on her good friend Hermia. When she learns that Hermia and Lysander are going to escape into the forest, she tells Demetrius only to get a little reward to comfort her. She follows Demetrius to the forest, she is always pursuing her love. She is also a vivid female character in Shakespeare's play to show his view of humanism love.
We know that the British feudal color is very strong in the reign of the queen of England, the author excavated material of the script from the life. In reality, the daughter's marriage has always been controlled by the father. The daughter is unable to decide their own marriage. But in the script, she can escape from bondage of law, and never yield to the reality. Finally, Hermia fight for free love by means of going out of home. Her behavior was so unexpected that British woman would not dare to think about it. But she proves his declaration of love in this way , and this is also her first step to get her love. In spite of a lot of waves happen in the process of the adventure, she eventually dispels all difficulties with sincerity, the loyalty of love, and is happy with her lover. That not only highlights the character of Hermia, but also embodies the author's idea on marriage that is more higher than real marriage.
Love and marriage, as one of the most sensitive nerves in society, is bound to be obvious that resembles with its influence. With the thoughts of art, Shakespeare, a giant of the European renaissance, let the audience and readers identify the nature of love by his dramas and poems. Shakespeare's ideas of love, completely abandoned the cold face of medieval asceticism and the repair of the afterlife dream of lying; at the same time, also laughed at the \spirit of love, a kind of spiritual love between man and man named after the western philosopher, Plato. the pursuit of spiritual communication, rejection of lust, the rational spirit of pure love. He opposed asceticism and made sure the rationality of human desires, advocated freedom of love and marriage.
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