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The lovers Lysander and Hermia flee to the wilderness together to escape the arranged marriage of Hermia and Demetrius. -
Oberon (the fairy kind) orders his servant Puck to spice love juice onto his wife Titania (the fair queen) so she will fall in love with an embarrassing creature, and the boy Demetrius so he will fall in love with Helena (being asked to by his mistress Hippolyta). -
Puck turns Bottom's head into that of an ass. -
Titania is spiked with love juice and falls in love with Bottom. -
Puck places love juice on Lysander's eyes by mistake instead of on Demetrius. -
Lysander also falls in love with Helena to Hermia’s & Helena’s dismay. -
Puck tries to correct this by doing the same love spell on Demetrius, but now both boys are in love with Helena and are fighting for her love, all while Hermia is angry at the betrayal of her boyfriend and best friend (Helena). -
Oberon finds out of this mishap on the humans and is angry at Puck. -
All spells are broken, including the spell on Titania. -
Being embarrassed of the situation and “love” of Bottom, Titania returns back to Oberon. -
The fighting is now over, and so the 2 couples (lovers) return back to the court together. -
The two reunited couples (Demetrius/Helena & Hermia/Lysander) are given permission to stay together and the wedding of Hermia and Demetrius is called off. -
Thesus and Hippolyta's wedding happens.