A Midsummer Night’s Dream Group

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law123456
law123456
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High School - 9th Grade

Which character in the play do you believe speaks eloquently about love? Support your opinion with examples.

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Posted by law123456 on Sunday December 14, 2008 at 8:50 PM and tagged with a midsummer night’s dream, character, love, midsummer nights dream.

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  1. afi80fl Teacher
    High School - 10th Grade

    eNotes Editor

    Lysander speaks most eloquently of love in "A Midsummer Night's Dream, both with Hermia and Helena.  While he initially desires to be with Helena (against her father's wishes, of course), Oberon and Puck meddle in the teenagers' affairs and charm him (thinking that he is Demetrius) into loving Hermia instead.  Nothing like a girl crying about how no one likes her to make a couple of fairies sympathetic!

    Check out his speech to Hermia upon waking from his sleep: 

    O, take the sense, sweet, of my innocence!
    Love takes the meaning in love's conference.
    I mean, that my heart unto yours is knit
    So that but one heart we can make of it;
    Two bosoms interchained with an oath;
    So then two bosoms and a single troth.
    Then by your side no bed-room me deny;
    For lying so, Hermia, I do not lie.


    Also, look at the eNotes section on the play. 

    Sources:
    http://www.enotes.com/midsummer/

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    Posted by afi80fl on Tuesday December 23, 2008 at 11:40 AM