In the two stories, there are many paralleled similarities that are very noticeable, and some that aren't as noticeable. First and foremost, the two stories are about star crossed lovers, one with a single pair, being Romeo and Juliet, and the other with two pairs, Lysander and Hermia, and then Demetrius and Helena, though Demetrius sought after Hermia love until the love spell with put upon him. ... In Midsummer Night's Dream, Lysander and Hermia are in love, but Hermia's father forbids their matrimony and gives only Demetrius his daughter's hand in marriage. ...

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