![]() ![]() As they discuss their plans, Helena enters. Here he and Hermia can marry and live in peace. He and Hermia can escape from Athens and its unjust laws by running away to his widowed aunt's house. Upset by Theseus' decree, Lysander comes up with a plan. Hermia has until the day of Theseus and Hippolyta's wedding to decide upon her fate. Theseus agrees that Hermia should obey her father but offers her a third option: spending her life in a nunnery. Instead, he declares that if Hermia won't marry Demetrius, she will die: This is the law of Athens and his right as her father. Lysander argues that he is as good of a match as Demetrius, but Egeus won't listen. Hermia is in love with Lysander, but her father wants her to marry Demetrius. While they discuss their relationship, Egeus enters with his daughter, Hermia, and her two suitors, Lysander and Demetrius. Their relationship has not always been so loving. Theseus is upset because time is moving so slowly, but Hippolyta assures him the four days will quickly pass. A Midsummer Night's Dream opens with Theseus and Hippolyta planning their wedding, which takes place in four days. ![]()
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