A Midsummer Night’s Dream mainly explores the foolish love at first sight idea, it also deals with the young, infatuated, and love- struck phase that most characters in a comedy go through. Lysander said it best, “The course of true love never did run smooth”. Which explains the love triangle that’s present in Lysander, Hermia, Helena, and Demetrius relationship.
Helena’s borderline stalker personality shows how romantic love can bring on lack of judgment and foolishness. Demetrius even turns Helena down on more than one occasion, calls her names and even mentions that he could take advantage of her as much as she follows him. Helena wants to see Demetrius even though she knows it will “But herein mean I enrich my pain” (256). Whatever it
Helena’s borderline stalker personality shows how romantic love can bring on lack of judgment and foolishness. Demetrius even turns Helena down on more than one occasion, calls her names and even mentions that he could take advantage of her as much as she follows him. Helena wants to see Demetrius even though she knows it will “But herein mean I enrich my pain” (256). Whatever it