Hermia And Lysander: The Power Of Love

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“We accept the love we think we deserve” In this particular story, it shows the way love can be use and the different perspectives we have about it. The love Hermia and Lysander had was romantic love, Hermia and Demetrius had forced love because Hermia didn’t wanted to be with him and Helena and Demetrius had obsessive love because Hermia would do anything for his.

The love between Hermia and Lysander is a romantic love because it is real and pure. In this love there have been obstacles to prove the love they feel to each one, some of them are the rivalry between Egeus and Lysander, the love Demetrious feel to Hermia, the flower that Robin put on Lysander’s eyes, and many little thing that happen through the story. In the book Lysander says “Even if the lovers are a good match their love might be ruined by war, death, sickness, so that the affair on my lasts an instant” he tries to say that the love that they felt cannot be separate by anything or anyone. Their love has teach us how truelove can beat anyone or anything down no matter the strength it has. Otherwise, it has teach us the power that love has in our lifes. …show more content…

If Hermia’s father Egeus finds out that, she does not want to be with him and she wants to be with Lysander, her dad is going to kill her. Egeus decides to talk to Theseus because he is the duke of Athens. He wanted Theseus to talk to Hermia so she will make the right decision and marry Demetrius. Hermia says “But please, tell me the worst thing that could happened to me if I refuse to marry Demetrius” she does not know who to handle the situation that is happening to her. She does not want to die but she loves Lysander and want to be with him the rest of her life, not with

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