Bottom is saying that love makes people do crazy, irrational things. His statement reinforces a major theme in the play: love is a form of insanity.
To create a well-written paragraph, you could, first, explain what Bottom means. Then you could back up what he says—that love makes people do crazy things—by showing some examples from the play. How crazy is it that Titania, queen of the fairies, falls in love with Bottom, especially since...
Bottom is saying that love makes people do crazy, irrational things. His statement reinforces a major theme in the play: love is a form of insanity.
To create a well-written paragraph, you could, first, explain what Bottom means. Then you could back up what he says—that love makes people do crazy things—by showing some examples from the play. How crazy is it that Titania, queen of the fairies, falls in love with Bottom, especially since he now has an ass's head? Does this show that love is blind? Does it show that when we fall in love we do not see our beloved's most glaring flaws? And what of Helena's love for Demetrius? Is it crazy of her to run after him into the forest, when he has told her quite clearly that he is in love with Hermia? Why would she abase herself so much for his love? Is he worth it, or is this another example of love's irrationality? Can you think of other examples of love (or love potions) making people act irrationally in the play?
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