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A Midsummer Night's Dream "Hippolyta, I woo'd thee with my sword and won thy love doing thee injuries, but I will wed thee in another key, with pomp, with triumph, and with reveling." (Shakespeare 1.1.17-20) -Theseus talking about how he and Hippolyta were 'forced' to marry, but their love is real. "I am, my lord, as well derived as he, a s well possessed. My love is more than his.  My fortunes every way as fairly ranked,  (if not with vantage) as Demetrius'.  And-which is more than all these boasts can be- I am beloved of beauteous Hermia" (1.1.99-104) -Lysander trying to get Egeus and Theseus to let him and Hermia marry. Hermia "Things base and vile, holding no quantity, l ove can transpose to form and dignity.  Love looks not with the eyes but with the mind.  And therefore is winged Cupid painted blind.  Nor hath Love’s mind of any judgment taste—w ings and no eyes figure unheedy haste.  And therefore is Love said to be a child...

Both of these books have been adapted into moves. I've only seen The Kite Runner so far, but I plan on watching A Midsummer Night's Dream soon. Take a look at the trailers!

The Kite Runner Unfortunately, love makes the characters in the Kite Runner do bad things. Amir's love for Baba makes him betray Hassans love for him. Amir believes that the only thing to gain acceptance from Baba is to win the kite tournament. When Hassan finds the kite , Assef and his crew has it. Assef allows Hassan to have it, but he rapes him first. Amir witnesses all of this, and he decides not to interfere because he is scared of what Assef might do to him, "I ran because I was a coward. I was afraid of Assef and what he would do to me" (Hosseini 65). Amir knew that he needed that kite deep down, which is also another reason why he ran away. He thought that his lvoe for Baba would be worth it, but in the end, it was not. Hassan's loyalty to Amir is what causes him to get hurt the most. He would do anything for Amir, even though he knows that Amir would not  do the same, "'If you asked I would,' he finally said, looking right at me. I dropp...

The Kite Runner Although the influence of love in The Kite Runner causes the characters to do some bad things, there a good acts that they do. Hasssan is an innocent and devoted boy, and most of his actions are shaped by love. He is a very humble boy who does not need much to make him happy, but would give anything and everything he has to make someone else feel better. He was raised very well by Ali, and Hassan is a very polite and kind boy, "I talked Hassan into firing walnuts with his slingshot at the neighbor's one-eyed German shepherd. Hassan never wanted to, but if I asked,really asked, he wouldn't deny me. Hassan never denied me anything." (Hoesseini 3). He wanted Amir to be happy, so he complied with what he told him to do, even if he didn't like it, but he would sometimes still have fun. Amir had a hard time truly understanding love growing up. He saw it as a power you hold over someone- in his case, Hassan. But, as he got older, he realized what lo...

This is my summary of William Shakespeare's  A Midsummer Night's Dream,  for those who have not yet read the play. A Midsummer Night's Dream  takes place in Athen's. The duke of Athens, Theseus, and the Queen of the Amazons, Hippolyta, are getting married in a few days. The whole region is excited and preparing for the wedding. Egeus, a nobleman, enters the room with his daughter, Hermia, Lysander, her lover, and Demetrius. Egeus is upset that Hermia refuses to marry Demetrius, despite her father's request. In their time, the daughter had to follow her father's orders. Theseus says that Hermia has to marry Demetrius, or become a nun. Lysander tries to convince Theseus to let him marry her, but it does not work. They all leave, and Lysander and Hermia come up with a plan to run away to a nearby town, where they would be able to get married. They decide to tell Helena, Hermia's childhood friend about this as they are leaving. Instead of keeping it a secret, ...

This is my summary for Khaled Hosseini's  The Kite Runner. The Kite Runner  by Khaled Hosseini is the story of an Afghanistan man named Amir, trying to make his mistakes right. The story starts in Kabul, when Amir is a child. He talks about his life growing up, and the problems that effected him throughout the rest of his life. Amir had a good life when he was a child. His father, or Baba, was a very successful and good businessman that many people thought highly of. His mother, Sofia, was a beautiful and smart woman, who unfortunately died during childbirth. Amir grew up with a distant relationship with Baba, because Baba wanted him to be a  'typical' boy who liked sports and hunting. Amir preferred reading and writing, which deep down, disappointed Baba, but Baba's close friend, Rahim Kahn, encourages him to continue what he loves. Baba took a liking to his adoptive brother's, Ali, son, Hassan. Ali and Hassan were Hazaras, and servants for Amir and Baba. Ali wa...

The Kite Runner Family In this unit, we had a choice of two books: The Kite Runner or Three Day Road. We had to find a review on both books, and answer a few questions about it. Then, we got to choose which one we would like to study. The plot from the review I read about The Kite Runner seemed more interesting, so I chose The Kite Runner. Reading the book gave me a bunch of mixed emotions. There are so many scenes that cause you to feel exactly what the characters feel. I'm really happy that I chose to work on this book.  Let's Begin Reading the first 40 pages, I didn't really know what to expect. The friendship between Amir and Hassan was inspiring, but it started to strain when other people started talking. Amir's jealousy for the relationship that Baba and Hassan had was also taking a toll on their friendship. Rahim Khan also evidently played an important father figure to Amir, which was good considering Baba and him did not have a good relationship...