A Midsummer Night's Dream
Kayla Gray, Alicia Stenzel, Ben cruz, and Saurav Gupta
Summary
Act 2
Scene 1
Lines 188-256
Demetrius and Helena are arguing about Helena's feelings towards Demetrius. Demetrius is in love with Helena's best friend, however, Helena is in love with him. Helena only desires to follow Demetrius, and for him to return her love. After the two have finished their discussion, Oberon and Puck have one of their own sort. They discuss of a previously created plan devised to force Demetrius to fall in love with Helena.
Most Important Quote
"I love thee not, therefore pursue me not."
I don't love you, so stop coming after me.
This quote is important because it is essentially the main idea of our whole scene. Helena and Demetrius argue about this, and since he doesn't love Helena, Oberon and Puck attempt to make him fall in love with her towards the end of our scene and into the next.
Character Analysis
Demetrius
Demetrius is in love with Hermia, and is Hermia's father's choice of a husband for her. He is significant because him and Helena have a conflict in our scene. The conflict is man vs. man because although Helena is in love with him, he doesn't return her love. The trait that conflicts with Helena is his devotion to Hermia, because he can't alter his feelings towards Hermia.
Helena
Helena is Hermia's best friend, and she is in love with Demetrius. She is significant because creates conflict with Demetrius. The conflict is man vs. man because she loves Demetrius, but he doesn't love her back. The trait that conflicts with Demetrius is her determination, because he doesn't want to change his mind about her.
Oberon
Oberon is the king of fairies. He is significant because he gave the order to make Demetrius love Helena to Puck. The type of conflict occuring is man vs. man. This is because when Oberon gives the order, Puck makes Lysander fall in love with Helena instead of Demetrius. The character trait he is encountering is demanding and bossy. This is because he is demanding to have Demetrius love Helena when he doesn't . Oberon also bosses Puck around to get the job done.
Puck
Puck is Oberon's loyal servant. He is significant because Oberon gives Puck the job to make Demetrius love Helena. This is a man vs man conflict because he messes up and makes Lysander love Helena instead of Demetrius. The character trait that is affecting the conflict is encountering carelessness because if he didn't mess up, there would be no actual conflict in the skit and it would go as planned.