“A Midsummer Night's Dream” begins like many typical romantic stories. Two people are in love; in this case, Hermia and Lysander. But an obstacle stands in their way; in this case, Hermia's father who wants Hermia to marry Demetrius. However, this is where this piece starts to differ from all the others. Shakespeare leads four star-crossed lovers, Hermia, Helena, Demetrius and Lysander, through a winding path that magically ends in a happy marriage for all. The central aspect of this play is Shakespeare's development of the different characters. In the dramatic staging; A character's appearance, personality, and character are used together to help unfold the story. Characters convey many different types of information through an art form called characterization. In the play “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” William Shakespeare does an exceptional job portraying each of the four young lovers. Each of the characters was given a personality, distinct or vague, which distinguished them from the other characters in the play. Through the actions of the various antagonists, Shakespeare reveals to the audience the different and distinct aspects of each character, including their physical appearance, personality, and specific traits. One aspect that differentiates the four characters is their physical appearance. While the author Shakespeare makes Lysander and Demetrius appear with virtually indistinguishable physical and monetary figures, he comparatively makes the appearances of Hermia and Helena quite distinct, their names being the only thing vaguely similar between them. both of them. Hermia's physical appearance is described as having "blessed and attractive eyes" (ACT...... middle of paper...... the magic flower. Although some aspects of these four characters are similar the to each other, Shakespeare skillfully managed to make each personality vaguely different from the others. For example, while he suggests that Hermia and Helena are similar in appearance, the women are distinctly different from each other because Hermia is more. confident and borders on rebellious, while Helena is very insecure about personality. Likewise, although Lysander and Demetrius are similar in appearance and perhaps some personality traits, they are distinctly different. because Demetrius is a fool and Lysander is a romantic These are just some of the ways Shakespeare used to create unique characters Moreover, the complete distinction between the four lovers arises solely from Shakespeare's ability to. contrast the characters' physical appearance, personality, and character traits..