Demetrius — A Midsummer Night's Dream Character Profile

About Demetrius

Suitor favored by Hermia's father who pursues Hermia into the forest, initially rejects Helena, receives a love potion, and ultimately falls in love with Helena to marry her.

Character Facts

Played by

Ross Alexander

Appears in

A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (3)

• Demetrius — Romantic Unrequited Suitor — Hermia (Olivia de Havilland)

  Persistent romantic pursuer rejected by Hermia in favor of Lysander.

• Demetrius — Romantic Desperate Admirer — Helena (Jean Muir)

  One-sided romantic devotion met with cruel rebuffs.

• Demetrius — Power Ruler And Subject — Theseus (Ian Hunter)

  Ducal judgment resolving romantic conflicts through decree.

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More characters from A Midsummer Night's Dream

• Theseus (Ian Hunter)
• Hippolyta (Verree Teasdale)
• Philostrate (Hobart Cavanaugh)
• Hermia (Olivia de Havilland)
• Lysander (Dick Powell)
• Bottom (James Cagney)
• Helena (Jean Muir)
• Snug (Dewey Robinson)
• Egeus (Grant Mitchell)
• Quince (Frank McHugh)
• Flute (Joe E. Brown)
• Pease-Blossom (Katherine Frey)