A Midsummer Nights Dream
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In Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" the mortal teenage
characters fall in love foolishly, and the character Bottom states, "O
what fools these mortals be". They are foolish because they act like
children. Although Lysander, Hermia, Demetrius, and Helena appear
grown-up, when they are in love they act foolishly. The four teen ....
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.... Demetrius says, "I'll run from thee, and hide me
in the brakes, And leave thee to the mercy of wild beasts."
(II i,line 199-201) "Do I entice you? Do I speak you fair? Or rather
do I not in plainest truth Tell you I do not, nor I cannot love you?"
Demetrius clearly illustrates to Helena that he has no interest, but
Helena persists. (II i,line 202-204) Helena says, "And even for that
do I love you the more. I am your spaniel; and, Deme ....
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