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AJourneyThroughTrueLove

TheRoadItself

Whileyoulookforlove,loveislookingforyou,i
sacommonsaying.Truelovecannot

besearchedtrueloveisfoundunexpectedly.Inthesameway,loveislikethat.Ittakestimeit
takesmotivation.Intheplay,AMidsummerNightsDreambyWilliamShakespearerevealsa
quarrelbetweenfourloversinwhichbecomesentangledwithafightbetweentheKingand
Queenofthefairiesandsomelowerclassmenwhoarerehearsingforaplayfortheweddingof
theDukeofAthens.However,inthemidstoftheclashesoflove,Lysander,oneofthefourlovers
expressesthat,Thecourseoftrueloveneverdidrunsmooth.AndLysanderiscorrect.Infact
findingloveislikedrivingonefallsinintopotholes,crashesintoothercars,getsaflattire,and
hasnogasinthemiddleofnowhere,yetthepathalwaysleadstosomewhere.Wheninpursuing
truelove,therewillbealwaysadestination,despitethefewbumpsintheroad.

ARoadblock

Controlisapowerfulthing.Sometimespeopletakeitalittletoofarandgetinthe
wayoftruelove.However,indespiteoftheAthenianlaw,HermiaandLysanderwantedto
elopeHermiasfather,Egeus,wascompletelyagainstthemarriageofLysanderandHermia.
HepreferredHermiatomarryDemetrius.He,thereforeproclaimedtotheDukeofAthens,
Assheismine,Imaydisposeofher,WhichshallbeeithertothisgentlemanOrtoher
death(ActI,Sc.I).EgeusisthestandinginbetweentheloveofHermiaandLysander.Heis
forcingHermiatoloveandmarrythewrongperson.Itssimplyaninjusticeoflove.For
Egeus,itseitherDemetriusordeath.ButhowcanHermiadecidewhenherfatherwantsto
controleverything.Noonecancontroleverythingnothingisabsolute.Thus,Egeusisacting
likearoadblockhedirectseveryoneinonedirection.HethinksbecauseHermiaishis
daughter,hegetstodecideeverythinginherlife,evenherlovelife.Butlovedoesntwork
thatway.Itcantbeforceduponithappensnaturally.Inessence,lovecanneverbe
controlled.Itsspontaneous.Itsmagical.Itsamystery.

NoIgnition

Havingnoonetoloveonebackislonelyanddepressing,especiallywhentheperson
thatonelovesanother.TheexactsituationhappenedtoHelena,oneofthetangledfourlovers.
HelenalovedDemetrius,yetDemetriuswantednothingtodowithHelena.Shebeggedhim,I
amyourspaniel,and,Demetrius,/ThemoreyoubeatmeIwillfawnyou(Actii,Sc.I).No
matterwhat,HelenastilllovesDemetrius.Loveisfunnylikethat.Westilllovepeoplewhohurt

us.Andyet,Helenastillpursuesamanwhohasnointerestinherwhatsoever.Shetriesand
tries,andnothinghappens.Itssimilartowhathappenswhenonetriestoturnonacar,butthe
ignitiondoesntwork.ItslikeHelenaistryingtoturnthekey,buteverytime,thecarchokesand
neverturnson.Therefore,shecantusehercartochasethepersonsheloves.Shemayrun,but
shewillneverbeabletocatchuptohim.HelenamayloveDemetrius,butDemetriusdoesnt
loveHelenaback.Whichgoestoshowthatsometimesthattheroadtotruelove,mightcontainof
peoplewho
thought
theyloved.Allinall,theroadofloveisntstraightitsometimeshasfalse
turns.Itstrialanderror.

CrashingIntoAnotherPerson

Everybodymakesmistakesitspartofhumannaturesometimesoneforgetstoturnoff
thestove,oroneputsthepotioninthewrongAthenianman,andcausingturmoilforthefour
lovers.Oberon,theKingoftheFairies,sendsRobinGoodfellowtoputaspeciallovepotioninhis
wifeTitaniaseyes.But,OberonmetHelena,awomanwholovesmanthatdoesntloveher
back.Asaresult,OberonfeelspityforpoorHelenaandsendsRobintoputthelovepotionon
Demetriuseyes.However,Oberonsinstructionwereverybroad,andRobinputthelovepotion
inthefirstmanhesaw,which,wasthewrongman.Ofcoursethiswasthecatalystofthe
confusionbetweenthelovers,inwhichLysandersaid,Helen,Ilovethee.Bymylife,Ido(Act
iii,Sc.ii).However,justadaybefore,LysanderlovedHermia.PoorHermialostherlove,
Lysander,toHelena,justbecauseofasimplemistake.Therefore,onelittlemistakecancreate
peopleclashingandfighting.Itcausespeopletocrashintoeachother.Whenacrashhappens,
piecesofbelongingsareflyingeverywhere.Itschaotic.Itisasimplyadisasteroneveryones
parts,becausesomeoneblamessomeoneelse,andthewholebecomestentimesmore
confused.Additional,sometimeswhenonethinksonefoundslove,butthenBOOM!Everything
isupsidedown.Itsunexpected.Nevertheless,lifeislikethatitsunexpectedandscary.Butlove
ispartoflifethereforeloveisequallyasunexpectedandscary.

ArrivingatyourDestination

Loveisntsomethingyoudirectlysearchforloveissomethingthatoneindirectlyfinds.
Itsajourneywherethereisnocompassormaptotellonewheretogo.Thereisnoyellowbrick
road.Therearenostraightarrowspointingnorth.Intheplay,
AMidsummerNightsDream,

Shakespearewritesabouttheperfectexampleabouthowthejourneytotrueloveisnever
straight.Lysanderoncesaid,Thecourseoftrueloveneverdidrunsmooth.AndLysanderis
correct.Thepathoftrueloveissharpandpainful.Nevertheless,onewillfindbumpsintheroad,
suchasroadblocks,theignitioninthecardoesntwork,runoutofgas,andcrashintoanother
person.Forexample,whenEguesdidntletHermiamarrythepersonshetrulylovedorwhen
poorHelenalovesamanwhodoesntloveherback.AndaswhenRobinGoodfellowputsthe
lovepotionintheeyesofLysanderinsteadDemetrius,andcausedconfusionandargumentsin
betweenwhoactuallyloveswho.Despitetheallthenamecalling,everyonefinallyfoundhisor
herlove.Attheend,onefindstheirtruelove.Theyarriveattheirdestination.Allthesame,there

areupsanddownsintryingtofindlove.Onceonefoundlove,onenolongerneedstopursueit,
butonlyholdontoit.Andthatsanotherjourney.However,thejourneytolovemaybeajourney
thatoneisunaware.Loveisamystery,anditwillforeverbethatway.

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