Love can have copious amounts of benefits, but it can also be terribly unfortunate. The majority of people conceive love as a beautiful thought. Though it is, for some it doesn’t come so beautiful and easy. Love compels people do and say things that they do not mean, or the outcome is usually not as intended. Helena and Demetrius for example; Helena loves Demetrius and he does not love her back. She does incredibly selfish actions to try to convince him to love her. Not only do these attempts not work, but they also result in worse situations.

Helena exploits herself to attain Demetrius’ attention. She obliviously reveals to him that Lysander and Hermia are planning to run away together so that he’ll praise her for doing the right thing.