Scene from the (Farmer's) Midsummer Night's Dream

     This scene depicted from A Midsummer Night's Dream characterizes John A. Macdonald as Demetrius and Canadian Agriculture as Helena. Throughout the play, Demetrius expresses a romantic interest towards Helena, that is until the fickle man first encounters Hermia. Despite the fact that John. A had made several promises of protection to the farmers before the election, their interests were conveniently disregarded when the new tariff was published. Thus, the portrayal of Macdonald as Demetrius is appropriate due to their capricious behavior, and a lack of integrity to maintain and commit to their word.