Act 4 Scene 1

Act 4 Scene 1 starts in on Bottom being pampered and waited on by Queen Titania’s fairies. He acts as if he is of high class and orders the fairies to get him whatever comes to mind. Oberon informs Puck that he has taken the Indian boy from Titania and that there is no use in keeping the love spell on Titania. Puck leaves and reverses the spell on Titania. Oberon uses music to put Bottom into a deep sleep, and then turns Bottom’s donkey head into his normal head. Oberon and Titania meet and dance.

Theseus, Hippolyta, and Egeus enter the forest to celebrate May Day. While walking, they stumble upon Lysander, Hermia, Demetrius, and Helena in a deep sleep. Theseus, Hippolyta, and Egeus wake the four up. Now Lysander’s love returned to Hermia, and Demetrius was in love with Helena. Lysander spills out his plan to wed Hermia in a place free from the Athenian law. Egeus then boils with anger and demands that Theseus do something about such a plot. Interrupting, Demetrius claims his love for Helena. At this, Theseus pays no attention to Egeus and declares that they will have all their weddings at once. The group leaves the forest and later Bottom awakes from his nap. However he thinks the whole donkey head event was a dream. Bottom then returns to his fellow actors and they welcome him with smiles on their faces.