MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM
by Virginia Di Pinto
1. FIRST ACT
1.1. SETTING: Athens
2. SEVENTH ACT
2.1. The play end with the comedy of the craftsman
2.1.1. At the end only Puck remains on the stage, apologizing for the silliness of the play
3. Theseus is preparing his marriage to Hippolyta
3.1. Egeus, a nobleman, want his daughter Hermia to marry Demetrius, who loves her
4. Demetrius and Helena stalk into the woods after Hermia and Lysander
5. SECOND ACT
5.1. Hermia and Lysander plan to escape
5.1.1. They make their known to Helena
5.1.1.1. Helena is in love with Demetrius, and tells him about the two lovers plan
6. THIRD ACT : the faires
6.1. SETTING: the woods
7. THIRD ACT : the athenian craftsmen
8. The king Oberon want to make a Knight a Indian prince, but Titania, the queen, refuses
8.1. THE MAGICAL FLOWER the juice of which spread over a sleeping person eyelids to make the person fall in love with the first things he or she sees upon waking
9. FOURTH ACT
9.1. When Puck obtain the flower, he spread the juice on Titania, like Oberon said
10. FIFTH ACT
10.1. Titania wakes up and fall in love with Bottom
10.1.1. Puck trasformed Bottom's head into that of an ass
10.1.1.1. Oberon say to Puck to cancel the spell and give to Titania the antidote
11. Oberon, seeking revenge, sends Puck to acquire a magical flower
12. SIXTH ACT
12.1. SETTING: from the woods to Athens
12.1.1. The next morning Theseus and Hippolyta find the couples and take them bake to Athen
13. They are rehearsing a play that they hope to perform during the marriage
13.1. The consequence is that Lysander now loves Helena, like Demetrius, after that Oberon for solve the situation spread the juice also on him
13.1.1. So the two man end up to fight for Helena, who is scared from the jealous Hermia
13.1.1.1. Puck solve the situation confusing the man, and spread another time the juice on their eyelids