Demetrius Flashcards
Who is he? [3]
- in love with Hermia
- Egeus wants him to marry Hermia
- the recipient of the unrequited love from Helena
What events is he involved in? [6]
- the rejection of Helena
- chasing Hermia in the forest
- enchantment with love juice by Puck after Oberon’s command
- falls in love with Helena
- confesses love for Helena
- marries Helena
Which quote shows this:
- rhetorical device used to show Demetrius trying to tell Helena her reality
- how it’s her fault she feels this way
“Tell you I do not, nor I cannot, love you?”
Which quote shows this:
- complete contrast compared to what he’s said about her before
- the contrast heightens the comedy through the hyperbolic language used through metaphors.
“O Helena, goddess, nymph, perfect divine!”
Which quote shows this:
- “Let me go” is an imperative that highlights Demetrius’ detachment to Helena
- The imperatives along with the threats used shows how he has power over her
- shows how he’s commanding her to follow his orders.
”..Let me go. Or if thou follow me, do not believe But I shall do thee mischief in the wood.”
Which quote shows this:
- shows Demetrius’ initial rejection of her
- reflects his coldness and hard affection for Hermia
- it highlights his dismissive attitude toward Helena, who is deeply in love with him
- shows his arrogance and contrast to Helena’s feelings.
“How happy some o’er other some can be! Through Athens I am thought as fair as she. But what of that? Demetrius thinks not so.”
Which quote shows this:
- Shakespeare subverts the relationship between Hermia and Demetrius
- shows Hermia in the position of power and Demetrius following her
“There is no following her in this fierce vein.”
What does this quote show? [2]
“Tell you I do not, nor I cannot, love you?”
- rhetorical device used to show Demetrius trying to tell Helena her reality
- how it’s her fault she feels this way
What does this quote show? [2]
“O Helena, goddess, nymph, perfect divine!”
- complete contrast compared to what he’s said about her before
- the contrast heightens the comedy through the hyperbolic language used through metaphors.
What does this quote show? [3]
”..Let me go. Or if thou follow me, do not believe But I shall do thee mischief in the wood.”
- “Let me go” is an imperative that highlights Demetrius’ detachment to Helena
- The imperatives along with the threats used shows how he has power over her
- shows how he’s commanding her to follow his orders.
What does this quote show? [4]
“How happy some o’er other some can be! Through Athens I am thought as fair as she. But what of that? Demetrius thinks not so.”
- shows Demetrius’ initial rejection of her
- reflects his coldness and hard affection for Hermia
- it highlights his dismissive attitude toward Helena, who is deeply in love with him
- shows his arrogance and contrast to Helena’s feelings.
What does this quote show? [2]
“There is no following her in this fierce vein.”
- Shakespeare subverts the relationship between Hermia and Demetrius
- shows Hermia in the position of power and Demetrius following her
