LITERATURE WEEK THREE:
A MIDSUMMER NIGHTS DREAM
This week we started on A Midsummer Nights dream, personally, i really liked this play, or rather the movie. I really noticed that reading and watching the play was a completely different thing. Not only the feeling but maybe the meaning of the play? I think reading the play left it open to interpretation. Scene one was an interesting read, Theseus is impatient and cannot wait for his wedding day as he curses the moon. He states that although he was violent and hurt Hyppolyta the wedding would not be like that, but beautiful. The one thing i really enjoyed about this play was the way the characters were intertwined or connected.
Hermia <====> Lysander
Demetrius ====> Hermia
Helena =====> Demetrius
Hermia and Lysander declare love for each other infront of the Great duke Theseus and Hermia's father Egeus. Yet, Egeus has plans for Hermia with Demetrius. One thing i didn't really understand was that Demetrius and Lysander were in equal footing of wealth and status, why did'nt he apporve? Egeus says that Lysander used conniving ways to corrupt his daughter with trinkets, locks of hair and midnight serenades. Yet, can that really be a reason, wouldnt the person your daughter loved be a much better suitor? Maybe this was a power thing, where men had to be in control. However, if this is true then Hermia really tries to stand out as she stands up to her father and a high authority figure in Athens. She is given c choice to either follow Lysander and die or become celebate. Yet, Hermia chooses death than not to be with Lysander, i guess thats love for you! i don't think it would have been have easy for women to stand up to men back in those days, oppression, that sort of thing.
My reply on Karly's Livejournal:
Link:
http://karlypandelios.livejournal.com/27191.html?thread=37175#t37175
"hey i think you did a really great job, using a Midsummer Nights dream and creating your own poem! loved it! I really liked your potion ingredients, so funny. "use at own descretion", very creative! keep up the good work!"