For example, Oberon tries to control Demetrius. Oberon does this because he feels bad for Helena and wants Demetrius to love her. He feels pity for Helena as he loves her himself. He controls him by putting a magical love potion on Demetrius so he falls in love with Helena. Furthermore, the play states: ¨O Helena, goddess, nymph, perfect, divine! To what, my love, shall I compare thine eyne?¨ 3.2 140-141. This quote shows Demetrius was controlled and now treasures Helena. This shows Oberon is capable to control others such as Demetrius.
Another example from the play is when Oberon commands Titania for personal gain. Oberon wants the little boy to make him into his henchman, but Titania will not let him have the boy because she feels responsible for the child as a mom. He gets control over Titania by putting a love potion on her eyes whilst she is sleeping. The first thing she sees she falls in love with. She falls in love with a donkey and realizes her mistakes and gives the boy to Oberon. Likewise, the play states: ¨I´ll watch Titania when she is asleep and drop liquor of
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An example in the play is when Lysander is trying to control Hermia, and he is unsuccessful because Lysander attempts to seduce her and sleep with her. It is unsuccessful because Hermia refuses to let Lysander take control of her and makes him sleep away from her. This shows how Hermia didn't let Lysnader take control of her and make her sleep with him. She can dictate herself. This doesn't function because she is one controlling herself. In this situation, the moment acts as Lysander is the one controlling but if looked deeper into, Hermia controlling Lysander to not sleep with her. Lysander's controlling factors weren't strong enough, therefore if more was put into controlling Hermia it would support the claim of controlling others. She makes her own decisions she is undisclosebly controlling