What are some similarities and differences between Demetrius and Lysander in the play “A Midsummer Nights Dream?
Lysander – A young man of Athens, in love with Hermia. Lysander?s relationship with Hermia invokes the theme of love?s difficulty: he cannot marry her openly because Egeus, her father, wishes her to wed Demetrius; when Lysander and Hermia run away into the forest, Lysander becomes the victim of misapplied magic and wakes up in love with Helena. Demetrius – A young man of Athens, initially in love with Hermia and ultimately in love with Helena. Demetrius?s obstinate pursuit of Hermia throws love out of balance among the quartet of Athenian youths and precludes a symmetrical two-couple arrangement.
