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Theseus and Hippolyta are going to get married.
Theseus had won Hippolyta in battle and now is putting the entire kingdom in a good mood for their wedding day in four days. -
Egeus wants Hermia to marry Demetrius
Egeus has come to Theseus to tell him that he wants Hermia to marry Demetrius and that she wants to marry Lysander instead. -
Theseus tells Hermia the consequences
Since Hermia is going against her father's wishes, she is given the choices of being a nun, be killed, or just marry Demetrius. -
Lysander plans their escape.
Lysander comes up with a plan and tells Hermia that they will elope together at Lysander's Aunt's house outside of Athens, where the rules do not apply. -
Hermia tells Helena.
Soon, Helena comes along and Hermia exposes to her their plan to run away. But, so Helena can see Demetrius one more time, she goes to tell him of their plan. -
A bunch of lower-class subjects plan a play.
Peter Quince, a carpenter, invites a bunch of people to his house so, they can put together a play for the King and Queen on their Wedding night.
