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Discuss midsummer night's dream as a shakespeare's comedy
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Dear everyone,
Here is aquestion I have to answer ;
Discuss midsummer night's dream as a shakespeare's comedy
I have to write long answer. so plz help me in details
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Originally Posted by Rupal
As the play opens, Theseus, a wealthy young gentleman, rents a country estate near the ancient city Athens. He arrives in Athens accompanied by his fashionable sister Hippolyta and his good friend, Egeus. While Egeus is well-received in the Athen, Theseus begins his acquaintance with smug condescension and proud distaste for all the 'country' people. Egeus and a young women named Hermia begin to grow close despite the embarrassing interference and the opposition of Demetrius, a young country bumpkin who is in love with her. Meanwhile, the maiden Helena is stung by Theseus haughty rejection of her at a local dance and decides to match his coldness with her own wit.
At the same time Helena begins a friendship with Oberon, a militia officer who relates a prior acquaintance with Theseus. Oberon tells her that he has been seriously mistreated by Theseus. Helena immediately seizes upon this information as another reason to hate Theseus. Ironically, but unbeknownst to her, Theseus finds himself gradually drawn to Helena.
Just as Egeus appears to be on the point of proposing marriage he leaves Athens to visit his rich but elderly aunt, who lives in the forest outside of Athens. This leaves Hermia confused and upset. Helena is convinced that Hippolyta has conspired with Theseus to separate Hermia and Egeus.
Before Egeus leaves, Lysander, the male relative who is to inherit great wealth, makes a sudden appearance and stays with the Helena's family. He is a recently ordained as a priest of Zeus, and employed by the wealthy and patronizing Titania. Though he was partially entreated to visit by his patroness, Lysander has another reason for visiting: he wishes to find a wife from among the women of Athens. Hermia and her father, Tom Snout, are amused by his self-important and pedantic behavior. He immediately enters pursuit of Hermia; however, when Hermia's mother, Thisbe, mentions her preoccupation with Egeus, he turns to Hermia. He soon proposes marriage to Hermia, who refuses him, much to her mother's distress. Lysander quickly recovers and proposes to Hermia's close friend, Petra Quince who immediately accepts him. Once the marriage is arranged, Petra asks Hermia to come for an extended visit.
When spring arrives, all the main characters meet in the forest of Arden to put on a play called "The Mousetrap." A local theatre group called "The Rude Mechanicals" is hired to play the principal roles, but by accident they are transformed into animals by a powerful fairy named Puck the Magic Dragon. Another magic spells compel most of the women to mate with the men who have been turned into the animals (but this scene has not been performed onstage since well before the time of Cromwell). Finally the Wyrd Sisters arrive to sort everything out. In the end, everyone gets the man or woman or animal that he/she had wanted--all except Theseus, that is, who must settle for Philostrate, a kindly dowager with great riches but no interest in love. Thankfully, Puck doses her eyes with love juice and Philostrate is transformed into beautiful princess named Ariel. Although she has a slight fishy smell about her, Theseus is overjoyed, and the entire cast reunites on stage to sing, "OH, What a beautiful morning!" Puck then gives the benediction: "What you have seen here/Let it stay here/Or I'll curse ye/With a splotchy/ blotchy, crotchy."
In this case, it is obviously applicable to a play. While I'm not one to typically give answers, the overall story of the play reveals it to be a comedy. It is both light and humorous, and you get the happy ending for all involved. Now there are a few different ways that you can approach your question. First is look at the relationships and how they evolve. Titania has perhaps the greatest of examples. Her relationship was argumentative with Oberon, and he then places a spell on her to make her fall in love with an undesirable mate. In the end, however, all is restored as she is "cured" from her infatuation and things return to normal.Quote:
Comedy - A play, movie, etc., of light and humorous character with a happy or cheerful ending; a dramatic work in which the central motif is the triumph over adverse circumstance, resulting in a successful or happy conclusion.
I now know that I didn't give much of an answer, it really isn't my thing since I'm betting this is homework that you're working on. I do hope that I've given you a little bit of an idea of where to start. Good luck with the rest.
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It ends in a marriage. It involves romantic misunderstandings.