A woman’s portrayal was awfully different from the 1500 to the 1900’s, then how they are portrayed in our current time. A Midsummer Night’s Dream, a play that took place in the 1500’s, women were portrayed dreadfully as if they were not even human, similar to how women were living in the earlier years. Women were portrayed awfully in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, because of the way they were treated. Women were portrayed like objects and not like humans, in a way that they were thrown around as if they were useless, and some were even spoken offensively at. Secondly, woman were portrayed negatively, where they were forced to get married to someone their parents’ wanted them to get married to. Lastly women were portrayed disrespectfully and had to obey other people’s rules or had to be executed or put into a nunnery, and they have no choice and no saying in all of it. This will be examined through an illustration of women being portrayed awfully and how they did not have their rights in the play, and no women should be treated this way in the play or real life.   In A Midsummer Night’s Dream women were portrayed differently compared to how men were treated. As Helena tried seeking for Demetrius’ love, Demetrius kept saying no and spoke to her in a way no women should be spoken to. “For I am sick when I do look on thee,” stated Demetrius to Helena strictly (2.1.212). As Demetrius spoke to Helena in despite, Helena continuously kept falling for Demetrius. That was when Demetrius stated that he was tired of staring at Helena’s face, as she kept seeking for his love. Even though Demetrius was really mad at Helena, he still should not have spoken to her in such way. As Demetrius kept trying to push Helena away, yet could not, he still continued to speak to her with anger. “I’ll run from thee and hide me in the brakes, and leave thee in the mercy of wild beast,” Demetrius threatened Helena (2.2.227). As Helena