Question

In A Midsummer Night's Dream, why does Lysander, upon waking up, say that he now loves Helena, not Hermia?

A.He and Hermia have had an awful fight.


B.He realizes that he and Hermia will never be happy because her father does not approve of their love.


C.Puck dropped love juice from a flower in Lysander's eyes while he slept.


D.Helena has confessed that she, too, is in love with

Answer 1

The answer is:

C. Puck dropped love juice from a flower in Lysander's eyes while he slept.

In Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream," Oberon, king of the fairies, tells Puck to put the juice from a flower on Demetrius' eyes so that he will wake up and fall in love with the first woman he sees. Even though he commands Puck to make sure the first person Demetrius sees is Helena, Puck makes a mistake and gives the potion to Lysander. As a result, Lysander sees Helena first and falls in love with her, so he no longer loves Hermia.