Lysander and Hermia plan to elope and marry in secret to escape her forced marriage to Demetrius. They hope to find a place where they can be together and live a life free from the constraints imposed by Athenian society.
Theseus gives her three options: marry Demetrius, become a nun, or die. Lysander gives her a fourth: elope with Lysander.
I felt sad because Helena would try to destroy Hermia's and Lysander's plan
Hermia and Lysander plan to visit Lysander's aunt who lives outside of Athens to get married. They want to escape the Athenian law that requires Hermia to marry Demetrius instead of her true love, Lysander. They believe that by marrying outside of Athens, they can be together without the interference of the law.
hermia loves lysander hermia loves lysander
His line "The one I"ll slay, the other slayeth me" suggests that he plans to kill Lysander, which will make Hermia love him. Yeah, right.
In Act 1 of "A Midsummer Night's Dream," Hermia and Lysander plan to elope and escape to Lysander's aunt's house outside of Athens, where they can marry without her father's consent. They intend to meet in the nearby woods at night to embark on their journey together. This plan reflects their determination to be together despite the obstacles posed by Hermia's father, Egeus.
Lysander and Hermia devise a plan to escape Athens to avoid the disapproval of Hermia's father, Egeus, who wants her to marry Demetrius. They intend to flee to Lysander's aunt's house outside the city, where they can marry in secret. They also plan to meet in the woods at night to begin their journey. This plan sets the stage for the ensuing complications in Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream."
The main storyline concerns the young people Hermia, Lysander, Demetrius and Helena. Hermia and Lysander are lovers, but Demetrius wants to marry Hermia too, and has Hermia's father and the law on his side. Helena used to be Demetrius's girlfriend, but he dumped her to chase after Hermia. To escape the law, Lysander and Hermia plan to fly the country through the wood next to town, and Helena and Demetrius follow. Due to the unexpected interference of various fairies in the wood, Lysander is magicked into loving Helena, then Demetrius is magicked into loving her also. The spell on Lysander is reversed so he goes back to loving Hermia, and they are found and invited to return to the city and to marry each other, Lysander marrying Hermia and Demetrius marrying Helena.
Hermia and Lysander plan to elope to his aunt's house outside of Athens, where they can marry without her father's permission. They devise a plan to meet in the woods the following night and escape together.
Lysander believes his plan is good because it allows him to elude the constraints imposed by Egeus, who opposes his love for Hermia. By arranging to meet Hermia in the woods at night, he believes they can escape to a place where they can marry freely. Additionally, he feels confident in the secrecy of their plan, which he thinks will protect them from the disapproval of their families. Overall, Lysander sees it as a clever solution to their predicament.
Lysander marries Hermia
Hermia loves Lysander. Lysander and Demetrius both love Hermia. Helena loves Demetrius.