Act 3 Scene 1

In Act 3 Scene 1, Quince and his crew of actors gather and begin to practice their lines. The actors recognize that the play might frighten the audience. They convince Quince to include an introduction of the true actors behind the intimidating characters they play. While they rehearse Puck quietly comes upon the group and observes their preparations. Sneaky Puck lures Bottom away from the scene. Puck then, turns Bottom into an ass-head, literally replacing his head with that of a donkey. Bottom returns to his fellow actors unaware of this new change. Confused, Bottom wondered why they all ran shrieking into the woods. To prove he isn’t scared, Bottom sings merrily up and down through the forest. Bottoms singing wakes fairy Queen Titania and at the instant she sees him, she falls in love with him. Queen Titania then makes her fairies spoil him with food and wait on him.