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Character in A Midsummer Night's Dream

For other uses, see Hermia (disambiguation).

Fictional character

Hermia is a fictional character from Shakespeare's play, A Midsummer Night's Dream.

She is a girl of ancient Athens named for Hermes, the Greek god of trade.

Overview

Hermia is caught in a romantic entanglement where she loves one man, Lysander, but is being courted by another, Demetrius, whose feelings she does not return.

Though she loves Lysander, Hermia's father, Egeus, wants her to marry Demetrius and has appealed to Theseus, the Duke of Athens, for support.

Press for Time

Under Athenian law, Hermia's refusal of her father's command would result in her being put to death or being banished to a nunnery.

Lysander and Hermia then meet Demetrius' former fiancé, and Hermia's lifelong friend, Helena while discussing their run-away plans.

Demetrius had abandoned Helena to woo Hermia but Helena is still hopelessly in love with him. Hermia tells Helena not to worry; Hermia