I swear to thee by cupid's strongest bow, by his arrow with the golden head,
By the simplicity of Venus'doves,
By that which knitter souls and prospers loves, and by that fire which burn'd the Carthage queen when the false Trojan under sail was seen;
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These lines are being said by Hermia in the poem. Here, Hermia swears to the cupid’s bow and promises Lysander that she will come back tomorrow. Just to assure him that she will come tomorrow at the same spot, she swears to all things she loves in the whole world.
In this play there are four characters, namely Hermia, Lysander, Helena, and Demetrius. Hermia and Lysander are in love with each other, but the situation is a little complicated as the father of Hermia, Egeus wants her to get married to Demetrius as he had promised him that he wouldn’t take any legal steps against her. Somehow Hermia and Lysander manage to escape Athens so that they do not have to abide by the Athenian law anymore.
On the other hand, Helena and Demetrius were engaged before Demetrius met Hermia and abandoned Helena. Hermia and Helena are best friends. In the spite of winning Demetrius love back, Helena told him about the elope plan.