Jasmine West
English II
Miss Windish
6 February 2017
A Desperate Lover In the book A Midsummer Night’s Dream, written by Shakespeare, a desperate, loverless mistress in search of a man to love goes on a long, never ending journey full of twists and turns. This book breaks down every possible thought any being could have about the topic of love in a way that catches the reader's attention and urges them to continue reading. Helena is a desperate mistress who pours her love out for a man that will never love her. For example, Helena says, “The more I love, the more he hateth me” (Shakespeare 203). Here, she cries out for her love Demetrius who doesn’t love her, but loves her great friend Hermia. Helena states that the more love she pours out for Demetrius, the more he sways away from her in hopes of having Hermia. She continues to do everything for Demetrius, but he keeps pushing her away and telling her that she is not worthy of him. This does not stop Helena, but only encourages her to try even harder to get her poor Demetrius to be her own. As the book continues on, Hermia is told to make a decision as to who to marry. She is in love with Lysander, but her father wants her to marry Demetrius. Puck is later sent to place a special flower juice onto
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She asks Hermia to explain what was going on, unknowing that Hermia truly has no idea. Helena immediately thinks Hermia is in on this cruel joke too and is out to get her, just as the boys were before. She shouts at Hermia, “Injurious Hermia! Most ungrateful maid! Have you conspired, have you contrived to bate me with this foul derision” (Shakespeare 198). Here, both Lysander and Demetrius are in love with Helena, and Hermia’s unknowingness frustrates and angers Helena. She later reminds Hermia of the times the two spent together after having a catfight over the two men that are hopelessly in love with