How Is Egeus Presented As A Protective Father In Shakespeare`s A Midsummer Night`s Dream

In A Midsummer Night's Dream, Egeus the father of Hermia is presented as an overbearing and protective father. We can see this because, Shakespeare tells us how when he comes to Theseus's court, Egeus says, "Full of vexation, come I." this quote and the adjective "vexation", tells us that Egeus is angry and he says he, ".come I, with complaint." We know that he comes to complain to Theseus about his daughter Hermia who is not obeying his wish to marry Demetrius who he has chosen for her. Although it appears that Egeus is a cruel father who doesn't care about his daughter's wishes, we can see from the second part of his speech when he uses repetition to say, "Thou, thou Lysander." That he maybe more concerned about his daughter and is being protective rather than cruel. However, in the 16th century women were expected to be timid and obedient and Egeus behaves like a stereotypical Athenian male when he demands that his daughter listens to him, "As she is mine, I may dispose of her;" Through this quote we can see that Egeus acts like he owns his daughter and I think that he comes across more egotistic and superior than overprotective.