Sunday, May 6, 2007

Act 2 - Scene 2

Oberon put some of the magic flower on Titania as she was sleeping. Lysander and Hermia also fall asleep neaby. Puck mistakes Lysander for Demetrious and rubs the magic flower on Lysanders eyes. Demetrious escapes from Helena leaving her behind. Lysander wakes up from his nap and sees Helena. He instantly falls in love with her. Helena thinks that Lysander is making fun of her so she runs away from lysander. While all of this is going on Hermia wakes up and starts franticly looking for her lover Lysander.

Act 2 - Scene 1

Oberon and Titania, the King and queen of the faries, are fighting over a little boy. Oberon, the king, sends puck to go and get a type of flower that makes people fall in love with the next person that they saw. Oberon wants to put some of the flower on Titania so that she will fall in love with someone else, so it will be easier to take the boy. In the human world, Helena is chasing after Demetrious because she is in love with him. Demetrious is triing to drive her off, but it is not working. Oberon feels bad for Helena and tells puck to apply some of the flower onto Demetrious.

Friday, May 4, 2007

Act 1 - Scene 2

In act two the actors that are going to perform at theseus's wedding are starting to plan out their play. There are six actors, one of them (Bottoms) is a major show off and thinks that he is the best actor ever. As the director is handing out parts of the play bottoms wants to play every part. The scene ends with bottom showing off to the other actors of how he can be a lion.

Act 1 - Scene 1

In act one scene one Egeus went to the Duke of Athens in need of help. He needed help with his daughter Hermia. Hermia wants to marry Lysander, but her father Egeus, wants her to marry Demetrius. Both men are very worthy but Hermia and Egeus have two different opinion. After the Duke hears both sides of the story, he takes Egeus, Demetrius and his own wife Hippolita aside so that they can talk it over. Hermia and Lysander are left behind in the courtyard where they come up with a plan to run away and to get married. They tell Helena their plan trusting her that she wouldn't say anything. After Hermia and Lysander leave Helena comes up with a plan to tell Demetrius There plan. The scene ends with Helena figuring out a plan to get them in trouble.