord before I ever marry a man I do not love” (Hermia scene 1). Hermia would rather be buried alive than marry a man she doesn't love. Even Though, Hermia and Lysander run away to elope, in the end Egeus still loves Hermia like the dispute never happened, because they are family. Indeed it is true, love can be returned. But, in situations love is unrequited, such as Helena and Demetrius. Helena And Demetrius share a type a love called unrequited love, Unrequited love is the type of love not returned, a wall in between the two members of the couple. This happens in “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” when Helena loves Demetrius, but Demetrius doesn't love her back. This is due to

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