Free Essays – The Complex Emotion of Love in A Mid

potent force in the world. As Lysander says to Hermia, they will marry in a place where Athenian law cannot reach them. If she loves him, she must escape her father's house tomorrow night.In my opinion, Hermia is the character in this play who speaks most comprehensively, eloquently, and compassionately about love. When she says, "Now much beshrew my manners and my pride if Hermia meant to say Lysander lied. But, gentle friend, for love and courtesy, lie further off, in humane modesty. Such separation as may well be said becomes a virtuous bachelor and a maid, so far be distant; and good night, sweet friend. Thy love ne'er alter till thy sweet life end" (Act.2 sc.2 54-61), it showcases Hermia's well-thought-out words on love to Lysander.

Throughout the play and its characters' situations, Lysander said it best: "The course of love never did run smooth" (Act I, Sc.1, 136). While love may face challenges, A Midsummer Night's Dream by Shakespeare did run smoothly. The reader is constantly reminded that love is powerful, sometimes unpredictable, and occasionally overwhelming to the point of foolishness. Even four hundred years after its first writing, it remains a common theme in popular novels and movies, making Shakespeare timeless in his exploration of human behavior.