want her married to him under duress.
             'Relent, sweet Hermia; and, Lysander, yield
             Thy crazed title to my certain right.'
             The use of the word relent depicts exactly how Demetrius feels. He wants Hermia to give up her fight for true love and become his possession, as he believes Hermia to be his "certain right". Demetrius' love for Hermia is that which is physical, which may be the reason that in contrast to the novel in the film there is a physical fight between Demetrius and Lysander, perhaps depicting the shallowness of his feelings. But is this a fight for love? Or more so a fight of pride, where the prize is hermia, brought down to the level of an object that is to be fought over.
             Theseus decides that he must abide by the law of Athens. Hermia is to marry Demetrius or else live a life of celibacy as a nun. The view of love in this scene in both film and play is that of a tragic love that can only be attained if social and legal boundaries can be overcome. In the movie, where use of body language symbolises emotion, Hippolyta's anger at her husband's decision to keep love apart is evident when Theseus addresses her and she does not reply but instead walks out of the room. In contrast to the play, Hippolyta does not reply, but her irritation is not evident, as the stage directions do not indicate her leaving the stage.
             The romantic love between Hermia and Lysander is evident when they are left alone after this tragic seen unfolds. In both novel and film the optimism that true love creates within the individual is evident. Lysander portrays a believe in the power of love:
             '...Could ever hear by tale or history,
             The course of true love never did run smooth;
             In this scene in the film, more so than the novel there is more of a focus on Lysander quest to elope to achieve love. In the play however the focus is more on the frustration of the lovers, similarly to the frustrations ...