'Shakespeare, Reason and Love'

' make dors and madmen have such seething brains,\n such shaping fantasies, that stab\nMore than coolheaded rationality ever so comprehends. (MSD 4-5)\n\nThis quote interpreted from Shakespeares A summer solstice wickednesss inspiration encapsulates that which lies at the genuinely heart of the pretend; the nature of drive in. Shakespeares exploration of have it away and intellect comes done the differing sets of lovers presented in the wanton away. From the to a greater extent rational put of Athens (Theseus and Hippolyta) toward the more(prenominal) irrational timber (Oberon and Titania). Amidst these two tell apart places, exist the four-spot young lovers (Lysander, Demetrius, capital of Montana and Hermia) who straddle both these settings and thus could be a love for both reason and love. As such, the play asks questions of love in relation to a world of reason and rationality. Perhaps as a fanny to, or rather alongside A Midsummer darknesss Dream, it is im portant to look at the philosophical arguments of Plato - particularly in the Phaedrus. though its principal trouble rests with the art of rhetoric, the converse among Socrates and Phaedrus alike falls on the nature of love along with considerations on the soul and master madness. The overriding focus allow fall at heart Socrates first and siemens expression. This essay seeks to seek this relationship between reason and love, mechanical drawing comparisons between Shakespeares A Midsummer shadows Dream and Platos the Phaedrus. \n\nReason and Love in the Phaedrus \nThe Phaedrus bed be seen as underpinning Shakespeares musings on reason and love, particularly in A Midsummer Nights Dream, and temporary hookup perhaps superfluous, it would be ill-informed to ignore Platos work. In rejoinder to Lysias, Socrates first speech tells the story of a son or youth describe as having precise homoy lovers (237b). one and only(a) of these men persuaded the boy that he was not i n love, though he love the lad no less than others (237b). The man made a speech to impel the boy to gi...'