“A
Midsummer Night's Dream” Play vs. Film
Law
and Interpersonal
Relationship
A midsummer Night’s Dream is a play by William
Shakespeare. We believed the play to have been written between 1590 and 1596.
The play of the film “ShakespeaRe-Told: A Midsummer Night's Dream” was written
by Peter Bowker. The story of the film was similar to the original play but in
the modern time. There are a lot of differences between the play and the film
because the eras are different when the stories were happening.
In the original play, we can find this:
“Be
it so she; will not here before your grace
Consent
to marry with Demetrius,
I
beg the ancient privilege of Athens,
As
she is mine, I may dispose of her:
Which
shall be either to this gentleman
Or
to her death, according to our law
Immediately
provided in that case.” (William)
The young men and women
had to run away from the city if they wanted to marry with who they loved. We cannot
think about someone must die if she does not want to marry with who her parents
choose, and we also cannot believe the absurd thing can be a law. In the film,
the daughter refused her father’s request and left with her boyfriend in the
party, but nobody stop them because they didn’t have the right. They can’t restrict
lover personal freedom because it is illegal.
In the film, the mother argues with the father, and the
King talks with the father, too. At the end, the father admits his mistake and
apologizes to the mother, so they can make a happy end. That is a good example
of modern interpersonal relationship. In the play, there is not a lot of description
of the family after the lovers left. The lovers did not try to change the
parents’ decision because the law gives the parents overmuch right. The thing
like a good friend goes to advise the parents will not be happened because it concerns
their honor. If somebody did that, maybe the father will duel with him. “Although
originally, the offended honor of a man could be restored only by the inherent
danger of the duel, this norm was gradually replaced by the likelihood that the
opponent would not attempt to kill him in return.”(Banks)
We also can find the events of duel from other Shakespeare’s plays. Duel was a culture
in Europe in the pass, and it was popular because it is legal. (Duel)
They are more likely to use violence but not talk to settle a dispute with somebody.
After we compare the two stories, we can see the progress
of laws. The laws protect personal freedom and safety. People can settle disputes
with others in peace. That is helpful to improve the interpersonal relationship
but not create conflicts and hatred.
.Work
Cited
Banks, Stephen Journal
of British Studies; Jul2008, Vol. 47 Issue 3, p528-558, 31p
Duel, Wikipedia The
Free Encyclopedia, 6.13.2012 web.
You tried in you comparative analysis of the movie and the play, but it would have been better if your points were clear enough to understand. I was really mixed up while going through your essay, and I could not really determine if you are comparing or giving general view of the two versions. You did not also give enough significance to support your arguments. You tried in your analysis, but if you put a little effort you will do better than this.
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