In your view, what is Society? What type of Society do you see within what we have read, so far, in "A Midsummer Night's Dream" and Pablo Neruda's "October Fullness"?
Remember, you can take as much time as you need to answer this blog question and you can refer back to the link "October Fullness" on my wiki at any time.
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Society, to me, is the rules for the Code of Conduct (how people should act) and how to maintain order within a Government that the people create. The rules do not come out of thin air, however. The rules that the people establish within a Society are closely connected to the laws that the Government establishes for its people.
An example of this is when Aegus, in Act I, Scene I of "A Midsummer Night's Dream," states to the audience when the rules of his household are, when it comes to Hermia's behavior.
According to Aegus, Hermia is not allowed to choose her own suitor (husband)--he arranges Hermia's marriage. Hermia as well, is not allowed to disobey her father when it comes to her future. Doing so can result in the occurrence of her death.
Aegus' rules are not his own, as Theseus has established a law that teenagers and women have to have arranged marriages. There is one difference to Theseus' laws. If a young lady disobeys these laws she can either become a nun or be condemned to death. The severity of the situation depends on the punnishment.
With my example in mind, I think that the Society established in "A Midsummer Night's Dream," is unfair to women and to teenagers when it comes to managing their own lives.
When it comes to Pablo Neruda's "October Fullness," it seems that the Government that the narrator is living within is so oppressed (meaning that the voice and needs of the people are not heard) that Society doesn't seem to exist.
The narrator, then, seems to establish his/her own Society that doesn't come into conflict with the Government but where the people can relieve their suffering.
-Posted by Sandra Misek as an example
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