Introduction:
Love is defined in many different ways. As shown in the play, comedy and conflict are two main factors of love. In A Midsummer Night’s Dream, William Shakespeare breaks down the two main themes of the story, comedy in conflict, into smaller more condensed themes to show how the uses of these themes define the nature of love through the actions and relationships of the Athenians, Rude Mechanicals, and Fairies.
Thesis:
In A Midsummer Night’s Dream, William Shakespeare breaks down the two main themes of the story, comedy in conflict, into smaller more condensed themes to show how the uses of these themes define the nature of love through the actions and relationships of the Athenians, Rude Mechanicals, and Fairies.
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The other rude mechanicals tried very hard to make the play good.
1. They wanted to please the king and his wife even though they weren’t good at acting.
2. To make sure that they executed the play, for the props that they didn’t have they used something else in its place. For example they didn’t have a wall prop so one of the actors became the wall.
VI. Comedy and Conflict are the two main factors of love. A. Comedy is used in the play using dramatic irony. 1.The use of confusion creates comedy. 2.The use of tricks creates comedy. B. Conflict is used in they ply with all the characters. 1. The issues with the lovers created conflict. 2. The issue with Oberon, Titania, and the Indian boy created conflict. 3. The issues that were going on in the capital also created conflict.
Conclusion:
The play had ample amount conflict, however it all was for the same reason. It was reason for Titania and Oberon’s arguing was arguing over the Indian boy. It was also the reason for the conflict between Hermia and her father. Love; Love was the reason that any of the conflicts happened in the play. Shakespeare took these conflicts and gave it a comical relief. The use of this comedy and conflict combination defines what the nature of love really