Hermia: And hast thou kill'd him sleeping? O brave touch! Could not a worm, an adder, do so much? An adder did it; for with doubler tongue Than thine, thou serpent, never adder stung! (3.2.70-3)

29. Hermia slaps Demetrius Hermia is transformed by the power of her emotions, but their fragility is also suggested. She slaps and then attempts to throttle Demetrius before setting off, pack on back (but without hiking boots and warm clothes), to search for Lysander. The Bar version (Bar 33. Hermia rides Demetrius) contains slight variations on the same choreography.