A Midsummer NIght's Dream

In the first act of A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare, a lot happens. In the first scene, we meet Theseus, Hippolyta, Philostrate, Egeus, Hermia, Lysander, and Demetrius. We first find out that Theseus and Hippolyta are getting married. Then we find out that Egeus wants Hermia, his daughter, to marry Demetrius, while she disagrees with him completely and is in love with Lysander. Egeus feels that he has complete control over her so he can make her marry Demetrius. He also suggests to Theseus that she should be executed if she does not cooperate with him and marry Demetrius. Theseus thinks that is to harsh so he suggests that she will have to become a nun if she doesn't marry him. He tells her that she has until his wedding, which is four days away, to think about her decision.

Everyone leaves except Lysander and Hermia. They both decide to meet in the forest the next day at midnight and run away together and get married. Helena comes by them and the two tell her of their plan. Once they leave, Helena says that she will tell Demetrius of the two's plan and that he will be so grateful that he will fall in love with her. Although this is just a little far sketched, Helena thinks it will work.

In the second scene of the first act a group of men are together talking about who is what for a play they are performing at Theseus and Hippolyta's wedding. The group of men are Quince, Snug, Bottom, Flute, Snout, and Starvling. During the meeting, Quince is suppose to be leading the meeting because he is directing the play, but Bottom thinks he is so good at everything that he starts bossing everyone around. While Quince is telling everyone their parts, Bottom keeps suggesting that he should play all of the parts. Quince says that Bottom is playing the main male part, Pyramus and that he should only play that one, insisting that that is the best one for him. Once Quince gives out all the parts, they all decide to meet the next day in the forest at night to practice.