Midsummer Nights Dream misc1

After a night of wandering through the woods, chasing fairies, having various potions rubbed over their eyes, falling in and out of love, and threatening each other's lives and limbs, the four lovers of A Midsummer Night's Dream wake up in the forest to the trumpeting of horns and find themselves surrounded by nobility. It's no wonder they are confused, and "cannot truly say . . ." (IV.1.7) how they ended up where they are and what happened …

…perfect, divine . . ." (III.2.137). In the morning his declarations carry an air of more reason, and focus not on empty catch-phrases of beauty and passion. Instead, Demetrius declares more what he feels, saying "Now I do wish [for Helena's love], love it, long for it, /And will for evermore be true to it."(IV.1.174-5). His feelings of love are now more certain and confident, thus he is able to express them with language more concrete.