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Desire To Control In A Midsummer Night's Dream

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There is a quote in the play Midsummer Night’s dream by William Shakespeare that says “Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind.” and Oberon has the desire to control over people to fulfill this purpose. Throughout the play there are a series of conflicts involving true love and people trying to alter it. Characters in the book like Egues are against the idea of the true love of his daughter Hermia which causes her to run away and the start for all the drama that happens throughout the play. In the play Midsummer Night’s Dream Oberon has the desire to control the other characters in the play in order to help them and to find their true love.
In the play Midsummer Night’s Dream Oberon has the desire to control and is a good thing as it helps them not be tricked and follow their true hearts. “What thou seest when thou dost wake. Do it for thy true love take.”(2.2.33-34) This evidence expresses, that Oberon's will and desire to control is for the person he wants to control to follow their hearts in the decisions they make and he truly does want to do so for the greater good. Another quote that relates to “This falls out better than I …show more content…

“A sweet Athenian lady is in love with a disdainful youth. Anoint his eyes, But do it when the next thing he espies May be the lady.”(2.2.268-271) This shows that Oberon wanted to help Helena as she was unable to peak the love interest from Demetrius. “What hast thou done? Thou hast mistaken quite And laid the love juice on some true-love’s sight. Of thy misprision must perforce ensue Some true-love turned, and not a false turned true.”(3.2.90-94) This evidence shows Oberon getting angry at Puck as he had used the love potion on the wrong person that already had true love causing more drama. Overall, Oberon wanted to help the Athenian lovers and their problems and really tries his best to do

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