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Midsummer Night`s Dream Essay, Research Paper

Character Analysis Hermia When we first meet Hermia she is the typical girl in

love against her fathers wishes. Obviously we see from the start that she is

very devoted to Lysander, her love, and she does not like to be forced to do

things that she does not want. She does not want to marry Demetrius even though

her father has pretty much told her it is that or death. Yes, she could always

go live in a nunnery or live a life of chastity but who really wants that. So

from the start we see that she is very adamant and very in love. Before going

into Hermia?s inner self I must address her physical appearance. She is Egeus?

daughter and she is a tiny woman with a dark completion. She is often mocked for

this like when Helena and her were quarreling in the woods Hermia says this in

regards to height? ?Now I perceive that she hath made compare between our

statures: she hath urged her height, And with her personage, her tall personage,

Her height, forsooth, she hath prevailed with him.? (Act III Scene 2 Line

292). So obviously she is aware of her lack in height and it seems to cause her

a bit of pain. Though Helena is taller than Hermia even she admits that Hermia

has ?sparkling eyes and a lovely voice?.. Hermia is very set in what she

wants from the very first scene. She has eyes only for Lysander.So obviously she

is very faithful. Even when faced with the decision her father gave her she did

not waver for a second in her love for him. Throughout the story Hermia?s

emotions were kind of tossed around and at one point she even says,? Am I not

Hermia? Are you not Lysander? (Act III Scene 2 line 274). So we see that she

gets a little confused and a bit hurt when hurt feelings we cast aside. At that

point in the story I think she lost a part of her self. She had put a part of

her self in side Lysander a he had just brushed it away. So when Lysander came

back to her she then became herself again. So in that we see that she has

intrusted herself in Lysander and had no doubt that he loved her. Boy did she

get a slap in the face. Hermia is a very key figure in the story so she has

relations with almost all the characters in the story. The first and most

important relationship Hermia had was with the man she loved, Lysander. From the

start we see that Hermia loved Lysander with all her heart and he loved her the

same in return. The only time that there was a flaw in their relationship was

when Puck put the magic into Lysander’s eyes and he fell in love with Helena.

Hermia had very right to be mad and to feel rejected. But once Puck straightened

out his goof up their relationship went back to the euphoric state like before.

The next relationship is that of Helena?s and Hermia?s. These two grew up

together and were probably extremely close all their life. Then they hit

womanhood and there it went crazy. Hermia was loved by everyone including

Demetrius, the one Helena wanted. So obviously Helena was jealous and she had a

right to be. So at this point in their lives there was a major strain in their

relationship. In the end though it all turns out all right. Both of them are

with who they want to be with. Hermia and Egues? relationship is that of a

typical father-daughter relationship. Egues only wants the best for is daughter

and Hermia is only thinking about her own welfare. She loves Lysander and her

father does not think he is the best man to marry his little girl. So as for

that their relationship is completely healthy. Hermia just says?? I would

my father looked but with my eyes.? (Act I Scene 1 line 56). But fathers can

definitly be that way at times. They see what they want to see. Hermia and

Demetrius are only but members in the same love triangle. There is truly no hope

that Hermia will ever love Demetrius in return unless Puck comes along with his

magic flower. So as far as that goes unless magic is involve there is really no

hope. Hermia is very sure of who she loves. Overall Hermia was very true to her

emotions. She new what she wanted and eevn in the face of losing the love of her

life she stayed strong yet hot tempered about the whole thing. Amazingly enough

through out all the confusion Hermia stayed very much in control.