![]() ![]() This is especially true of Nick Bottom, who believes himself to be the best actor for every role.Īs the laborers rehearse, the four young Athenian nobles walk through the woods, Demetrius trying to prevent Lysander and Hermia from reaching their destination and Helena doggedly pursuing Demetrius. The laborers are rehearsing a play for Theseus’s wedding, but they massively overestimate their acting abilities. Also in the woods are a group of Athenian laborers led by Peter Quince. This flower produces a juice that, when dropped onto a sleeping person’s eyes, causes the sleeper to fall deeply in love with the first person they see when they wake. He sends Puck to collect a magical flower from the woods. Titania refuses, so Oberon hatches a plot with his mischievous servant Puck. Their latest dispute involves a young Indian prince in Titania’s retinue whom Oberon would like to knight and add to his own retinue. King Oberon and Queen Titania rule the fairies but often disagree with one another. The woods outside Athens are home to a community of fairies. Lysander and Hermia set off through the woods Demetrius and Helena follow. Helena hopes that she can reclaim Demetrius’s love by telling him about Hermia’s plan. Hermia explains the plan to her friend Helena, who is deeply in love with Demetrius. They will marry at the house of Lysander’s aunt-well outside Athens. Once alone with Lysander, Hermia agrees to run away with him. Theseus tells her that she must resolve the problem by the day of his wedding otherwise, she may be executed or forced to become a nun. Egeus calls on Theseus to punish Hermia to the full extent of the law, though Hermia insists that she will not marry Demetrius regardless. He wants Theseus to discipline his daughter Hermia who is refusing to marry Demetrius, the suitor Egeus has chosen, because she has fallen in love with a man named Lysander instead. As the preparations get underway, an Athenian nobleman named Egeus enters the court. Theseus orders Philostrate, his master of the revels, to arrange the entertainment. ![]() The wedding celebrations will last four days. Duke Theseus of Athens prepares to marry the Amazon queen Hippolyta. ![]()
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