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Practice time
Bottom, Quince, Snug, Flute, Snout, and Starveling gather in the forest to practice their play for the wedding of Theseus and Hyppolyta.
"Pat, pat; and here's a marveleus convenient place for our rehersal. This green plot shall be our stage" (III, i, 2) -
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June 1st 1596
ALl the events took place in the same night. -
Something just isn't right!
Bottom is worried about how the play isn't right, he is worried that when Pyramus kills himself the women will be sad and believe he is really dead. He is also worried the lion will scare the women, there will not be moonlight, and they don't have a wall. -
So rude!
Robin is upset and annoyed that the actors are practicing near to where Titania is sleeping.
"What hempen homespuns have we swagg'ring here
So near the cradle of the Fairy Queen"
(III, i, 72) -
What an ass
Robin turna Bottom's head into one of a donkey. When Bottom returns to his fellow actors they flee in fright, Bottom assums they are trying to scare him. -
Love at first sight
Titania wakes up and falls madly in love with Bottom. -
Serve him well
Titania tells all the fairies to be kind and curteous to Bottom and to bring him anything he desires.
"Be kind and curteous to this gentlemen. Hop in his walks, gambol in his eyes"
(III, i, 55) -
She is in love with an ass?
Robin tells Oberon that Titania has fallen in love with an ass (Bottom). He also tells him he gave the love potion to the athenian. -
Puck! It's all wrong
Demetrius and Hermia walk in, Oberon sees that Robin put the potion on the wrong man. Lysander is the man in lvoe with Helena. -
Demetrius too!
Robin places the love potion on Demetrius. He falls in love with Helena aswell. -
How dare you steal my love
Both men declare their love for Helena. Hermia is mad at Helena for stealing Lysander. Helena thinks that they're all playing a mean joke on her. -
You canker blossom!
Hermia and Helena begin to fight.
"O me, you juggler, you canker blossom
You thief of love what, have you come by night
And stol'n my love's heart from him"
(III, ii, 335) -
There shall be a fight
Demetrius and Lysander decided they will fight for the love of Helena.
"Now follow, if thou dar'st, to try whose right, of thine or mine is most in Helena"
(III, ii, 335) -
Stop that fight!
Oberon tells Robin not let the men fight. -
Run Run Run
Robin shifts places and makes the lovers think that they are chasing each other, until they become tired. -
Happy Lovers
The lovers fall asleep and Robin puts the potion on Lysander so that he will love Hermia once again, and Demetrius will continue to love Helena.
