Second Character Analysis of Helena

After reading the second act of A Midsummer Night's Dream, my views towards the character are the same. In this part of the book Helena is still in love with Demetrius and still has very low self-confidence. Helena's love for Demetrius is shown very well in this act of the book. Helena follows demetrius into the woods where he then tells her that he does not love her. But although Helena knows she has no chance with Demetrius, she continue to pursue him. THis shows how much Helena loves Demetrius; she is pursueing a man she has no possible chance just to be in his company.
In act II we also get a glimpse of the condition of Helena's friendship with Hermia. In the previous act, I thought that Helena may have told Demetrius of Hermia and Lysanders marriage plan partly out of jealously. But in this act, Lysander is given a nector which makes him fall in love with Helena. Helena could have easily returned Lysanders affection to get back at Hermia. But instead Helena tried to convince Lysander that he is actually in love with Hermia. This shows that she in fact does is not jealous and actually values her friendship. I believe that the sole reason she told Demetrius of Hermia's plan because she was driven by her love for Demetrius.
Another characteristic we see in this act is her low self-esteem. When Demetrius fell in love with her due to the nector she thought that he was mocking her. THis shows how low she thinks of herself. When someone actually thinks positively of her she doesn't believe it and thinks her is teasing her.Another area we see her low self-esteem is when she compares her looks to a bear. This shows how she still feels that she is ugly and far worse than Hermia. THis is of course due to the fact that the love of her life, Demetrius, loves Hermia.