between Demetrius and Helena in Act 2 Scene 1. This is apparent when Demetrius tells Helena "I love‚ thee not‚ therefore‚ pursue me not" This negative statement draws out attention that Demetrius does not like or want Helena and he is trying to tell Helena to stop pursuing him. The audience will feel some empathy for Helena because of Demetrius’s harsh words. Furthermore‚ the short words and the ’not’ show Shakespeare presenting a strong and brave character who tell Helena exactly how she feels.
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creates an illusion of a perfect life away from Athens‚ when in reality her actions may bring her to her own downfall. Furthermore‚ Hermia becomes deranged when Lysander rejects her. Hermia starts to swear at Helena when Lysander spurns Hermia’s love and professes his love for Helena: “ O me‚ you juggler‚ you canker-blossom!/ What‚ have you come by night/ And stol’n my love’s heart from him?” (3.2.282-4). Hermia is deeply hurt because of Lysander’s rejection. She bursts into
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feelings; Helena loves Demetrius but Demetrius loves Hermia. The two men love the same women‚ which leaves Hermia with no one. “The course of true love never did run smooth (Shakespeare).” Love is sometimes fast‚ short and brief. Love does not care about class difference or age difference. Helena keeps throwing herself at Demetrius‚ but the more she throws herself at him the more he hates her. Helena cannot seem to figure out why that is though. She is as beautiful and wealthy as Hermia. Helena becomes
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A Midsummer Night’s Dream Act 1‚ Scene 1 Characters Theseus‚ Duke of Athens Hippolyta‚ Queen of the Amazons Egeus Hermia Lysander Demetrius Summary Duke Theseus is going to marry Hippolyta (Queen of the Amazons) in four days‚ during the new moon. Theseus is in a big hurry to enjoy his wedding night‚ but time is passing way too slowly‚ who lashes out at the moon for being slow. Hippolyta is more reasonable. She assures Theseus that four days will go by quickly and says the
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with Lysander and refuses to comply. Hermia’s friend‚ Helena‚ is jealous that the man she loves‚ Demetrius‚ is in love with Hermia. She shares Lysanders and Hermia’s run away plan with Demetrius. This leads to Demetrius following the couple all day. Which is when a group of totally different characters‚ including
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protagonists in the play is Helena. Helena is a desperate lover. In the play‚ Helena tells Demetrius‚ the man she loves‚ about Hermia‚ the woman Demetrius loves‚ and Lysander’s plan to elope. “For ere Demetrius look’d on Hermia’s eyne‚ He hail’d down oaths that he was only mine…” She says this because she plans to try to make Demetrius fall in love with her while he tries to stop Hermia from eloping. In the process‚ she exposes her best friend’s plan just to get a man. Helena is also insecure. “Sickness
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age are not very accepting of others’ differences. In the “Pram Lady” Helena does not accept the way her mother dresses and behaves. She want her mum to be like other mums with “dyed hair and a perm” because it reflects badly on her. When William‚ Helena’s new boyfriend‚ sees Helena’s mother and doesn’t realize who she is he makes a rude comment about her appearance: “God‚ what a fright! What a ridiculous creature!” Helena reacts to this by running away from him and telling
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describes the four lovers’ dilemmas in A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Nevertheless‚ in A Midsummer Night’s Dream this statement not only applies to the 搕rue lovebetween original couples Lysander and Hermia‚ Demetrius and Helena‚ but also the 揻alse lovebetween Titania and Bottom and Lysander and Helena. As the story progresses in the play A Midsummer Night’s Dream‚ it becomes increasingly obvious that not only is love irrational‚ it is a catalyst for disorder‚ and in the end‚ love may turn out to be only a fanciful
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favor Demetrius. Puck‚ a hobgoblin and mischief-maker‚ puts a spell on Lysander and Demetrius to make them fall in love with Helena. Throughout‚ the story we see three couples who wed because of external force‚ not mutual affection which negatively affects the story; one for the sake of peace as is the case of Hippolyta and Theseus‚ the second between Demetrius and Helena due to a love potion and finally‚ and a third couple who lives up to the definition of love‚ Hermia and Lysander. War‚ what are
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the characters Helena‚ Hermia‚ and Lysander. It reveals how different people have their own way of thinking what love means. Helena thinks that love should be everlasting‚ and she reveals this with her consistent love to Demetrius. Through Lysander‚ we know that Demetrius used to love Helena yet then abandoned her‚ but Helena thinks that Demetrius and herself had true love and that he’ll love her again. Therefore‚ Helena loves Demetrius consistently. From what Helena said she seems
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