Helena

in his play A Midsummer Night’s Dream with his two strong female characters. The two female roles are Hermia and Helena which are both cool and I like but When it comes to picking my favorite it would have to be Helena. Last, Helena is my favorite character because she is always determined to accomplish what ever she sets her mind to. The first reason that stuck out to me and made Helena my favorite character is because she is loyal. Some may say she is not because she broke Hermias trust and told

Act 3: Characters backstory Helena is a tall Athenian women who is quite beautiful, based off the opinions of others. She is shy, timid, and very insecure due to the lack of attention she gets from men, more specifically Demetrius. The reason she is so insecure is because the one thing she acquires most in life, to be loved by Demetrius. However this is something she can’t seem to get no matter how hard she tries. As seen in the story, Helena is treated awful by Demetrius who makes it very clear

At the beginning of A Midsummer Night’s Dream Helena says that, “love is blind”, this idea foreshadows the characters Helena and Titania actions. After Titania gets the flower in her eyes, she wakes up and sees Bottom the first thing she says is, “One the first view to say, to swear, I love thee”(3.1.121). For example, Titania was told to wake up when something nasty appears, so when she wakes she sees bottom this very poor man who has turned into a donkey (by puck). When she wakes up she sees Bottom

Hermia and Helena when compared have many similarities and many differences. They both show similar and opposing traits from one another. Helena is a lot taller than Hermia for one, but Helena knows that Hermia would probably beat her in a fight due to her fast hands. They also seem to differ when it comes to self confidence. Hermia is happy and confident about herself and has a man that loves her. Whereas Helena chases the man of her dreams and Demetrius always puts her down verbally and Helena acts like

DEMETRIUS, HELENA, HERMIA. Main setting: THESEUS castle in Athens. Main conflict: HELENA’S mother worked in the castle so HELENA and HERMIA grow up together they were best friend and they never hate each other and they say everything to each other, DEMETRIUS moved to new village to Athens to work in THESEUS castle as guard, HERMIA and HELENA liked DEMETRIUS at the same time but DEMETRIUS like HELENA, HERMIA know that DEMETRIUS and HELENA love each other and try to divide them by giving HELENA a magic

William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, this is what Helena tells Demetrius. This odd story takes place in the woods and features many characters being tricked in and out of loving other characters. One of those characters is Helena, who is not tricked, but oblivious to her situation of love. In this story, Helena shows the blinding power of love by her actions towards Demetrius and her opinions about women’s role in love. Helena is very persistent in her actions towards Demetrius. She won’t

of outsiders, the story played out as a comedy, with Helena on the receiving end of a running joke. Introduced in Act One as the jealous friend of Hermia, as she was in love with Demetrius, who decided to marry Hermia despite Hermia’s love for Lysander. Hermia appears rather guilty as she confirms her distaste to Demetrius to her friend. However, her father disapproves of her relationship with Lysander. Despite her co-dependent aspirations, Helena exemplifies progressive ideals that counter the societal

fighting her best friend, and marrying unexpectedly are all acts done by Helena in A Midsummer Night’s Dream By William Shakespeare. This timeless play features four young adults going into the woods for a day. During their stay in the woods, Helena shows her true self. Helena is a person who comes off as desperately longing for Demetrius. One can realize this because she is skeptical, deeply in love, and mean at times. Helena can be seen as skeptical because of how she responds to certain situations

Midsummer Night’s Dream, two characters, Helena and Demetrius search for their love of their lives. Helena is in love with a Athenian man, Demetrius. Desperate for his love, Helena risks her friendship with her best friend, Hermia for him. Meanwhile, Demetrius who searched for a lover his whole life is stuck with Helena, someone he loathes because of her relentless persistence of his love. In William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Demetrius and Helena face circumstances that help shape them

As Helena learns of Lysander and Hermia's plan to run off and be happy, she instantly gets jealous and agonizes over her heartbreaking situation with Demetrius, the man who loves an already happy Hermia and not her. While by herself, Helena realizes love is flawed and has a mind of its own. Citation: “Helena: Love looks not with the eyes but with the mind; / and therefore is winged Cupid painted blind. / Nor hath Love’s mind of any judgment taste. / Wings, and no eyes, figure unheedy haste” (1