A Midsummer Nights Dream: Battle of the Sexes

Option 1 Battle of the Sexes In Shakespeares mould titled A Midsummer Nights Dream, t here(predicate) are a few underlying themes by means ofout the play. The wiz I go a counseling be focusing on is the appointment of the sexes that occurs in the play between the couples in the fag world, and in the real world. We cast unusual styles of courting women, and anomalous qualities of crawl in dramatized with the booking of the sexes that occurs throughout the play. Shakespeare is able to portray a battle of the sexes through Oberons jealousy of Titianas new love, and through capital of Montanas desperate determination to have Demetrius love her as some(prenominal) as she loves him.We are fist confronted with this battle for love when Titiana and Oberon meet and become to dicuss who leave have custody of the doofus child. We see titania parade extreme affection for the son, and I believe that is out of jealousy and evoke toward Oberon who has been sleeping with other women like Phillida and Hippolyta Playing on pipes of corn, and versing love, to amorous Phillida (Riverside Shakespeare, 1997, pg. 261 gillyflowers 67-68). The boy is a child to one of Titanias worshippers that has passed away and seems to be of interest to Oberon.Shakespeare ties this battle between the two fairies to the change of the abide and the bring inter coming. Oberon mentions that this bad weather that is created and the entire fight could be stopped if he could have the changeling boy as his henchmen Do you amend it thence it lies in you. why should Titania cross her Oberon? I do solely beg a little changeling boy, to be my henchmen (Riverside Shakespeare, 1997, pg. 262 line 118-121). Titania responds by hypothecateing, The fairy land buys non the child of me (Riverside Shakespeare, 1997, pg. 262 line 123). This infuriates Oberon and causes him to act drastically.Oberon knows he has to win Titanias love back to get what her wants and Shakespeare makes it very interest ing the way he approaches Oberons courtship. Instead of winning back her love with flowers and attention, Oberon intends on medicate his Queen and has her fall drastically in love with the following prey or creature she lays her eyes on. The battle of the sexes that Shakespeare has started is just starting to arouse up. Oberon earth-closet non stand that he is not getting his way with this changeling that Titania is obsessing over and that she does not obey her King.This situation amy be compared to a economise and wife fighting over the self-command of a child when freeing through a rough point in his or her relationship. Although currently, I do not believe that a magical flower exists that potentiometer drastically change a persons affection take toward you. In Shakespeares world, this item does exist and causes more bad then good in this play. Titania is ready to brawl over the possession of the boy and Oberon does not like it Titania We shall chide downright, if I d urable stay. Obe Well go thy way. Thall shalt not from this grove. Till I torment thee for this smirch (Riverside Shakespeare, 1997, pg. 262 lines 145-147).It is obvious that the two are at each others throat and need some fairy marriage counseling. We can see a superiority complex form here in Oberon where is involuntary to try drastically to get what he wants even if he has to medicine his own queen. This is an aggressive way to court your lady if you ask me and would not fly by todays standards of courting a woman. The next couple we see participating in the battle of the sexes is Helena and Demetrius. Demetrius has been attached Hermias hand in marriage from her father and becomes enraged when she runs away with her unbowed love Lysander.Helena, who loves Demetrius, tells him Hermia is running away with Lysander in hopes he get out pay more attention to her and love her for telling him of the event that is victorious place. This does not turn out the way Helena plans and Demetrius runs after Hermia blaspheming at Helena the whole time I love thee not therefore pursue me not (Riverside Shakespeare, 1997, pg. 262 line 189). Helena shows hopelessness here and chases after Demetrius love while saying, I am your spaniel and Demetrius, the more you elude me, I will fawn on you (Riverside Shakespeare, 1997, pg. 263 lines 203-204).Through this line, it is obvious that Helena will stop at nothing to have Demetriuss love. This battle of the sexes in both coupless situations was stemmed from jealousy in my opinion. Helena seems to whack Hermias beauty as the reason behind all this foreboding with Demetrius and we can see a comparison between Helena and Hermia carry on in Act. 2 scene 2 Happy is Hermia, wheresoeer she lies, for she hath smiling and attractive eye. How come her eyes so bright? Not with common salt tears If so, my eyes are oftner washd than hers. No, no I am as ugly as a fork over (Riverside Shakespeare, 1997, pg. 264 line 90-95).The j ealousy displayed by the fairy couple is slightly diametrical from that of Helena and Demetrius. Oberon displays jealousy toward Titania because she is in control of the changeling and will not allow Oberon to make him his henchmen. Oberon displays this jealousy through frustration and yellow bile that he cannot get what he wants. Well go thy way. Thou shalt not from this grove. Till I torment thee for this injury (Riverside Shakespeare, 1997, pg. 261 lines 67-70). Oberon is not the only one either Titania displays jealousy and anger toward Oberon for not being tightlipped to her Why art thou here?Come from the farthest take over in India still that, forsooth, the bouncing amazon, Your buskind mistress, and your warrior love (Riverside Shakespeare, 1997, pg. 261 line 67-70). Titania is jealous at the other women in Oberons life and irascible with Oberon for not being faithful and disregards any of his requests as a way of getting back at him. Shakespeare can work these themes into his play through the main characters ever so beautifully and touch on galore(postnominal) areas of love. Shakespeare does in fact bring in a few nonsensical qualities of love into his plays and seems to add moral value to this play by doing so.Through the characters in the play, Shakespeare can instill these moral value and touch on them throughout the play. Shakespeare discusses how love is blind to some, and mainly men in this situation by using the characters in his play. We have Helena speaking of how one should not look for love not with your eyes but with your mind whap can transpose to form and dignity. Love looks not with the eyes but with the mind (Riverside Shakespeare, 1997, pg. 259 lines 233-234). Later in the paragraph, we also see Helena say that Demetrius made an oath to her to only be faithful to Helena but when he saw Hermia, those oaths seemed to melt away.Almost as if love is a mettlesome to him which Helena hopes to win. What seems to be a constant the me in this play is that men are asses and are attracted only to physical beauty not true love even when true love comes chasing after them in the woods. We see bottom back this up with his recollection of his reverie I have had a dream, past the wit of man to say what dream it was. Man is but an ass if he go about part this dream (Riverside Shakespeare, 1997, pg. 275 lines 205-206). Shakespeare seems to be playing with the idea that true love unendingly prevails by making the end of the play end where Helena is paired with Demetrius finally.Oberon gets what he wants but realizes the issues he has created because of his ignorance and fixes the mess he created. The moral values that are instilled in this play such as true love is not in the eyes but in the mind and that true love will always prevail are instilled and displayed through the characters of the play. Shakespeare can portray the battle of the sexes in this play through the themes of jealousy, true love, and desperation that the couples in the battle of the sexes display.