Table of Contents
- 1 Who races after Demetrius into the woods How does he try to stop her?
- 2 Who overhears Demetrius and Helena’s conversation in the woods?
- 3 Why are Demetrius and Helena in the woods in Act 2?
- 4 Who created the magical flower in A Midsummer Night’s Dream?
- 5 Who will not change a raven for a dove?
- 6 Why is Demetrius chasing Hermia into the forest?
- 7 Why does Demetrius go into the woods to find Hermia?
- 8 What potion does Puck put in Demetrius eyes?
- 9 What does Egeus say about Demetrius in Act 1 Scene 1?
Who races after Demetrius into the woods How does he try to stop her?
Helena follows Demetrius into the woods and he tries to stop her by telling her that he doesn’t love her.
Who overhears Demetrius and Helena’s conversation in the woods?
Puck: A Meddlesome Fairy Oberon happens to overhear the exchange between Helena and Demetrius and decides to help. He orders Puck to put love-drops into Demetrius’ eyes and make him fall in love with Helena.
Why are Demetrius and Helena in the woods in Act 2?
So to recap – Hermia and Lysander are escaping to the woods to elope together. Demetrius is chasing Hermia, and Helena is chasing him. Hope it helps!
What happened to Demetrius at the end of Midsummer Night’s Dream?
They fight over Helena, until Puck lulls them to sleep, and then Puck reverses the spell upon Lysander so that Lysander will love Hermia again. The spell on Demetrius, however, is not removed, and the play ends with Demetrius very much in love with Helena.
Why does Helena stop chasing Demetrius?
Helena stops chasing Demetrius because he has actually been running away from her and she is “… out of breath in this fond race,” and needs to catch her breath.
Who created the magical flower in A Midsummer Night’s Dream?
William Shakespeare
Hermia | |
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Hermia and Lysander by John Simmons (1870) | |
Created by | William Shakespeare |
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Family | Egeus (father) |
Who will not change a raven for a dove?
Not Hermia but Helena I love. Who will not change a raven for a dove? The will of man is by his reason swayed, And reason says you are the worthier maid.
Why is Demetrius chasing Hermia into the forest?
Egeus asks Duke Theseus to uphold an old law that says he can choose his daughter’s husband. He chooses Demetrius to marry Hermia. Lysander and Hermia decide to run away together through the woods so that Hermia doesn’t have to marry Demetrius. Demetrius chases Hermia into the woods, and is followed by Helena.
What is Demetrius personality?
In the beginning Demetrius is not a likeable character. He is arrogant and stubborn. However, he ends up as one of the main romantic characters in the play. In the middle Demetrius falls back in love with Helena, under the love spell, changing his mind about who he wants to marry.
What kind of character is Demetrius?
Demetrius, a man who seems to fall out of love as quickly as he falls in love, acts as a symbol of this fleeting nature of love. He falls in love with Helena, but then falls out of love with her and quickly falls in love with Hermia and then hates Helena. He is the delicate balance between love and hate.
Why does Demetrius go into the woods to find Hermia?
Helena gets the wrong impression and feels that by telling Demetrius about this, Demetrius may fall for her and love her because of this. However this gives Demetrius the wrong impression and he decides to go into the woods to find Hermia, as he feels she is already his possession, referring to her as “my Hermia” whilst Helena trails behind.
What potion does Puck put in Demetrius eyes?
Oberon tells Puck to drop “love potion” on Demetrius eyes whilst he sleeps, so that he will awaken and fall in love with Helena. Unfortunately, Puck puts the potion in Lysander’s eyes as well, causing Lysander to fall in love with Helena as well as Demetrius.
What does Egeus say about Demetrius in Act 1 Scene 1?
In Act One Scene One, Egeus underlines the fact that he “consents” for his daughter Hermia to marry Demetrius. Even with knowing Hermia and Lysander had fallen for each other, this was going against the Elizabethan law. Egeus is “full of vexation” over this, this outlines the fact of Egeus power over Hermia.
Why does Egeus still insist on Demetrius to marry Hermia?
Furthermore Lysander states his background and wealth is equal to Demetrius’ “My fortunes every way as fairly ranked”, Egeus still persists on Demetrius to wed Hermia “I do estate unto Demetrius”.