Hermia

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Hermia is a central character in William Shakespeare's comedy A Midsummer Night's Dream. She is in love with Lysander, but her father, Egeus, demands she marry Demetrius. When Hermia refuses, she and Lysander flee into the forest near Athens, seeking refuge. Helena, who is in love with Demetrius, informs him of their whereabouts, leading to a complex series of romantic entanglements in the forest, further complicated by the mischievous fairy Puck and a magic love potion.123

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A Midsummer Night’s Dream
The lovers’ conflict in Athens (Act I)
Meanwhile, two lovers, Hermia and Lysander, seek refuge in the forest near Athens when Hermia’s father demands that she marry Demetrius. Hoping to win Demetrius’s favor, Helena tells him their whereabouts and follows him to the forest, where he goes in search of Hermia.
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Meanwhile, two lovers, Hermia and Lysander, seek refuge in the forest near Athens when Hermia’s father demands that she marry Demetrius. Hoping to win Demetrius’s favor, Helena tells him their whereabouts and follows him to the forest, where he goes in search of Hermia.
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