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   We first meet Lysander in Act 1, sc. 1 when he, along with Demetrius and Hermia, is brought to Theseus by Egeus.  Egeus doesn't want his daughter to marry Lysander.  He says that Lysander has won Hermia's heart with sweet words and sweet actions and trinkets.  This shows us that Lysander is a sentimental man.  He is also clever because he is the one, at the end of the scene, who devises the plan for Hermia and him to escape to his aunt's home outside of Athens.  He is also shown to be a passionate man when he awakens with the nectar on his eyes and sees Helena with whom he instantly falls in love.  We also see a streak of meanness in him when he speaks to Hermia in Act 3, sc.2 and he thinks he's in love with Helena.  Later, in Act 5, when he and the others are watching the play put on by Bottom and crew, his comments about the play and its performers are funny, which shows he has wit. 

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   Posted by luannw on Tuesday January 20, 2009 at 4:47 AM