In the space below, write an analysis of one character from a midsummer night's dream, exploring what archetype they represent. use examples from the text to support your claim. in addition to thoroughly analyzing the text, use at least one example of each of the grammar skills you have studied in this lesson, including: a participle, an infinitive, an example of active voice, an example of passive voice, a nonrestrictive clause, and a verb that expresses subjunctive mood. highlight or bold each example in your response. your response should be between two hundred fifty and three hundred words.

Helena is one of the most personable characters of the play. Helena represents the archetype of a lovesick young woman, pinning for a man. She is desperately in love with Demetrius, and she is the character that thinks the most about love. Helena is determined to win Demetrius's love, however, she is also unsure of herself, constantly worrying about her appearance and believing herself unworthy of love.

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themes and meanings

(comprehensive guide to drama)

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there are two central themes in  the miracle worker: that the human spirit can triumph over even the most daunting of disabilities and that a dedicated teacher can transform the lives of those with whom he or she comes into contact. these inspirational themes have long been personified in the widely known true-life relationship between helen keller and annie sullivan, but  the miracle worker  also dramatizes collateral issues that extend beyond the particular case. underlying helen’s process of learning basic principles of what annie terms “obedience” (decorum, etiquette, and hygiene), there are more universal lessons of self-governance—the inculcation of self-restraint instead of willfulness, the development of self-discipline instead of self-indulgence. only when these lessons have been mastered can helen begin to acquire language—which, annie says, “is to the mind more than light is to the eye.”