Midsummer Night’s
dream
What is Midsummer What is Helena like?
night’s dream about? Helena begins as a sad
Midsummer night and lovesick figure, but
dream is about four because of the spell she
Athenians running away ends up confused by the
to the forest only to fact that both Lysander
have puck the fairy and Demetrius are in
makes both boys fall in love with her. But she
love with the same girl. does get her happy
The four runs through ending when Demetrius
the forest pursuing each realises, he loves her
other while puck helps after all.
his master play a track
on the queen fairy.
How does Helena relate
to the play?
Among the quartet of
Athenian lovers, Helena
is the one who thinks
most about the nature
of love. Given that at
the beginning of the
play she is left out of the
love triangle which
involves Lysander,
Demetrius and Hermia.