he left the pedals on Demetrius's eyes after he had already removed them from the others.Shakespeare took the seriousness of love and the idea of arranged marriages and turned it into a comedy. He showed how looks sometimes do not matter by making someone fall in love with a jackass. Then there was Puck. Puck played with love by making people fall in love with other people when they really did not even like them. Also on the more serious note he showed how women had to choose between love and what their father wanted, and the consequences of their actions. Finally he showed how people can change like Theseus on his decision of marriage. Also Demetrius and his feelings for Helena although they changed with the help of the fairies.Women's main purpose in the Renaissance period was to serve man. Thesues shows you this when he is talking to Hermia and how she is to follow what her father says. Women were also reminded of this before their wedding. Someone would usually approach them and tell them that:...your husband is to be obeyed implicitly and not answered angrily. When you are married do not act childishly; you are to provide food. (108-9)What the women of the Renaissance experienced was not marriage but slavery. Arranged marriages are still happening today and like before they still have many problems with them. One problem is there could be a big age difference. The age difference could lead to different way of thinking and interpreting things. Another problem is most girls in arranged marriages get married at a very young age. So, they are still just a kid and cannot handle all the responsibilities of taking care of a family. Finally, there is the subject of divorce. Most women would not ask to separate from their spouse because they would be afraid of what might happen. I think that the whole Renaissance period for women was cruel. I relate this kind of mistreatment to that of a farmer who raises a calf for th...
