MIdnights Summer Dream Act 3 Scene1

In act three scene one, the actors meet in the forest to practice for the play that they are performing at King Theseus's wedding. After setting up there stages they start to perform the play. While Bottom is on the side taking a break, Puck places a spell on him turning his head into a donkey's. When he comes back to perform with the rest of the actors they are terrified by him and run away throughthe forest. Bottom was unsure of why everyone ran away from him, not knowing that he had a donkey for a head. He then starts singing, waking up Titania. Titania falls in love with Bottom because of the flower that Oberon used on her. Titania tells Bottom that she loves him and that she and her fairies will care for him.

Midnights Summer Dream Act 2

In act two scene one, the characters Oberon and Titania are introduced. They are king and queen of the fairies. In the beginning Oberon thinks that Titania is in love with a boy that he sees her with, but he is the son of a close friend and she is caring for him. After finding this out Oberon wants the boy, but Titania won't give him to Oberon. To have revenge Oberon sends Puck the pocket goblin to get a flower that makes the person it is used on to fall in love with the next person they see. When Puck returns, Oberon uses the flower on Titania when she is sleeping.

In act two scene two, Hermia and Lysander are going through the forest. When they are tired they fall asleep next to each other. Oberon sends Puck with the flower to make Demetrius fall in love with Helena. When Puck sees Lysander next to Hermia in the forest he uses it on him thinking that he is Demetrius. When Lysander wakes up, the first person he sees is Helena falling in love with her.

Midnights Summer Dream Summary

In act one scene one Egeus meets with Theseus to discuss about his daughters marriage. He brings his daughter, Demitrius and Lysander with him so that Hermia can choose the person that she wants to marry. Egeus tells Theseus that Demitrius has his permission to marry his daughter, but Lysander has stolen his daughter's heart. Egeus then asks Theseus to approve of the marriage and to call Athens law, so that if Hermia denies Demitrius she will be killed for disobeying her father. After arguing over the marriage, Theseus gives Hermia time to think about her decision and leaves with Egeus and Demitrius.
Then in the courtyard Hermia and Lysander are discussing their problem. Lysander then tells Hermia that they can run away to his aunt's house to get married, so that the Athen's law can't affect her. Helena enters the courtyard and Hermia tells her of her plans with Lysander. After Hermia and Lysander leave the courtyard Helena's jealousy was shown as she started to formulate a plan to reveal Hermia's secret to Demitrius to get in his favor.

Scene two starts off with a man reading names off a list for a play. One of the actors in this play is a show boater that thinks he is good enough to play all of the parts. As the scene goes on a small thin man is called and his part is a woman he is made fun of and the show boater continues to boast about his greatness. After the names are done being yelled out and the parts are assigned, the director tells the group of actors to meet in the Forest for their rehearsal so that the people in town don't find out what the play is about.