Hermia wishes to marry the man she genuinely loves, Lysander, while Egeus wishes Hermia to marry Demetrius. Egeus' preference seems arbitrary; as Hermia points out, Lysander is just as good a catch, equal in blood and wealth to Demetrius. Egeus is firm, however, and his refusal to hear his daughter's side leads her to elope with Lysander into the Athenian woods, where much of the play's confusion ensues. When Egeus discovers his daughter at the end of the play, he continues to insist that she marry Demetrius, only to discover that Demetrius has lost interest. In another of the play's remarkably unproblematic switches, Egeus ends up perfectly happy with his daughter's marriage to Lysander. .
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Hermia.
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Egeus' daughter is a headstrong girl, willing to defy not only her father but also the Duke of Athens himself in the name of true love. Rather than marry a man she despises (Demetrius), Hermia elopes with her beloved Lysander, setting off into the Athenian woods, en route to Lysander's aunt's house where they can marry secretly. Unfortunately, the love-juice Puck mistakenly applies to her boyfriend's eyes (thinking that he is Demetrius) makes him fall in love with her best friend Helena instantaneously. Hermia is devastated, but luckily the magic is undone before long. She forgives Lysander for his inexplicable and temporary change, and apologizes to Helena after having accused her of stealing her man. In the end, Hermia gets what she wants: marriage to Lysander with the approval of her father and the Duke. .
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Helena.
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Before the start of the play, Helena has been jilted by her boyfriend, Demetrius, who has decided that he now loves her best friend, Hermia. Helena doesn't bear a grudge toward Hermia, nor does she react angrily to Demetrius. Rather, she follows Demetrius around like a dog, attempting to win him back by persistent whining. Helena doesn't understand why he has stopped loving her; after all, she points out, she is just as rich as Hermia, and is also considered just as pretty around Athens (we learn later that the two women represent very different kinds of beauty: Helena is tall and blond, Hermia is petite and brunette).
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