Demetrius ( A Midsummer Night 's Dream ) - wikipedia Demetrius ( A Midsummer Night 's Dream ) Demetrius is one of the iconic lovers in William Shakespeare 's play A Midsummer Night 's Dream. He is a young Athenian who is engaged to another young Athenian, Hermia. He claims to love her, but really appears this way to gain Duke Theseus ' and Egeus ' support ( in one interpretation ). However, Hermia does not love Demetrius, but instead she loves a man called Lysander. Demetrius follows Hermia and Lysander into the woods once they have fled Athens, whilst Helena follows him. Helena craves Demetrius ' love but he does n't return her love and instead finds her annoying and a nuisance as she tries to win his heart. Eventually Demetrius falls in love with Helena due to Oberon and Puck putting the love juice on his eyes. The storyline is complex and shows the difficulties of true love through comedy. Contents 1 Role in A Midsummer Night 's Dream 2 Interpretation 3 Portrayals 4 References Role in A Midsummer Night 's Dream After Hermia has confided in Helena regarding her plans to elope with Lysander, Helena reveals the plan to Demetrius, in the hopes of procuring Demetrius 's trust. However, Demetrius merely goes to the forest seeking Hermia, without giving Helena a second thought. After that he returns to the king. Helena follows Demetrius, and Oberon, the fairy king, sees them arguing. Oberon feels pity on Helena and decides to help her by putting love juice on Demetrius 's eyes, thereby compelling Demetrius to return Helena 's love. Oberon instructs Puck, another fairy, to pour love juice on the eyelids of the `` Athenian man '' However, Puck sees Lysander sleeping, and pours the love juice in Lysander 's eyes instead, thus causing Lysander to fall in love with Helena ( and abandon Hermia ), while Demetrius 's love for Hermia continues unaltered. Later, Puck pours the love juice in Demetrius 's eyes as well, with the result of both Demetrius and Lysander falling in love with Helena and despising Hermia. They fight over Helena, until Puck lulls them to sleep, and then Puck reverses the spell upon Lysander so that Lysander will love Hermia again. The spell on Demetrius, however, is not removed, and the play ends with Demetrius very much in love with Helena. Interpretation Thus the love plot is balanced, with Lysander and Hermia forming one couple, and Demetrius and Helena forming another couple. Demetrius has to marry Hermia, while Hermia wants to marry Lysander. When Puck corrects his mistake and Demetrius then falls for Helena, it is because of the love potion. But somewhere deep down Demetrius truly loves Helena. Demetrius watched the tale of Pyramus and Thisbe performed by the six craftsmen on Duke Theseus and the Duchess 's wedding day at night, alongside Helena, Lysander and Hermia. Demetrius and the other four lovers share a wedding with Theseus and his soon - to - be wife. Portrayals In the 1925 silent film called Wood Love, Demetrius is portrayed by Hans Albers. In the 1935 film, Demetrius is portrayed by Ross Alexander. In the 1968 film, Demetrius is portrayed by Michael Jayston. In the 1981 BBC Television Shakespeare production, produced by Jonathan Miller, Demetrius was portrayed by Nicky Henson. In the 1988 A Midsummer Night 's Dream ( 1988 play ) Demetrius is portrayed by Simon Hughes In the 1996 film directed by Adrian Noble, Demetrius is portrayed by Kevin Doyle. In the 1999 film, Demetrius is portrayed by Christian Bale. In another 1999 film directed by James Kerwin, Demetrius is portrayed by Travis Schuldt. In the 2002 film A Midsummer Night 's Rave, the character Damon, who is portrayed by Corey Pearson, corresponds to Demetrius. References Jump up ^ `` Wood Love '' ( 1925 ). IMDB. Retrieved 13 December 2013. Jump up ^ `` A Midsummer Night 's Dream '' ( 1935 ). IMDB. Retrieved 13 December 2013. Jump up ^ `` A Midsummer Night 's Dream '' ( 1968 ). IMDB. Retrieved 13 December 2013. Jump up ^ `` A Midsummer Night 's Dream '' ( 1981 ). IMDB. Retrieved 13 December 2013. Jump up ^ `` A Midsummer Night 's Dream '' ( 1996 ). IMDB. Retrieved 13 December 2013. Jump up ^ `` A Midsummer Night 's Dream '' ( 1999 ). IMDB. Retrieved 13 December 2013. Jump up ^ `` A Midsummer Night 's Dream '' ( 1999 ). IMDB. Retrieved 13 December 2013. Jump up ^ `` A Midsummer Night 's Rave '' ( 2002 ). IMDB. Retrieved 13 December 2013. William Shakespeare 's A Midsummer Night 's Dream Characters Lovers Theseus and Hippolyta Oberon and Titania Hermia and Lysander Helena and Demetrius Mechanicals Nick Bottom Peter Quince Francis Flute Robin Starveling Tom Snout Snug Other characters Puck Egeus Philostrate Film 1909 1935 1959 1968 1999 Television 1969 1980 2016 Stage A Midsummer Night 's Dream ( 1970, play ) The Park ( 1983, play ) The Donkey Show ( 1999, musical ) The Dreaming ( 2001, musical ) Ballet A Midsummer Night 's Dream ( 1962 ) The Dream ( 1964 ) Opera The Fairy - Queen ( 1692 ) Pyramus and Thisbe ( 1745 ) Puck ( 1949 ) A Midsummer Night 's Dream ( 1960, opera ) The Enchanted Island ( 2011 ) Film adaptations Wood Love ( 1925 ) Dream of a Summer Night ( 1983 ) Get Over It ( 2001 ) A Midsummer Night 's Rave ( 2002 ) Midsummer Dream ( 2005 ) Were the World Mine ( 2008 ) Strange Magic ( 2015 ) Other adaptations The Triumph of Beauty ( 1646 ) St. John 's Eve ( 1852 ) `` Fascination '' ( 1994 ) Literature A Midsummer Tempest ( 1974 ) A Midsummer Night 's Gene ( 1997 ) A Midsummer 's Nightmare ( 1997 ) Lords and Ladies ( 1992 ) The Great Night ( 2011 ) Comics Auberon Faerie Titania Music A Midsummer Night 's Dream ( 1842, Mendelssohn ) Wedding March ( 1842, Mendelssohn ) Three Shakespeare Songs ( 1951 ) Symphony No. 8 ( 1992, Henze ) Il Sogno ( 2004 ) Art Hermia and Lysander The Quarrel of Oberon and Titania Scene from A Midsummer Night 's Dream Related The Sandman : Dream Country ( 1991 ) Pyramus and Thisbe Mechanical Love - in - idleness The Apartment ( 1996 ) Wicker Park ( 2004 ) Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Demetrius_(A_Midsummer_Night%27s_Dream)&oldid=826248648 '' Categories : Characters in A Midsummer Night 's Dream Fictional characters introduced in 1596 Male Shakespearean characters Fictional Greek people Talk Contents About Wikipedia Bahasa Indonesia Nederlands Edit links This page was last edited on 18 February 2018, at 02 : 23. 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Question: who does demetrius love in a midsummer night dream
Answer: Helena; Helena; Hermia; Helena