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Summary of the play A midsummer Night's Dream

 The Midsummer Night's Dream is a comedy made by Shakespeare. The scene takes place in Athens. At all begins with the wedding of Theseus and Hippolyta. Two men Demetrius and Lysander are in love with one woman called Hermia. Hermia's father wishes that she married Demetrius who loves her. Nonetheless, Hermia disobeys her father's wishes because she is in love with Lysander. Then, they set up a meeting to plane how to escape the city to marry in Lysander's house. Hermia confesses to Helena, a friend who is in love with Demetrius, her lover meeting in the forest. In the forest, the four main characters fall in the trap of Oberon and his magic love potion. Lovers were exchanged: Now Hermia is in love with Demetrius and Helena with Lysander. However it is a comedy so it is a happy ending story but we are not going to tell you more about this...

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