The Obstacles of love
HELENA'S PLAYLIST
THEME: There are many obstacles before happily ever after.
Song I: "I Still Ain't Over You" By Augustana
"Love may wash away the blues
But I Still Ain't over you"
Song II: "We Can Only Listen" By Ruth Moody
"...We cannot choose the ones we love
When our hearts they speak so loudly
We can only listen"
Song III: "You Belong With Me" By Taylor Swift
Helena is probably brooding alone between the time when she tells Demetrius Hermia and Lysander are running off and the time when she actually leaves to catch the couple. She probably spends some time imagining what she is going to tell Demetrius when she sees him, and listening to this song makes her think of trying to convince him to like her.
SONG IV: "Don't Mind Me" By Lucy Kaplansky
"Don't mind me, I'm just a bit, a bit maniacal about you..."
"...It doesn't matter what you say, I just like the way you sound..."
Song V: "Moonlight Kiss" By Bap Kennedy
"And I'd trade it all
On a night like this
Into your loving arms
For a moonlight kiss"
This is something I imagine Helena thinking about all night. All she wants is Demetrius, and that's the one thing she can't have. This is one of the few songs on her playlist that don't focus on something happening, but I think it is still important to the general theme of the play. This songs would probably be one of the most painful for Helena--it's pretty sad, and encompasses all of the obstacles to her happiness.
SONG VI: "Mean" By Taylor Swift
"Why you gotta be so mean"
Ms. Cicero: (Sorry for the second Taylor Swift song, but at least I didn't put a Dave Matthews one!)
SONG VII: "Rude" By MAGIC!
"Why you gotta be be so rude?
Don't you know I'm human too?"
Song VIIi: "Hello Goodbye" by Erin Mccarley
"..what am I, what am I to do.."
What's wrong, What's wrong..."
Song ix "Do You Love Me" by Guster
I wanna know just who you're talking to when you're singing' in your sleep
I wanna find out what it means
Do you love me?.."
Helena is happy and feels slightly confused and lucky when Demetruis loves her the next morning near the end of the play. At first, she isn't sure this is real, comparing him to a rare jewel. Listening to this song might make her question Demetrius's amazing new love for her. It seems that this always goes all long with love: The obstacle of questioning it!
Song x: "Good Life" By OneRepublic
"...This could really be a good life..."