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Friday, June 21, 2024

Hermia and Helena: A few initial observations

Characters of Helena and Hermia.

Helena and Hermia have a lot in common.

They are both devoted.

They are both faithful to the people they originally started liking.

Hermia toward Lysander and Helena toward Demetrius.

Hermia is very sure of her feelings toward Lysander.

Hermia's father wanted her to marry Demetrius and threatened to punish her with death but she still did not waver in her decision to like only Lysander.

Helena is more humble than Hermia.

Helena does not have a high self esteem.

She is convinced that Lysander and Demetrius are making fun of her when they start saying they like her.

She thinks Hermia is better looking and thinks Demetrius does not love her because she is not as beautiful as Hermia.

Because Demetrius loves Hermia Helena thinks Hermia is very beautiful. She yearns for the appearance and voice of Hermia.

Helena has an understanding of her own thoughts. She feels that everyone in Athens thinks she is as beautiful as Hermia. But what really matters is what Demetrius thinks of her beauty.
She wishes she could be as beautiful as Hermia in order to get the love of Demetrius.

Hermia is not as good of a girlfriend.

When she realizes that Lysander loves Helena she starts hating Helena and calls her a maypole.

Hermia also tries to run away from her father and Athens in order to marry Lysander.

Helena is a devoted girl friend too.

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