Demetrius - Is a young nobleman of Athens. In the past, Demetrius acted as if he loved Helena, but after Helena fell in love with him, he changed his mind and pursued Hermia. Emboldened by Egeus's approval of him, Demetrius is undeterred by the fact that Hermia does not want him.
Lysander- Is a young nobleman of Athens in love with Hermia. Although Hermia's father refuses to let her marry Lysander, Lysander believes that love must conquer all obstacles, so he persuades Hermia to run away from her home and family with him, into the forest.
Demetrius is trying to take away Lysander's girl.
Demetrius and Lysander fall in love with Helena
Lysander calls Demetrius inconstant because he perceives him as fickle and unreliable in his affections, particularly towards Helena and Hermia. Demetrius initially pursued Hermia but then shifted his affections to Helena, demonstrating a lack of steadfastness in his romantic commitments. Lysander's characterization of Demetrius highlights the theme of unrequited love and the capricious nature of desire in Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream." This inconstancy also serves to contrast Lysander's own steadfast love for Hermia.
Hermia loves Lysander. Lysander and Demetrius both love Hermia. Helena loves Demetrius.
Killed him. And to be frank, that was Demetrius's idea.
Demetrius is trying to take away Lysander's girl.
Lysander and Demetrius are both suitors of Hermia in "A Midsummer Night's Dream," but Lysander is portrayed as more compassionate and genuine while Demetrius initially comes across as selfish and fickle. Theseus and Oberon are both powerful figures in their respective realms, but Theseus represents order and authority as the ruler of Athens, while Oberon embodies mischief and magic as the fairy king of the forest in "A Midsummer Night's Dream."
Demetrius and Lysander fall in love with Helena
Hermia thinks that Demetrius has killed Lysander because she finds Lysander's blood-stained handkerchief near Demetrius, and believes it to be evidence of his guilt. Demetrius swears he did not harm Lysander, and Hermia eventually discovers that Puck's mischief is responsible for the confusion.
Lysander calls Demetrius inconstant because he perceives him as fickle and unreliable in his affections, particularly towards Helena and Hermia. Demetrius initially pursued Hermia but then shifted his affections to Helena, demonstrating a lack of steadfastness in his romantic commitments. Lysander's characterization of Demetrius highlights the theme of unrequited love and the capricious nature of desire in Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream." This inconstancy also serves to contrast Lysander's own steadfast love for Hermia.
Hermia loves Lysander. Lysander and Demetrius both love Hermia. Helena loves Demetrius.
Killed him. And to be frank, that was Demetrius's idea.
Before the play starts Helena is engaged with Demetrius, and Hermia and Lysander are in love with each other and are planning to get married. But then Demetrius falls in love with Hermia and wants to marry her, Hermia still loves Lysander and does not want to marry Demetrius (Hermia's father wants Hermia to marry Demetrius). Helena still loves Demetrius. Then Lysander loves Helena who loves Demetrius who loves Hermia, Hermia still loves Lysander. Demetrius then changes his thoughts and starts to love Helena again, but Lysander is still in love with Helena. But then every thing changes as everyone goes back to who they loved in the first place; Helena -> Demetrius Demetrius -> Helena Hermia -> Lysander Lysander -> Hermia Very confusing! :)
Egeus prefers Demetrius over Lysander because in his opinion, Demetrius has done nothing but love Hermia, but Lysander has made her stubborn and disobedient.
Demetrius and Lysander
The four young lovers in A Midsummer Night's Dream are Hermia, Lysander, Helena, and Demetrius. The play explores their intertwined romantic entanglements amidst the magical chaos unleashed by the fairy Puck.
Lysander says in act 1 scene 1 that Demetrius was being rude and ignorant by isolating Helena, so he thinks that Demetrius would do the same to Hermia. He tried explaining this to Egeus but Egeus did not take Lysanders word for it.