Many people think they are so alike you cannot tell them apart, but there is a difference. Without the assistance of the love flower, Lysander is a true lover, and a very considerate one. He does not take advantage of Hermia when they are alone in the woods. He is prepared to sacrifice his life in Athens to exile himself with Hermia. Demetrius is more changeable. He has dumped Helena so as to have a chance with Hermia, even though he knows Hermia does not love him. He is quite happy to go along with Egeus's plan to force Hermia into marrying him. He threatens to rape Helena when they are alone in the woods, and only desists when she says that it won't be rape because she will be consenting. During the Pyramus and Thisbe play, poor Starveling gets heckled right out of his text by guess who? Demetrius, aided and abetted by Theseus. All Starveling had to say was "horned moon" and away Demetrius went with the dirty joke. Lysander does not take part in the heckling and encourages Starveling, saying "Proceed, moon". Lysander is much kinder; Demetrius is rather mean. Indeed it appears that Shakespeare, in drawing the characters of Demetrius and Helena, was portraying an abusive relationship. Helena is a person of low self-esteem ("I am as ugly as a bear") who feels that she deserves, unworthy as she is, to be mistreated by her lover ("I am your spaniel.") Demetrius is unfortunately one of those weak and cruel men who is happy to oblige.
To the center of whatever "woods" the bear happens to be in. Running any further, the bear will be running "out" of the woods, more than he is running into itHalfway. Beyond that, the bear is running out of the woods.
halfway, after that he is running out
We cannot be totally sure, but very possibly Hermia and Lysander may have made it to his aunt's place and got married. Or they might have been so lost in the woods that they came out of them right into the arms of Hermia's father. Hermia may have decided to become a nun. If Hermia and Lysander did make it to the aunt's place, then Demetrius probably would have given up on her, but may have gone after another wealthy girl and not Helena. Maybe Helena would decide to become a nun. Take your pick.
It's tricky, I know, but you need to imagine what it is like to be Hermia, and talk about how she feels at each stage of the play.For example, in Act 1 Scene 1, Theseus tells Hermia she has three choices: marry Demetrius, become a nun, or die. How does she feel about these options? If she had to rate them, which would she rather have? How does she feel about the Duke who has sentenced her? How does she feel about her father who wants her to marry the creep Demetrius? Maybe she feels like telling him to butt out.Later Lysander (you can talk about how she feels about him) has a plan for them to escape into the woods at night so as to get to his aunt's place where they can elope. Does she have some concerns about being in a scary dark wood at night, alone with a guy? Of course the guy's Lysander, but still . . .And then they talk to Helena, who is full of her problems with Demetrius. Probably Hermia wonders what Helena sees in the guy.And that's only one scene. You can do the same for every scene Hermia's in in the play, and you'll have way more than six.
Helena is partially to blame for the confusion in the woods in Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" because of her relentless pursuit of Demetrius despite his clear rejection. Her persistence in chasing after him leads to a chain of events that includes Oberon's interference with a love potion, which further complicates the romantic entanglements among the characters. Helena's actions contribute to the misunderstandings and chaos that ensue in the woods.
The main story line is that two couples have run away into the woods outside Athens. Lysander and Hermia love each other, and are attempting to elope together. Demetrius also loves Hermia, and is following them. Helena loves Demetrius, and is following him. The King of the Fairies, Oberon, tells his assistant Puck to rub a love potion onto Demetrius' eyes - so that Demetrius will fall in love with Helena (and there will be two couples). Puck rubs the potion on Lysander's eyes by mistake, but then realises and rubs some on Demetrius' too. So now Lysander and Demetrius both love Helena, but nobody loves Hermia. Same situation as at the start of the story, only sdrawckab.
Demetrius and Lysander both love Hermia. Helena loves Demetrius. Helena tells Demetrius about Hermia leaving with Lysander because she thinks it'll make him love her instead of the woman that ran away with another man.
In "A Midsummer Night's Dream," Helena chases after Lysander in the woods, believing he is mocking her. Lysander, under a spell by Puck, professes his love for Helena instead of Hermia, causing confusion and chaos among the lovers.
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To get away
Many people think they are so alike you cannot tell them apart, but there is a difference. Without the assistance of the love flower, Lysander is a true lover, and a very considerate one. He does not take advantage of Hermia when they are alone in the woods. He is prepared to sacrifice his life in Athens to exile himself with Hermia. Demetrius is more changeable. He has dumped Helena so as to have a chance with Hermia, even though he knows Hermia does not love him. He is quite happy to go along with Egeus's plan to force Hermia into marrying him. He threatens to rape Helena when they are alone in the woods, and only desists when she says that it won't be rape because she will be consenting. During the Pyramus and Thisbe play, poor Starveling gets heckled right out of his text by guess who? Demetrius, aided and abetted by Theseus. All Starveling had to say was "horned moon" and away Demetrius went with the dirty joke. Lysander does not take part in the heckling and encourages Starveling, saying "Proceed, moon". Lysander is much kinder; Demetrius is rather mean. Indeed it appears that Shakespeare, in drawing the characters of Demetrius and Helena, was portraying an abusive relationship. Helena is a person of low self-esteem ("I am as ugly as a bear") who feels that she deserves, unworthy as she is, to be mistreated by her lover ("I am your spaniel.") Demetrius is unfortunately one of those weak and cruel men who is happy to oblige.
She is tall and awkward which contrasts with Hermia's small and gracefulness. She loves Hermia as a sister, but at the same time she's mad with jealousy, to the point that she tells the man she loves (who is actually in love with Hermia) about her best friend's (Hermia) departure into the woods. Throughout the entire play she is self-conscious , sad, lonely, used (by Demetrius), and jealous (Or Hermia). That is, until the very end when Puck(My hero), makes Demetrius fall in love with Helena (the woman he's slept with and who loves him).
Absalom.
OK, basically, I think the idea is to think of all the things that happened that seemed unreal. Basically these are all of the effects of the love potions: Lysander leaving Hermia for Helena, Demetrius falling for Helena and abandoning Hermia, Helena getting mad at everyone, Hermia getting mad at Helena, and the boys going off to fight each other. You would have to describe these things in more detail of course.
"A Midsummer Night's Dream" is a comedy by William Shakespeare that follows the intertwining stories of four lovers in a magical forest, where fairies manipulate their emotions. The play also features a group of amateur actors who unintentionally become involved in the chaos, resulting in a comedic series of misunderstandings and misadventures.