Shakespear : A midsummer night’s dream

Plan 1 :
De : “Now fait Hermia…..
À : For aye austerity and single life”

I The marriage between Theseus and Hippolyta

A) A marriage that will bring harmony
-Theseus is impatient for this harmony
-Theseus fought for Hermia’s love, now he will marry her in peace and harmony
-Hippolyta is patient, she tells Theseus that the time will pass quick

B) Passion and enjoyment
-Theseus sends someone to tell the Athenians to prepare the marriage

C)The ambivalence of the moon
-Cupid’s bow ( Love
-Diane’s bow ( Chastity
-Cycle of the moon = Cycle of the woman
-Unstable ( Theseus who had many wives

II A forced love between Hermia and Demetrius

A) Passion opposed to Reason
-Hermia loves Lysander ( passion
-Hermia should love Demetrius ( Reason, law and order ( power of Egeus)
- Theseus and Egeus represent law and order as well as the city of Athens ( Goddess Athena( goddess of order and the law

B) The power of Egeus
- Hermia must love Demetrius, otherwise she will die or she will be a nun
-Egeus has the power to decide for his daughter
-Egeus possesses his daughter, Hermia is an object

Plan 2

De : “ Relent, sweet Hermia….
À : There comes Helena”

I The personages of Lysander and Demetrius A) Comparison of the 2 characters -Comparison between the 2 : nobility and richness -Lysander is as noble and rich as Demetrius, he too he can be a good candidate for Hermia’s love

B) 2 Characters that are different - Lysander makes fun of Demetrius ( will you marry him ? - Demetrius is unstable and unreliable( He left Helena - Hermia is in love with Lysander

II Theseus’ point of view about the forced marriage

A) Demetrius indeed cheated on Helena - Everybody heard about it - Lysander would be a better lover, because he is more stable

B) He want’s Egeus to change his mind - He wants to speak to them privately - He makes up an excuse to go