Midsummer Night's Dream Smooth

In A Midsummer Night’s Dream by Shakespeare, there are many incidents with true love, fake love, jealousy etc. But any of these can lead to true love. “The course of true love never did run smooth” (1. 1. 134.) is what Lysander, Hermia’s lover, said about love. Helena, Hermia, Demetrius, Lysander, Oberon, Bottom, Titania, and Robin all get mixed up with different types of love. Even though they end up in true love at the end, the course of true love did not run smooth. When Lysander says “the course of true love never did run smooth,” he named three things that prevent true love from running smoothly. These things are different classes (rich and poor), age, and if they are a good match (if people decided for them). But, for a lot of the book,

Hermia and Lysander were deeply in true love, and they planned to run away together so she would not have to marry Demetrius, as commanded by her father or she will be killed. However, one night, Robin put the love spell on Lysander when he was asleep. But, he woke up to the sight of Helena. “Not Hermia, but Helena I love.” (2. 2. 120.) So, Lysander claims his love for Helena, while Hermia is left in the shadows and fights for Lysander back. Helena was always jealous of Hermia for her good looks because she got Demetrius and Lysander’s love. But, now she has lost both lovers because Demetrius also got the love spell and woke up yet to see Helena. Hermia became very jealous of Helena. “Would he have stolen away From sleeping Hermia? I’ll believe as soon This whole earth may be bored,” (3. 2. 52-55.) This proves that Hermia knew and shared that Lysander would never leave her because he truly loves her. When Hermia later tells Lysander he loves her, Lysander refuses because of the spell. Helena thinks it is because he really loves her. So, they face many challenges. However, in the end, Lysander ends up with his true love, Hermia, and Demetrius ends up with