Expository Essay On A Midsummer Night's Dream

First, Hermia went through many different issues and conflicts throughout the story. Hermia was put in the situation of being forced to marry either Lysander or Demetrius. They both loved Hermia, but Hermia only loves Lysander and despises Demetrius. Egues comes to the decision of Hermia marrying Demetrius. Hermia states “If then true lovers have been ever cross'd,It stands as an edict in

Hermia is a beautiful, desirable, a young Athenian woman and is the rebellious daughter of Egeus. She refuses to marry Demetrius, which is against her father's wishes. But her true love is Lysander, a handsome young Athenian man.

The love that Lysander and Hermia share is very unlike the relationship between Helena and Demetrius. Lysander and Hermia have loved each other for a very long period of time and have dreamed of getting married. However, Hermia’s father, Egeus, disapproves of this couple. Hermia and Lysander’s love for each other is tested when Egeus tries to shatter their relationship

Hermia was not going to give up her growing passion and desire for Lysander. She decided to run off into the woods with Lysander and get married.

Helena chases Demetrius when he claims he hates her. Helena thought Hermia was against her because jealousy is blinding. Helena also believes that Demetrius and Lysander are making fun of her.

The obstacle that Helena faces occur because of her love for Demetrius. She is in love with him, however the love is not returned. Helena’s love stems from a night she spends with Demetrius. Lysander explains that Demetrius has won Helena’s heart by saying, “Demetrius, I’ll avouch it to his head, Made love to Nedar’s daughter, Helena, And won her soul; and she, sweet lady, dotes,” (Shakespeare 1.1. 108-110). Demetrius does not have any feelings for Helena, he uses her for his own sexual pleasure, However, Helena falls more in love with Demetrius after she experiences the sexual act. This further causes a strain in Helena because of the feelings she has for Demetrius. Helena must figure out whether he shares the same feelings that she does for him. Helena recognizes that her love for Demetrius has a strong influence on her actions. Helena explains that she loves Demetrius’s very basic qualities saying, “So I, admiring of

She is thought of as less of a woman because of her choice to have sex with Demetrius when they weren’t married. She is constantly insulted and belittled, while Demetrius doesn’t get any negative treatment from the news. She later becomes desperate to be with him because the mistreatment that she often faces has led her to believe that she isn’t good enough for anyone else. Because she was judged for making her own decision to sleep with Demetrius, she thinks that allowing him to control her will be a solution to all of the issues she faced that far. She uses the option to control her as a way to entice Demetrius, and believes that she will be judged less if she dates him. Later on in the story on page 19, LIne 184-197, it is described how internal misogyny and constantly hearing men compare her to other women causes her to do it to herself. She compares herself to Hermia, who is often adored. This causes her to think of herself as less important when she realizes that she isn’t thought of as well as Hermia is. Because Hermia is more loved and adored by men that she is, Helena pictures herself as worse and doesn’t think she is worthy of love unless she hands over all of her self control to another person. She is taught to think that she must compete with other women, and eventually she does. Although she faces many intense gender roles, Helena still remains herself, even though she may not always like

72-73). The threat of never having love is intended to convince Hermia to marry Demetrius, her father’s choice for her husband, because her only alternatives are death or life as a nun. Because Hermia and Lysander are madly in love, they plan to flee Athens and marry in a city-state where Athenian law is null. Hermia is willing to leave her family behind and face her punishment if she is caught in order to marry her true love. Demetrius is just as strong, handsome, and “qualified” to be her husband as Lysander, and it would be easier for her to stay and marry Demetrius for her own protection, but those aspects seem trivial in comparison to a lifetime of happiness with

Helena has always loved Demetrius and at one point in time he loved her as well, but as soon as he met Hermia, he left Helena behind in pursue of Hermia. However, Helena could not get over the lost of her love so she became desperate in her attempt to make him love her again. There trial was one not loving the other, but loving another; making their love rough and hard to look at. When it came to be known that Demetrius wanted to marry Hermia, but Hermia was going to run away, Helena decided to tell Demetrius in hopes that he would want to see her again. Furthermore, Helena hoped to be alone with Demetrius in hopes of convincing him to love her again, “The more you beat me I will fawn on you. Use me but as your spaniel: spurn me, strike me, neglect me, lose me; only give me leave (unworthy as I am) to follow you”(II.i.211-214). Helena is saying that she wants Demetrius to love her and not Hermia, so she is willing to be his dog. This was this couples biggest trial and there were many more, but there is one last couple to

Helena loves Demetrius, but Demetrius loves Hermia, which makes Helenas’ love story perfect for unrequited love. “O, teach me how you look and with what art you sway the motion of Demetrius’ heart” (Act 1 line 196). As has been noted Helena believes that Hermia is love with her beloved. Therefore, Helena tells Demetrius her friends plan to run away, in hope for the love that she craves for with him. Evidently, the plan goes haywire and Demetrius is gone to find Hermia with Helena behind.

Lysander: I am ,my lord, as noble and rich as he is. I love Hermia more than he does. My prospects are as good as Demetrius’, if not better. Which is more than all those other things I’m braggin about. Beautiful Hermia loves me. Why should I not be able to marry her? Demetrius, I will say it to his face, courted Nedar’s daughter, Helena, and made her fall in love with him. Sweet lady Helena loves adoringly. She adores this horrible and unfaithful man.

In the play the reader gets the truth that Hermia’s father wants her to marry Demetrius, and as a woman living in a patriarchal society, she must obey; at least that is what the reader is lead to believe. Hermia takes a stand for herself and becomes powerless in her love for Lysander. With no reasonable explanation, besides her love for Lysander, she defiantly denies her father’s attempt for an arranged marriage. Since their love for each other is so immense, they prepare for the underlying bad circumstances they are going to suffer from for not obeying the wishes of her father. Hermia’s love for Lysander means so much more to her than the property or social placeholder she would gain by marrying Demetrius. Hermia dedicates herself to Lysander, saying he is worthy of the ultimate consummation of her love. She must convince her father that Demetrius is disgraceful and immoral. At the end of the play, Hermia and Lysander are eloped, and unlike Katherine and Petruccio in TOS, they demonstrate their dedication for each other from the beginning, disregarding a few

Hermia was hurt and suffering because her Lysander left her unpredictably and so sudden. Was she not good enough, who is to blame? Hermia’s answer to these questions were Helena, her dear childhood friend. Hermia blamed her for the chaos that was brought into her life and the sudden loss of her loved one’s interest. But unfortunately, Hermia was unaware that Helena had nothing to do with this chaos. It was all love that twisted a perfect relationship of true love into a chaotic monster.

This demonstrates how there is money and power involved in the story. Egeus, Hermia’s father, removes all of her power. Egeus has her power and controls his daughter, Hermia. In the story, Egeus arranges her marriage with someone whom she doesn’t love, and he doesn’t let her marry who she loves, Lysander. Not only that, but also shows how money also is being used in the story.

7. Both Hermia and Lysander will run away to his aunts house away from the reaches of Athenian law and be engaged