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Characters in a Midsummer Night's Dream; Puck, Theseus, Hippolyta, Oberon, Nick Bottom, Titania, Philostrate, Robin Starveling, Egeus, Lysander


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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Puck, Theseus, Hippolyta, Oberon, Nick Bottom, Titania, Philostrate, Robin Starveling, Egeus, Lysander, Helena, Peter Quince, Hermia, Snug, Mechanical, Tom Snout, Francis Flute. Excerpt: Egeus (pronounced /i d i s/ ) is a character in A Midsummer Night's Dream, the comedy by William Shakespeare . He appears in only two scenes, trying to keep his daughter, Hermia, from marrying Lysander, by force if necessary. In original performances, the actor for his role probably played the part of Philostrate as well. Role in the play Appearing only in Act I, Scene 1 and Act IV, Scene 1, Egeus is the father of Hermia who disapproves of Hermia's and Lysander 's mutual love, and appeals to Theseus to force Hermia to marry Demetrius . If Hermia refuses to wed Demetrius, she could be put to death under Athenian law. I beg the ancient privilege of Athens, As she is mine, I may dispose of her: Which shall either be to this gentleman (Demetrius ) Or to her death, according to our law Immediately provided in that case Criticism Egeus plays a key part in illustrating the play's theme of law versus love, and reason versus imagination. Constantly refusing his daughter's plea to marry the man she loves, Lysander, he demands that she be forced to marry Demetrius . He goes so far as to say that if she disobeys, he as a father has a right to kill her, or to force her into a convent as a nun for life. Hermia embodies the opposition to the law and reason of her father. She follows her feelings and imagination regarding Lysander, rather than strictly adhering to reason. Theseus constantly discusses this conflict of reason and imagination in the play, saying that while they are often in opposition, one actually causes the other, often. Gender studies critics see homoerotic tendencies in Egeus when it comes t...


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  • ISBN-13: 9781155169224
  • Publisher: Books LLC
  • Publisher Imprint: Books LLC
  • Height: 152 mm
  • Weight: 127 gr
  • ISBN-10: 1155169220
  • Publisher Date: 01 May 2010
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Spine Width: 5 mm
  • Width: 229 mm


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