Love is a cruel game that has no rules. The play A Midsummer Nights Dream, by William Shakespeare, is about the unstable and conflicted relationships between four couples. The play is set in Athens where everything starts to go wrong with the upcoming wedding of Theseus and Hippolyta, which is happen in four days. Lysander and Demetrius change their feelings of love and commitments for both Hermia and Helena in this short period of time. Through these characters, Shakespeare shows the precarious and fickle nature of romantic love. Their relationships are full of confusion, conflict, and chaos, which become themes that drive the play. Lysander switches his love for both Hermia and Helena showing how unpredictable love can be. Lysander and Hermia planned to run away in order to escape the Athenian law which holds them apart. They showed how devoted they truly are by fighting against any authority figure who opposes their love. After they ran away and spent their day in the fore
st, Lysander decides to sleep in the woods for the night because Hermia looks tired and he doesnt know where they are. After they say good night to each other, Lysander promises his love and loyalty to Hermia by saying Amen, amen to that fair prayer say I, And then end life when I end loyalty! (Shakespeare Act 2.sc. 2 68-69). Lysander believes that nothing can separate them and just nothing can alter his love for Hermia. However, Lysander does not realize that his loyalty to Hermia is going to end that night. Oberon, the king of the fairies, feels bad when he sees Helena chasing Demetrius, therefore he sends Puck to drop the love potion into Demetriuss eyes. Unfortunately, Puck mistakes Demetrius for Lysander who is also wearing Athenian clothes. Under the strong effects of the nectar, Lysander leaves Hermia alone in the forest and pursues his new true love, Helena. In response of Hermias worries and pursuits, Lysander says Hang off, thou cat, thou burr! Vile thing, let loose,