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Midsummer Night's Dream Compare And Contrast

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Demetrius and Lysander are two characters in the play, “Midsummer Night’s Dream” who have completely different dispositions but same intentions; they both desire to marry Hermia. However, Demetrius does not care about whether or not Hermia loves him. Contradictory to Demetrius, Lysander truly cares about Hermia’s opinion and love towards him and does not accept feigning love.
As stated above, Demetrius and Lysander are different and similar in many various ways. Firstly, Demetrius is characterized as a cold hearted, ghastly person. This is evident when Demetrius treats Helena in a very disrespectful, cruel manner. Demetrius: “Tempt not too much the hatred of my spirit. For I am sick when I do look on thee.’ In this quote, Demetrius tells Hermia
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