Who Is The Helena In A Midsummer Night's Dream
Maddie Lago and Eli Tekdogan
Helena
There are many key characters in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, but very important one is Helena. Helena is a very self conscious character that is always putting herself down and worried about what others think of her. She is very insecure and lets that influence and get the best of her throughout the play. In the beginning of the play Helena is left out if the “love triangle” of Hermia, Lysander, and Demetrius. She is deeply in love with Demetrius and is willing to do most anything for his attention, she even offers to be his dog. Throughout the story Helena really struggles with love and ends up even more confused in the end. Throughout Helena’s love for Demetrius, she has a constant feeling of mockery
from everybody around her. Helena decided to tell Demetrius about Hermia and Lysander’s plan to sneak into the woods and elope in hope that she would get to spend some time with him.
Helena
There are many key characters in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, but very important one is Helena. Helena is a very self conscious character that is always putting herself down and worried about what others think of her. She is very insecure and lets that influence and get the best of her throughout the play. In the beginning of the play Helena is left out if the “love triangle” of Hermia, Lysander, and Demetrius. She is deeply in love with Demetrius and is willing to do most anything for his attention, she even offers to be his dog. Throughout the story Helena really struggles with love and ends up even more confused in the end. Throughout Helena’s love for Demetrius, she has a constant feeling of mockery
from everybody around her. Helena decided to tell Demetrius about Hermia and Lysander’s plan to sneak into the woods and elope in hope that she would get to spend some time with him.