This soliloquy meets the full definition of a soliloquy and is important to Hermia’s character while connecting to a special theme in the plot. Soliloquy comes from the word “soli” and the Latin word “loquere,” which mean “alone” and “to speak,” so the definition of the word “soliloquy” means “to speak alone.” In this soliloquy, Hermia was talking to herself, and she is alone on stage. When explaining her current situation, she says, “Helen and her hunt for Demetrius, /Demetrius and his fond chase for me, /And my desperate want for Lysander” (17-19). She is talking about them in the third person, which proves that she is alone on stage when she stated this. If she were talking to one of them, she would not address them in the third person, but would speak to them in the second person. …show more content…
The only people who know that Lysander and Hermia are eloping are Helena, Lysander, herself, and Demetrius if Helena had already told him about the plan. If she had said this same thing in front of anyone else, they would try to stop her. Therefore, no one but Hermia is present at the time that she says her soliloquy. This soliloquy is important to Hermia’s character and connects to a major theme in the story. Hermia explains how her love life is not perfect when she says, “For the course of true love never ran smoothly/ This story is like a bumpy highway” (34). She explains how being with Lysander is not easy because no one accepts their decisions to be with each