![]() ![]() ![]() The group agrees to rehearse in the forest outside Athens. Bottom, a weaver with many ridiculous opinions about acting, gets the part of Pyramus. They tell only Helena of their plans, but she tells Demetrius in order to try to regain his love.Įlsewhere in Athens, a group of manual laborers discuss a play, Pyramus and Thisbe that they hope to perform at the Duke's wedding. Lysander and Hermia decide to elope by escaping into the forest outside Athens. Lysander points out that Demetrius is an inconstant lover, who had until recently loved Hermia's childhood friend Helena before falling for Hermia, but Theseus says he must uphold the law, and exits. Egeus asks Theseus to uphold Athenian law, which forces a woman to marry the man her father chooses or be executed. Egeus wants Hermia to marry Demetrius, but Hermia loves Lysander. Egeus has with him his daughter, Hermia, and two men, Lysander and Demetrius. ![]() In the palace in ancient Athens, Duke Theseus and his fiancé Hippolyta are planning their wedding festivities when Egeus, an Athenian nobleman, arrives. ![]()
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