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This 6 page paper considers the fact that in both a Midsummer Night's Dream and Much Ado About Nothing, substantial expressions of attachment between female characters can be noted. This paper integrates a view of the importance of these attachments and the impacts that these have in terms of the overall thematic progression of the plays and the other relationships that exist. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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overall thematic progression of the plays and the other relationships that exist. Bibliography lists 5 sources. MHMidSMA.rtf Female Attachment in the Plays of William Shakespeare
Written by 11/2001 Please Both a Midsummer Nights Dream and Much Ado About Nothing
evoke memorable expressions of attachment between female characters. In fact, the central female characters in each of these plays are supported, defended and challenged by their attachment to other
women, and the distinctness of these relationships define central actions in these plays. For example, the relationship between Helena and Hermia, between Titania and her votress, and the always
stable tie between Beatrice and her cousin, Hero, all stand as a basis for understanding the representation of women as friends within a larger societal view. When assessing the impacts
of these relationships in the plays presented, it is necessary to consider how these friendships developed, how they differ from their male counterparts, and how the representations of women as
friends intersect with some major concerns in both of the plays. Integrating a view of the relationships between female characters and the substantial nature of these relationships challenges some
of the common viewpoints regarding interpersonal interactions inherent in Elizabethan literature. The relationship between Hermia and Helena typifies the kind of female friendship that challenges the standard views of romantic
love common in Shakespeares works. While conflict dominates the relationships between these two women and the men in their lives, including Demetrius and Lysander, their friendship remains a more
solid emotional attachment. Hermia seeks the comfort of her friend, Helena, when Theseus, Duke of Athens, declares that Hermia must marry Demetrius, her fathers chosen suitor, though Hermia loves
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