AMND characters

Hermia

Initially:

• Defiant + strong-willed

• Passionate + hyperbolic

Later in play:

• Confused + vulnerable (following Lysander's rejection)

Helena

• Unrequited love

• Irrational + blind → "Love looks not with the eyes but with the mind"

• Self-deprecating → "I am your spaniel"

Lysander

• Bold (plan to run away and elope)

• Shows how love can be manipulated → his language becomes harsh + abrupt

• Ideal romantic lover → willing to defy law to be with Hermia

Demetrius

• Represents fickle love

• Cruel + dismissive towards Helena → blunt, rejecting language

• Example of how love is unstable and can be manipulated

Oberon

• Central authority + seeking control

• Acts as a benevolent force → motivated to help the lovers

• Appears jealous + vindictive

Titania

• Strong-willed → refuses to yield to Oberon

• Compassionate → concern for the human world

• Ultimately succumbs to Oberon

Puck

• Mischievous → supernatural trickery

• Causes confusion + disorder

• Creator of most of the play's comedy