Helena In A Midsummer Night's Dream

Surely everyone must have something in mind that they constantly desire. However, people don’t always end up obtaining these things because they are harder to acquire. Nevertheless, when being told an individual cannot have something, it seems to make people strive for it more.
Not being able to obtain something drives a person to become more determined to get it, and it is simply human nature and people’s thirst to prove themselves that makes us feel this certain way. For example, a plant’s need for sunlight causes the plant’s stem to bend in order to reach a light source that may seem to them nonexistent. Take the case of attempting to find a high-paying job. Perhaps your family doesn’t think much of it, but it means the world to you. The
To get into this situation however, we must understand the bigger story. Hermia, Helena’s friend, is being forced to marry Demetrius, the man her father chose, though she only has feelings for Lysander, of which the feelings are mutual, not for Demetrius. Demetrius had formerly loved Helena but dumped her for Hermia, most likely to win the competition against Lysander. Despite Demetrius’ many threats, Helena continues to profess her love to him. Living in this time period, Hermia didn't have many choices, so she decided to tell Helena that Lysander and her would be running away from Athens thinking this would cheer her. Helena chose to tell Demetrius this as well, despite being Hermia’s friend, out of the hope that this information would please Demetrius and give her an excuse to talk to him. Predictably however, this did not change any feelings he had for Helena, and quite the opposite, he scolded and threatened her for following him. Helena does not waver or cease but continues to persist ever stronger. She is an emotional mess after their break-up and is unable to think straight, and the love she has for Demetrius overpowered any reasonable thought she had, so the warnings he gave her only made her more