hermia - midnight summer's dream

Hermia , Lysander , Helena and Demetrius represent young love in Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream . They are potrayed as foolish and fickle , acting like children and requiring a parental figure to guide them . The parental figures are Hermia’s father , Egeus , and figuratively Theseus , the mortal ruler , and Oberon , the mystical ruler. Demetrius is a fool because he is unaware that his love changes through out the play. We learn from Demetrius that he …

…love.” Lysander is a fool with a tedious and changing heart . Hermia is a fool because she risks Banishment from her family for love with Lysander , who is everchanging and week hearted about his love. ( 1.1 171 – 173 ) “ My good Lysander , I swear to thee by Cupid’s strongest bow , By his best arrow with the golden head.” ( 1.1 181 ) “Tommorow truly will I meet with thee.” This is dangerous for Hermia was to marry Demetius or be put to”. ( 1.1