How Shakespeare Presents Helena Essay

Helena is clearly longing for manything to make her exchangeable Hermia in hope that Demetrius would see some of Hermia in her. She is also jealous of Hermias beauty. It also shows us that she is insecure about her own appearance. The listening wouldve felt rubber towards her at this point as she is clearly devastated about Demetrius. A bit more into the play Helena expresses her confusion and betrayal towards Demetrius. For ere Demetrius looked on Hermias eyne, / He haild stack oaths that he was only mine. / And when this hail some heat from Hermia felt,/ So he dissolvd, and showers of oaths did melt. In this metaphor Helena is saying that Demetrius had made so many promises to her deal balls of ice (hail stones) but when Hermia came along he made broke them causing Demetriuss promises to have melted. We have sympathetic towards Hermia as Demetrius led Helena on, reservation all of these promises when only later he would break all of them. Desperation is shown when Helena te lls Demetrius about Hermia and Lysanders plan to run away, betraying Hermia in the process. She is so dreadful that she betrayed her scoop friend, Hermia.It was a bit hypocritical of her to betray Hermia and endangering their friendship like that when later on she accuses Hermia of throwing away their friendship when actually Hermia was stating the truth. But herein destine I enrich my pain, / To have his slight thither, and back again. In this quote it shows that Helena has come to the conclusion that Demetrius would never be intimate her. So she would betray her best friend to just be pleased with by Demetrius but this doesnt seem the case when you read later on in the play that Demetrius gets eventide more irritated with Helena.Helena is basically saying that even though it would pain her to see Demetrius chasing after Hermia she would still do it. At this moment the audience wouldve felt annoyed and sympathetic. The audience annoyed at Helena because she had ruined her bes t friends plan just to help her in her love life. This would be considered as selfish. However we would be sympathetic towards her as she has completely given up on being loved by Demetrius. However when her wishes argon finally granted she doesnt believe it creating a huge argument Wherefore was I to this keen mockery born? When at your hands did I deserve this scorn? At this point Helena lets out all the insecurities, anger and sadness shes ever been feeling. Her life for the last couple of months has been an worked up rollercoaster. Ist not enough, ist enough, young man, / That I did never, no, nor never can/ Deserve a sweet look from Demetrius eye/ But you must disregard my insufficiency? The repetition that she uses suggests that she is so angry at Demetrius that she repeats her words shes so angry that she cannot think straight.The whole reason shes angry is that she thinks that they are mocking her as Helena cannot believe anyone could possibly love her as she is so used to being rejected. If Demetrius couldnt love her, who would? Her low self admiration also appears into her passage and her words. Helena feels confused at how anyone could ever like her and most of all outraged that her friends would mock and make fun of her. The audience feel humoured at this situation as Helena is claiming that Lysander and Demetrius dont love her when actually they are in love with her to the point of madness.We also feel sorry towards her as she sees herself as a reject. At the end, when the confusion is solved and Helena finally has Demetrius she says some final words. So methinks / And I have found Demetrius, like a jewel, / Mine own, and not mine own. In this metaphor she compares Demetrius to a jewel like she had been digging for a diamond and had finally found it. It shows how very much Helena values Demetrius. At this point she finally realises that Demetrius actually does love her. At this point the udience would be feeling happy for Helena as shes fi nally cheerful. However they might think that Demetrius doesnt actually deserve Helena. In conclusion, Helena is showed as a heartbroken and desperate girl at the beginning then at the end she seems happy. The audience experience a range of emotions towards her, including sympathy, irritation and happiness. At the end of the play, we are likely to feel happy and satisfied because she finally has what she wants. Also throughout the whole play she is always depressed, sad or scolding herself.