Lies In A Midsummer Night's Dream

In the book A Midsummer Night’s Dream, William Shakespeare exposes the reality of the difficulties and lies that come with what some people like to call love. Set in Athens, the main characters, Helena, Demetrius, Hermia, and Lysander are involved in a very confusing triangle, on their journey of trying to find out what is truly going on in the world around them. Through these things, Shakespeare shows that everything you thought about true love was incorrect and it is all just a big lie. In the beginning of the story, Hippolyta does not truly love Theseus but is forced to marry him because he defeated her and her people. Theseus attacked the people of the Amazon and hurt their queen in many ways, he tore her away from her beloved people

Oberon and Titania are very unfaithful to each other and have coincidently cheated on each other with Theseus and Hippolyta. They also fight about everything and hate each other at most points of their marriage. Oberon blamed Titania for everything and acted as is she where his property not his wife, he acted like she was such a horrible person but it turns out they both have many secrets. In the story Titania states,”Then I must be thy lady. But I know when thou hast stolen away from Fairyland, and in the shape of Corin sat all day, playing pipes of corn and versing love to amorous Phillida. Why art thou here, come from farthest step of India? But that, forsooth, the bouncing Amazon, your buskinedmistressand your warrior love, to Theseus must be wedded, and you come to give their bed joy and prosperity (Shakespeare2.1.64-73).” Along with that Oberon mentions,” How canst thou thus for shame, Titania, glance at my credit with Hippolyta, knowing I know thy love to Theseus? Didst thou not lead him through the glimmering night from Perigouna, whom he ravished?And make him with fair Egles break his faith, with Ariadne and Antiopa.(Shakespeare2.1.74-80)” Titania and Oberon are horribly unfaithful to each other and cannot stand each other most days. When they go around other people they pretend like they love each other and people believe them even though it is all a big fake

In the whole beginning of the story Demetrious despises Helena, that is until Puck puts flower juice in his eyes. Demetrius hated Helena with all his heart, but she will not leave him alone so Oberon tells Puck to help, later on Demetrius falls in love with Helena because of the spell. While running through the woods Helena and Demetrius have this conversation,” Stay, though thou kill me, sweet Demetrious.(Shakespeare2.2.90) I charge thee, hence, and do not haunt me thus.(Shakespeare2.2.91) O, wilt thou darkling leave me? Do not so.(Shakespeare2.2.92) Stay, on the peril. I alone will go.(shakspeare2.2.93) Oh, I am out of breath in this fond chase. The more my prayer, the lesser is my grace. Happy is Hermia, wheresoe’er she lies, for she hath blessed and attractive eyes. How came her eyes so bright? Not with salt tears. If so, my eyes are oftener washed then hers. No, no, I am as ugly as a bear, fro beasts that meet me run away for fear. Therefore no marvel though Demetrious do, as a monster, fly my presence thus. What wicked and dissembling glass of mine made me compare with Hermia’s sphery eyne?” (Shakespeare2.2.94-105) Therefore shown by the book the only reason that they are to me wed is because the spell that was cast over Demetrious from the flowers nectar. Helena has always liked Demetrious and followed him around and at one point he liked her too but then someone better came along and