The exposition of this story is the opening scene where Theseus, Hippolyta, Philostrate, and the attendants walk in and Theseus starts talking to Hippolyta and Philostrate. They talk about the four day festival of Theseus 's and Hippolyta 's wedding. Theseus orders Philostrate to arrange last minute arrangements of the wedding festival. The rising action is after Philostrate leaves and Hermia, Demetrius, Egeus, and Lysander enter. Egeus has come with the complaint that his daughter has refused to marry the man he has chosen for her, Demetrius. He asks Theseus sentence Hermia to death (this a penalty that used, but barely, against daughters that do not follow their fathers orders to marry the man chosen for her) because she is not obeying his
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At this time, the fairy king, Oberon, and queen, Titania, are fighting over a changeling boy. Titania refuses to give Oberon her changeling boy, so Oberon calls on his chief favorite and privy counselor, Puck, whom is a very mischievous fairy that plays many tricks, to fetch a flower so he can pour it on to the eyes of Titania so that she falls in love with the first person she sees and is distracted so he can take her changeling boy. As Puck is searching for the flower, the king overlooks the entering of Demetrius and Helena. He hears Demetrius say means things to Helena for following him into the woods and then walk away from her, leaving her to the wild animals of the woods. Oberon remembers Lysander saying how Demetrius once loved Helena and decides he will have Puck poor some of the flower on Demetrius ' eyes so he will fall in love with Helena. Puck returns and tells Puck to pour the flower on Demetrius and he goes on his way to poor the flower on Titania. Oberon comes upon Titania as she is giving orders and after she is done she tells her fairies to sing her to sleep. After the fairies sing her to sleep they leave to go fulfill their orders from their queen, which gives Oberon the opportunity to poor the flower on her
At this time, the fairy king, Oberon, and queen, Titania, are fighting over a changeling boy. Titania refuses to give Oberon her changeling boy, so Oberon calls on his chief favorite and privy counselor, Puck, whom is a very mischievous fairy that plays many tricks, to fetch a flower so he can pour it on to the eyes of Titania so that she falls in love with the first person she sees and is distracted so he can take her changeling boy. As Puck is searching for the flower, the king overlooks the entering of Demetrius and Helena. He hears Demetrius say means things to Helena for following him into the woods and then walk away from her, leaving her to the wild animals of the woods. Oberon remembers Lysander saying how Demetrius once loved Helena and decides he will have Puck poor some of the flower on Demetrius ' eyes so he will fall in love with Helena. Puck returns and tells Puck to pour the flower on Demetrius and he goes on his way to poor the flower on Titania. Oberon comes upon Titania as she is giving orders and after she is done she tells her fairies to sing her to sleep. After the fairies sing her to sleep they leave to go fulfill their orders from their queen, which gives Oberon the opportunity to poor the flower on her