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A mid-summer nights dream by William Shakespeare - Discuss Demetrius' treatment of Helena in act 2 Sc 1.
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... GCSE English course work A mid-summer nights dream by William Shakespeare Discuss Demetrius' treatment of Helena in act 2 Sc 1 A mid-summer nights dream is a comedy by William Shakespeare who was a play write during the Elizabethan period. He was a play write for many years and this play was probably written between 1593 and 1596. The main theme of the play is love and the struggle for power. The father (Egeus) is trying to make his daughter (hermia) marry someone she doesn't love (Demetrius). It is the struggle of young and old. Lysander who is in love with Hermia and is the reason Hermia and Demetius don't get married. And Egeus who is an old man with old beliefs about woman obeying their father or men and do what they say. The play is based around a love story between 4 people, a donkey and 2 fairies. Oberon (fairy)














