Even though Hermia is her friend, Helena decides to tell Demetrius about Hermia’s plan to run away, in the hopes that he’ll feel grateful to her. Hermia and Lysander tell Helena about their plan to run away, which would leave Demetrius for Helena.
Just then, Helena, who is in love with Demetrius, passes by. Hermia agrees to meet him in the forest the following night. One of Shakespeares most beloved comedies, A Midsummer Nights Dream has been described by scholars as carnivalesque: pushing the plot forward through. Theseus says she can have until his wedding day to make a decision.Īfter everyone else departs, Lysander proposes that they run away from Athens and live with his aunt. If Hermia chooses not to marry Demetrius, she will either be killed or forced to become a nun as punishment. Egeus has come to Theseus to complain that his daughter won’t marry Demetrius, as he has ordered her to do, because she wants to marry Lysander instead. The first is a band of fairies, including Oberon, the fairy king, and Titania, his queen, who has recently returned from India to bless the marriage of Theseus and Hippolyta. He sends Philostrate to encourage the people of Athens to start celebrating and assures Hippolyta that the two of them can go from being enemies on the battlefield to being properly married.Īn Athenian nobleman, Egeus, arrives with his daughter, Hermia, and two young men, Demetrius and Lysander.
By: William Shakespeare Narrated by: full cast. Theseus, Duke of Athens, has just defeated Hippolyta, Queen of the Amazonians, in battle. A Midsummer Nights Dream: Fully Dramatized Audio Edition as its meant to be heard, narrated by full.
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