Summary of Act 1: A Midsummer Night's Dream

In Act 1, Scene 1 we find out that Theseus and Hippolyta are getting married in four days (on the new moon). Theseus has also given a deadline to Hermia of his wedding to make her decision whether or not she wants to marry the guy that her father, Egeus, has told her to marry, who is Demitrius. If Hermia has decided she doesn't want to marry Demitrius then Theseus will either kill her or turn her into a nun. The thing stopping Hermia from obeying her father is the fact that she is in love with Lysander. Lysander comes up with a plan that him and Hermia will run away at midnight the next day into the forest and elope a couple of miles outside of Athens at Lysander's Aunt's house. Hermia tells her frenemy Helena of the romantic plan, but Helena still being mad at Hermia for "stealing" Helena's one true love, Demitrius, away from her comes up with the plan that she will tell Demitrius of Hermia and Lysander's plan to runaway. Helena hopes that Demitrius will be so grateful that Helena told him of this plan that he will want her back.

In Act 1, Scene 2 we learn that some of the middle class workers of Athens will be putting on a show at Theseus and Hippolyta's wedding. Quince (the carpenter) is the director of the show and will also be playing the part of Thisbe's father. Bottom (the weaver) has been given the role of Pyramus and he has also shown that he is a very scrambled and bossy character. Flute (the bellows repairman) has the role of Thisbe. Flute will have to talk in a high pitched voice because he is playing the part of a young woman in love. Starveling (the tailor) is going to be Thisbe's mother in the play. Snout (the handyman) will play Pyramus's father. Snug (the cabinetmaker) will play the part of the lion. Snug is afraid that his roar will scare the women of the audience and that could get everyone in the play executed. Bottom has made it clear that he believes he can do each part better than everyone else. Quince has set the first play practice to be the next night in the forest a couple of miles away from town. 

I predict that Helena's plan to win Demitrius back will backfire, while the cast of the play will run into Hermia and Lysander as they are trying to runaway and that will create some problems. What do you think will happen in Act 2?