Lysander Video | Movie Clips & Character interview

Lysander is a fictional character in William Shakespeare's play A Midsummer Night's Dream. A handsome young man of Athens, Lysander is in love with Egeus's daughter Hermia. Unfortunately, Egeus does not approve of Lysander and would prefer his daughter to marry a man called Demetrius. Meanwhile, Hermia's friend Helena has fallen in love with Demetrius. When Hermia is forced to choose between...  MORE

Lysander is a fictional character in William Shakespeare's play A Midsummer Night's Dream. A handsome young man of Athens, Lysander is in love with Egeus's daughter Hermia. Unfortunately, Egeus does not approve of Lysander and would prefer his daughter to marry a man called Demetrius. Meanwhile, Hermia's friend Helena has fallen in love with Demetrius. When Hermia is forced to choose between dying, never seeing a man again or marrying Demetrius, Lysander and she runs away into the forest. They face different problems in the forest between love. After Lysander is put under Puck's spell, being mistaken for Demetrius he falls in love with Helena. After lots of fighting the spell is reversed and Lysander marries Hermia and they live very happy lives together. He comes across as a very deep and passionate lover in the play. He is a strong character and of course does get confused, but this is purposely achieved as Puck applies a potion which makes his relationship with Hermia fade until he removes it and they marry and live happily ever after. LESS