<P> Demetrius tries to persuade Helena to stop following him but Helena declares her love . </P> <P> Oberon is the king of the fairies . He is invisible to humans and has been watching the story unfold . He orders his sprite, Puck, to place a drop from a magical flower on the sleeping Demetrius' eyelids so that he will fall in love with Helena when he wakes, and everyone will be content . However, Puck mistakes Lysander for Demetrius; when Lysander awakes, he sees Helena and falls deeply in love with her, forsaking Hermia . After discovering the mistake, Oberon places a drop of the magical flower on Demetrius' eyes . Demetrius awakes and his love for Helena is now rekindled; he joins Lysander in the quest for Helena's hand . </P> <P> With both Demetrius and Lysander pursuing her, Helena becomes angry . Because Lysander's love for Hermia was so great and Demetrius had been wooing her in accordance with her father's wishes, Helena believes that they are cruelly mocking her . When Hermia returns to the scene, Helena accuses her of being part of the joke . Hermia feels betrayed by the accusation and asserts that she would never hurt her friend that way . Accusations and challenges fly between Lysander and Demetrius and between Helena and Hermia . Hermia now thinks the two swains prefer Helena because she is taller and offers to fight Helena . Helena asks for protection because Hermia was a scrapper in their younger years, saying, "And though she be but little, she is fierce ." </P> <P> Lysander and Demetrius resolve to settle their rivalry with swords and separately head further into the forest . </P>

Who says though she be little she is fierce