Comparing Lysander And Hermia's Dream By William Shakespeare

Hermia and Lysander are a young Athenian couple who are very much in love, and their struggles show us that true love can survive even through hard times if lovers are determined and fight against all odds to be together. Hermia’s father, Egeus, demanded that Hermia marry Demetrius instead of Lysander. Hermia refused, saying “O hell, to choose love by another’s eyes!” (1.1.140). She is determined to be patient and marry Lysander no matter what it takes, saying “Then let us teach our trial patience . . .” (1.1.152). Since Egeus would not change his mind, Lysander and Hermia agreed to run away together and get married. Lysander told Hermia, “If thou lovest me then,/Steal forth thy father’s house tomorrow night” (1.1.163-164). They met in