Scene 1 from Act One of a Midsummer Night's Dream contains Theseus and Hippolyta discussing their wedding date and then, Egeus comes to complain about his daughter, Hermia, who refuses to marry Demetrius, who has her father's permission to marry Hermia. Instead, Hermia wishes to marry Lysander. Egeus asks Theseus to place the death penalty on Hermia if she refuses to marry Demetrius, but instead, Theseus tells Hermia that if she won't marry Demetrius, she will have to choose between becoming a nun, or dying. Because of this, Lysander asks Hermia to run away with her the next morning, and Hermia agrees. Lysander and Hermia decide to tell Helena of this plan, who then decides to tell Demetrius, so he will love her again.
Scene 2 from Act One is is about the middle class people discussing the play they are going to act out at Theseus and Hippolyta's play. Quince (the leader) assigns every one a part in the play, and is constantly interrupted by Bottom, an over-confident weaver.
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