Midsummer Nights Dream Charact

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and stubborn. She adamantly refused to be forced in to a marriage with Demetrius. A woman was not allowed to be blatant and rebellious in those times. Still, Hermia did not care. She said that she will marry the man she loves or she will die unwed. This display of a death threat was parallel to that of Pyramus when he killed himself for love.
Egeus found Hermia's choice of a husband unacceptable and took her in front of Theseus, the Duke of Athens. Theseus told Hermia that she must obey her father or die. Hermia was lucky that Theseus was also in love and ready to get married otherwise he would have put an end to Hermia's behavior immediately. Because of this, Theseus also gave her the option to become a nun. He also tried to console her and help her to do the right thing. He told her that an unhappy marriage was better than living alone, celibate, and singing hymns all day. Still, Hermia refused to listen to him. She was not going to give up her growing passion and desire ...

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Hermia. When Hermia finally found them all in the woods, Lysander told her that he hated her. She was crushed and did not believe what was happening. Lysander showed no emotion and continued to try and court Helena.
This was not the same Lysander that was in the beginning of the play. He used to serenade Hermia and read her poems. Now he could not even look at her. She did not know that Lysander was not acting on his own instincts; rather he was under a deep spell. Only when the spell was reversed was Lysander able to reconfirm his love for Hermia. Then Lysander became his old self again.

Demetrius was tied in to this love circle from the start of the play. He was supposed ...

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