Hermia loves Lysander, Lysander loves Hermia, Demetrius loves Hermia, Helena loves Demetrius, no one loves Helena, and Egeus wishes to have his daughter killed if she continues to disobey his order of marry Demetrius. Conflicts arises when more when Titania and Oberon squabble with each other ,and Lysander and Hermia run off together and get lost in the woods, and Demetrius and Helena follow them. Lysander attempts to reassure Hermia of their fate: “Ay me, for aught that I could ever read, Could ever hear by tale or history, the course of true love never did run smooth, but the play is only complicated more from this …show more content…
Initially Demetrius was in love with Helena and Lysander and Hermia were free to fall in love with whomever they pleased. Once Demetrius falls in love with Hermia and her father agrees to betrothed her to Demetrius, it disrupts the social order of things. Helena now was hurt with feelings of unrequited love, Hermia was reproach from her father and, Lysander was willing disobey all orders to run away with Hermia to be married in secret. All these issues are resolved; however, because of the events of the dénouement of the story. Helena is now receives the love from Demetrius which she desired, and Hermia and Lysander are free to marry without disobeying the laws or Hermia’s