les lives involve an outside presence for help. Juliet and Romeo seek the assistance of Friar Lawrence. The Friar tries to make their relationship work to the best of his ability. Though in the end most his attempts fail. Another character that helped the young lovers is Juliets nurse. Since the nurse loved Juliet so dearly, she tried everything she could to make her sweet Juliet happy. Most of the involvement the nurse had worked for the best. Comparable to Juliet is Hermia. She too is young, beautiful, and sensible. Lysander eagerly suggests that "One turf shall serve as a pillow for both of us, One heart, one bed, two bosoms, and one troth." Hermia intelligently replies, "Nay, good Lysander. For my sake, my dear, lie further off yet; do not lie so near." Although their relationship is a slight more developed than Romeo and Juliets, Hermia still attempts to attain her purity and her innocence. She abstains from sleeping near Lysander even though she believes he does not have tainted intentions. In a different fashion Hermia is forbidden to marry Lysander. Hermia's father Egeus states to Theseus, Duke of Athens, "Full of vexation come I, with complaint against my child, my daughter Hermia. Stand fourth, Demetrius. My noble lord, This man hath my consent to marry her. Stand forth, Lysander: and, my gracious Duke, This man hath bewitched the bosom of my child:" Egeus tells the Duke that he permits the marriage of Demetrius and Hermia, but prohibits the groom to be Lysander. Hermia believes that both men are equal. And she wants to marry the man that she is happy with, not the man she is permitted to marry. Hermia and Lysander also seek the help of another. While leaving to secretly be together they attain the aid of Lysanders aunt who lives in the woods near Athens.There are well-built parallels in Romeo and Juliet and Midsummer-Nights Dream. Such as young lovers, forbidden love aff...
