Tuesday, February 5, 2019
Theseus vs. Oberon in A Midsummer Nights Dream :: A Midsummer Nights Dream
During the course of Shakespeare?s A Midsummer Night?s Dream, the rise of two attractors emerge. Theseus, the drawing card of Athens and of ?reality?, and Oberon, the leader of the fairies and of ?dreams?. Shakespeare contributes it evident that these leaders are two of a completely contrastive nature. As the play progresses it?s clear that Oberon is the better leader of the two. When dealt with the pressures of world a leader of people, the most essential aspect of this duty is communication. In the play, usually done by speeches, each leader targets a divergent are of human physiology. In the line, ?I know a stick where the wild thyme blows, Where oxlips and the nodding violet grows Quite overcanopied with luscious woodbine, With sweet musk roses, and with eglantine. in that respect sleeps Titania sometime of the night, Lulled in these flowers with dances and delight. And there the snake throws her enameled skin, Weed encompassing enough to wrap a fairy in. And with the j uice of this Ill streak her eyes, And make her full of hateful fantasies,? (ActII, Sc2. 259-267)Oberon stresses the use of emotion to understand what he is saying. On the different hand, Theseus accentuates the use of logic, best portrayed in this line, ?I never may believe these antique fables, nor these fairy toys...?(ActV, Sc1. 4-5)Another necessary trait of a good leader is courage, in which Theseus has little of. Theseus possesses an ?if-then? complex. Oberon on the other hand reacts without consideration of consequence. This may seem like a flunk to most people, but in the heat of the moment there is no time for decision making but a good leader must act acutely.
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