I think that Demetrius from A Midsummer Night's Dream is a lot like Mel from Flight Of the Conchords (A TV show.)
Mel is madly in love with the two main characters and is always following them without their consent. She waits for hours by the bus-stop or the stairway to their apartment just to see them. Also, she is completely oblivious to how much they don't like her and are scared of her. She is also married to Doug who actually loves her, but she just brushes him off.
In a similar way, Demetrius chases after Hermia, not caring that she has no interest in him. No matter how many times she says she doesn't love him, he still follows her. Helena, like Doug in Mel's case, is also in love with him, but he doens't care about her, only Hermia.
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I totally agree! In her blogs and on the show, she seems like she doesn't really care about Doug and she just wants to be with the band members. I think that Doug really cares about her and acts jealous on many occasions. I can see how you thought Mel and Demitrius are alike.
ReplyDeleteYve, I think that this is a great comparison! Do you think that the reason for Mel's obsession with Jemaine and Bret can be compared to the magical forces that we see in the play? Perhaps she is "blinded" by her love for their music?
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ReplyDeleteYes, except the difference would be that Mel is nice, just creepy, and Demetrius is a jerk.
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I don't think she's neccessarliy "blinded" because she actually says once, "Nothing makes me feel more alive than their music... and their clothes... and their hair." And she likes other aspects of them.
Good point. She is certainly interested in them all of the time - not just when they are performing.
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