Merriam Webster defines love as “a strong affection for another arising out of kinship or personal tie.” Love exists in many ways between many people, making it truly unique of how love comes about. In the book A Midsummer Night’s Dream, four lovers are put under love spells, creating obstacles for two couples. Problems often happen on the journey of finding true love, making the stereotypical “fairytale” relationship difficult to find. There are always obstacles and troubles on true love’s path. In the book, two characters, Lysander and Hermia, wanted to get married, but Lysander was put under the magic of love juice that made him fall in love with another woman, Helena. This caused Hermia distress because her lover no longer loved her, which led her to despise …show more content…
Eventually, he is given the antidote, and Lysander and Hermia get married. This proves that even the happiest of couples have problems. In addition, there is another couple in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Oberon and Titania, who were fighting over possession of an Indian boy. The boy’s mother died, and so Titania vowed to take care of him. Oberon quickly became jealous of the boy, due to his good looks and his close bond with Titania. To gain her attention and stop the fight, Oberon used love juice to make Titania fall in love with a beast, so he could obtain the boy. Once Oberon was given the boy, he had Titania relieved of love juice, and they were a happy couple once more. This shows how couples can overcome obstacles that happen in relationships. The journey of true love is not easy to travel. However, some couples do not experience problems in their relationships. In the novel, Theseus and Hippolyta were engaged and had