Helena A Midsummer Nights Dream pt 2

     I chose to portray Helena as the actress Amanda Seyfried. I did this because Amanda has the same love struck characteristics as Helena, and she has played many roles in which she is in a relationship with someone who does not reciprocate her feelings. Another reason why I feel that Amanda would be perfect for the role is that she looks not beautiful but rather she is cute. Amanda is also a bit of an exuberant actress and can be very emotional at times this is very similar to Helena's character as well. A quote that I feel shows how they can be similar in the sense of unrequited love would be the scene where Helena and Demetrius are first entering the forest in search of Hermia and Lysander Helena says "You draw me, you hard-hearted adamant; But yet you draw not iron, for my heart is true as steel: leave you your power to draw, And I shall have no power to follow you." (II.I.570-574) This shows that Helena wont give up even though she is aware that Demetrius does not love her back. Amanda has had her share of sad love stories like in the movie Dear John when Amanda plays a young woman who falls for a soldier on leave from the military, the story revolves around the letters they send to each other after he is deployed. Those were the reasons why I felt that Amanda Seyfried would make an excellent Helena.