In the beginning of this play forced love was between Theseus and Hippolyta. Thesues mentions “I wooed thee with my sword and won thy love doing thee injuries…” (Shakespeare). This statement shows that he won her with his sword in the battle to win her love. By having Thesues win her love he has total power over her life and has to obey him and never deny what he is asking of her. In conclusion, A Midsummer Night’s Dream portrayed several different types of love including romantic, parental, and forced love. Throughout the play one of the couples that showed romantic love was Hermia and Lysander. Egeus demonstrated parental love by trying to have his daughter, Hermia, marry Demetrius. Forced love was displayed throughout the play by Theseus and Hippolyta’s because he won her love in battle. “Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind, and therefore is winged Cupid painted blind”