Dreams Vs. Reality In Hermia's Dream

Dreams are collages of situations in everyday lives combined with feelings and emotions. For example, Hermia's father wanted her to marry Demetrius where she was actually in love with Lysander. This being the everyday situation, she was deep in thought. Then going into the “dream”, she was not sure of what was happening because everybody who wanted to be with her, was then after Helena. She was confused because the everyday situation that left her puzzled, was creating an uncertainty of what was dream and reality. This dream versus reality confusion created a reality after waking of what she truly desired. Another example of dreams being our feelings and memories would be Lysander's “dream”. Lysander wanted to be with Hermia from the start.

However, there were confusions once again that created a mental uncertainty. Lysander was expected to be with Helena instead of what he truly wanted. This confusion made Lysander have second thought like dreaming that he was in love with Helena. Waking up from this “dream”, Lysander realized this is not what he truly wanted. This was just a collage of what was happening around him. Although the “dream” was actually a potion, it was all sorted out as to who wanted what. Through these events that occurred in the story, Hermia and Lysander were indecisive at first but ended up realizing what they truly wanted based on what alternative situations would be like. They simply had to see first hand what they were thinking about in more of a direct manner.