<P> Demetrius is one of the iconic lovers in William Shakespeare 's play A Midsummer Night 's Dream . He is a young Athenian who is engaged to another young Athenian , Hermia . He claims to love her , but really appears this way to gain Duke Theseus ' and Egeus ' support ( in one interpretation ) . However , Hermia does not love Demetrius , but instead she loves a man called Lysander . Demetrius follows Hermia and Lysander into the woods once they have fled Athens , whilst Helena follows him . Helena craves Demetrius ' love but he does n't return her love and instead finds her annoying and a nuisance as she tries to win his heart . Eventually Demetrius falls in love with Helena due to Oberon and Puck putting the love juice on his eyes . The storyline is complex and shows the difficulties of true love through comedy . </P>
who does demetrius love in a midsummer night dream
Helena