AMND03 The love potion
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The love potion
Ana Mª Misa 1º BachMaría Lago 1º Bach
What is it?It was a white flower, touched by one of
the Cupid´s arrows, with turned it purple and gave it its magic quality. When dripped into someone´s eyes this love potion causes an individual to fall madly in love with the first person they see. William Shakespeare uses this flower as a plot device to introduce the comical disturbance and chaos of love, but also highlight the illogicality of love.
What does it represent?The love potion represents the power of
love that brings everything to the right order.
When does it appear?In the play, Puck, a mischievous fairy also known
as Robin Goodfellow, puts in into Titania´s eyes because Oberon orders him to do it. Then, he pours the potion on Lysander´s eyes, and he falls in love of Helena. Titania wakes up and she sees an ass and she falls in love with him.
The love potion causes a lot of changes into the play.
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