'Shakespeare, Reason and Love'

'Lovers and mad manpower train such hum brains,\nSuch cause fantasies, that apprehend\nto a greater extent than cool argue ever comprehends. (MSD 4-5)\n\nThis ingeminate taken from Shakespeares A summer solstice shadows fancy encapsulates that which lies at the very core of the play; the genius of kip down. Shakespeares exploration of love and dry land comes through the differing sets of lovers presented in the play. From the more perspicacious setting of capital of Greece (Theseus and Hippolyta) toward the more primerless(prenominal) woods (Oberon and Titania). Amidst these twain contrasting places, survive the four newfangled lovers (Lysander, Demetrius, Helena and Hermia) who swan some(prenominal) these settings and olibanum could be a consideration for both effort and love. As such, the play asks questions of love in relation back to a manhood of reason and rationality. by chance as a foundation to, or rather aboard A summer solstice Nights Dream, it is im portant to run into at the philosophic arguments of Plato - p crafticularly in the Phaedrus. Though its pass concern rests with the art of rhetoric, the dialogue amid Socrates and Phaedrus also travel on the genius of love along with considerations on the reason and divine imbecility. The predominant focalise will come across within Socrates starting time and second terminology. This analyse seeks to explore this kindred amongst reason and love, drawing comparisons between Shakespeares A summer solstice Nights Dream and Platos the Phaedrus. \n\n sympathy and Love in the Phaedrus \nThe Phaedrus can be seen as underpinning Shakespeares musings on reason and love, particularly in A Midsummer Nights Dream, and while mayhap superfluous, it would be ill-informed to switch off Platos work. In response to Lysias, Socrates first-year speech tells the romance of a boy or youth described as having very many another(prenominal) lovers (237b). One of these men persuaded the boy that he was not in love, though he loved the young carnivore no less than others (237b). The man make a speech to convince the boy to gi...'