In Act3 sc2 she cannot believe that any man would love her and when both Demetrius and Lysander say that they do, she thinks that they are joking with her and this makes her mad. She is extremely unsure of herself, worrying about her appearance and believing that Lysander is mocking her when he declares his love for her.
When she finds herself in several awkward positions throughout the play, she always carries herself with certain grace and maturity. She understands the notion of love very well. This may be because out of all the characters, her character thinks most about the nature of love. This is shown at the beginning of the play where Helena is being left out of the love triangle involving Lysander, Hermia and Demetrius. She says, "love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind," (Act 1 Sc. 2). While bearing in mind that Demetrius has high expectations of Hermia's beauty which is preventing him to see and recognise her beauty. Therefore, here through her language it is evident that she is showing maturity near the end of the play.
Hermia is Egeus's daughter, a young woman of Athens. She is in love with Lysander as she swears "by Cupid's strongest bow ."(Act1 Sc1).
Through her love, she seems to adopt a strong mind as she plans to elope with her love. She can also be found assertive as in Act1Sc1 as she stands up to her father when he wants her to marry his suitor; "I would my father looked but with my eyes." Also through her love her loyalties come out true throughout the play to Lysander, as she believes that Demetrius must have killed Lysander when he abandons her; "Ah good Demetrius, wilt thou give him me?" (Act3 Sc2).
Hermia has formed a close friendship with Helena as she comforts her when Helena feels ugly compared to her, "Take comfort. He no more shall see my face-(Act1 Sc1).
Though she was strong-minded at the start of the play, she becomes increasingly sensitive and violent near the middle of the play.