Monica Tapia Per.

4 August 17, 2011 A MIDSUMMER NIGHTS DREAM: ANALYSIS OF SCENE

Literary Device PLOT Analysis 1. Titanias Fairies sing their queen to sleep. 2. Lysander and Hermia are wandering in the woods, become tired and fall asleep 3. Puck, following Oberons orders goes looking for and an Athenian man and an Athenian woman (Demetrius and Helena) to make Demetrius fall in love with Helena but mistakes Lysander with Demetrius, and squeezes the juice of the flower (intended for Demetrius) onto Lysanders eyes. 4. Demetrius is looking for Lysander and Hermia to keep them apart and Helena follows Demetrius stating her love for him, but Demetrius rejects her repeatedly, eventually leaving her alone in the woods. 5. Lysander wakes and sees Helena, claiming he is in love with her, and that he hates Hermia. CHARACTERIZATION 1. Robin Does: Robin follows Oberons order and squeezes the juice on the flower from Cupids arrow onto the man with Athenian clothes. But Oberon was referring to Demetrius, which Robin is unaware of, and squeezes the juice onto Lysanders eyes, making him fall in love with Helena. Says: Robin says that he has been all over the woods looking for a man with Athenian clothes. Physical Description: Others Think: Oberon must consider him trustworthy despite his previous actions, therefore sending him on this mission. 2. Lysander Does: Lysander falls asleep with Hermia, in love with her, and awakes believing he is in love with Helena, chasing after Helena and leaving Hermia alone in the woods. Says: Lysander says that he is now in love with Helena and that he hates Hermia. Physical Description: Lysander is the other man with Anthenian clothes, lying in the grass. Others Think: Hemia believes that Lysander loves her (which he does before Robin squeezes love juice on his eyes). Helena (II, ii, 109-113) (II, ii, 72-79) (II, ii, 84-89) Quote (I, ii, 72-89)

believes that Lysander is just trying to make fun of her when he tells her he loves her. 3. Helena Does: Helena follows Demetrius into the woods because she claims she is in love with him. Demetrius went into the woods to stop Lysander and Hermia from being together, because Demetrius claims he is in love with Hermia. Says: Helena says she is ugly as bear and that is why she cannot compete with Hermia. Helena also says that Lysander is just trying to make fun of her when he tells her he is in love with her. Physical Description: Helena is described as natures artwork, therefore saying she is beautiful. Others Think: Demetrius believes Helena needs to stop pursuing him. Lysander believes Helena is beautiful. CONFLICTS MAN VS. MAN Protagonist/ Antagonist: Helena vs. Demetrius MAN VS. NATURE Protagonist/ Antagonist: Hermia vs. The Woods MAN VS. SOCIETY Protagonist/ Antagonist: Helena vs. Society MAN VS. HIMSELF Protagonist/ Antagonist: Helena vs. Herself TONE FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE Diction/ Feeling: Seriousness Simile: Helenas ugliness (or so she believes) compared to a bear. QUALITY: Good EFFECT: Makes Helena seem as though she is hideous, and makes us pity her because no one loves her. Metaphor: Hermias soul compared to something tangible. QUALITY: Not very good. EFFECT: Makes us believe that Hermia is truly beautiful because Robin is making this judgment with just a glance. Personification: Demetriuss name compared to an actual person. QUALITY: Good EFFECT: Makes us realize the hatred Lysander is feeling towards Demetrius, showing that he is willing to kill him. IMAGERY Type of Image Created: Hearing, and sight (II, ii, 94-102) (II, ii, 112-113) (II, ii, 82-83) (II, ii, 100) ( II, ii, 129-150) (II, ii, 141-150) (II, ii, 129-140) (II, ii, 51-62) (II, ii, 90-93) (II, ii, 94-108) (II, ii, 139-140)

Effect of Image: Makes us feel as if we are there hearing these couples quarrel and bicker and comprehend what they are feeling by watching them. MOOD Setting/ Image/ Feeling: Contemplative Effect of Image: The mood Shakespeare makes us feel is contemplation. Because we begin to think about how we really dont understand love, and how the characters dont understand love, but they still let their emotions control their actions. SYMBOL Symbol: The love potion The love potion represents love in general. Meaning: The love potion symbolizes how erotica and unexplainable love really is. It demonstrates how people in love can become so confused and how those who believe they are in love, let their emotions control all their actions, just as the potion made them confused and controlled their further actions. THEME What was Shakespeares purpose for telling this story? Why so you say that? Shakespeares purpose for telling this story was to prove that we as people do not really understand love. We dont understand how love works or how it happens. We just truly believe that it is happening. We just let our feelings control our actions and words. (II, ii, 117-128) (II, ii, 109-113) (II, ii, 109-113)