As Leander explains in A Midsummer Night's Dream "The course of true love never did run smooth" (Act 1, scene 1, line 136). Romantic relationships between two people often face difficulties, or, impediments, as Shakespeare writes in his sonnet "Let Me Not To the Marriage of True Minds." The implications and consequences of romantic conflicts are a frequent subject in Shakespeare's works. What impediments to love occur in A Midsummer Night’s Dream? How do various characters in the play impose impediments and how are these impediments resolved within the play?

Write an essay examining how the "impediments to love" in A Midsummer Night's Dream reveal the conflicts between the lovers for comedic effect while simultaneously leading to a resolution of those conflicts for the characters as Puck proclaims a night of "sweet peace" (Act 5, Scene 1, line 435).

Resources

• "Let Me Not to the Marriage of True Minds"
• A Midsummer Night's Dream

Requirements

• Length: Your essay must be a minimum of 600 words applying one or more literary elements.
• Documentation Format: You must include an MLA formatted Works Cited page that includes correctly formatted internal citations identifying act, scene, and line number (c.f., Act I, Scene 2, lines 5-11).
• Sources: You are restricted to the text of the play. Your response is based on your own close reading of the play and selection of relevant evidence in support.
• Format: The essay must be in MSWord format (.doc or .docx).

Students must use MLA style documentation. Internal citations should identify the act, scene, and line number. Students must also include an MLA Works Cited page.Students should proofread carefully their final drafts for spelling, grammar, and punctuation as well as clarity, conciseness, and completeness. The final draft should be typed, double spaced, with one inch margins, in Times New Roman 12 pt. The essay should be a minimum of 600 words.

The essay will be evaluated based on how well students develop their arguments with significant support from the story (thesis, topic sentences, supporting details from the story); clarity, cohesion, and conciseness; correct use of MLA format; and grammar and spelling.For this essay, students may use a dictionary to help with words with which they are not familiar but should not refer to the dictionary definitions in the essay. Students must use MLA style documentation. Internal citations should identify the author and line number for the poems and author or authors for any articles or other resources. Students must also include an MLA Works Cited page.

Students should proofread carefully their final drafts for spelling, grammar, and punctuation as well as clarity, conciseness, and completeness. The final draft should be typed, double spaced, with one inch margins, in Times New Roman 12 pt. The essay should be a minimum of 900 words.The essay will be evaluated based on how well students develop their arguments with significant support from the poems (thesis, topic sentences, supporting details from the poems); clarity, cohesion, and conciseness; correct use of MLA format; and grammar and spelling.