Hermia is the daughter of Egeus a citizen of Athens. Egeus wishes Hermia to marry Demetrius who he believes is a worthy gentleman. Hermia however hates Demetrius and loves Lysander who Egeus thinks is useless and has bewitched Hermia into liking him with songs, presents etc. Sadly in Athens there is a law that states whoever the parents chooses to wed their child will have to agree or the poor person will get executed or become a nun and sing hymns. Theseus the duke then told Hermia that she had four days to decide who she would wed. Lysander soon after tells Hermia to leave Athens and go to his Aunt’s place to live. Hermia agrees to this and they decide to meet in the woods tommorrow night, as they leave they meet Helena, Hermia’s friend and telling her of their departure. Helena who loves Demetrius goes and tells him of Hermia’s departure hoping he’ll have thanks and love her again. The couple rendezvous in the woods and set off but after hours of wandering they figure they’re lost and lie down to rest and that’s where Lysander suggests they sleep together but Hermia disagrees by telling him to lie further away. This is when fairies step in and do some meddling with love potions and instead of Demetrius and Lysander both fighting for Hermia they both call for Helena’s love which makes both girls baffled. In the end the fairies manage to fix their mistakes and Hermia finally gets to be with Lysander and not get in trouble because Demetrius now loves Helena instead. Overall Hermia seems like a person who sticks to her beliefs and is loyal and of course pretty because two men were fighting for her.
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