Shakespeare in love

Compare and contrast the view of love in Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Nights Dream and the film A Midsummer Nights Dream by Michael Hoffman. Focus on either the mortal lovers or the fairies. ‘I am amazed and know not what to say!’ (Act III.2, line 344) This quote by one of the four mortal lovers in the play ‘A Midsummer Nights dream’ perfectly illustrates the confusing situation that arises due to the conflicting views of love …showed first 75 words of 2729 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2729 total…what does this say about Helena and Demetrius? Interestingly in both Shakespeare’s version of events and also Hoffman’s interpretation of the play, it is not questioned that Helena and Demetrius’s happy ending is only due to the fact that Demetrius is under the influence of magic. This insinuates that in differing views of love, sometimes happiness is unattainable naturally, as with Demetrius and Helena, their happiness was only attainable through magical interference.