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How does Shakespeare entertain the audience in Act 1 scene 2 and Act 3 scene 1?
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Emily Marsden 10Hl Midsummer Night's Dream How does Shakespeare entertain the audience in Act 1 scene 2 and Act 3 scene 1? In the beginning of the play Theseus and Hippolyta plan to get married. Hermia, the daughter of Egues is told by her father that she is to marry Demetrius. Hermia is not pleased with this news, as she wants to marry Lysander. Theseus is told about Hermia refusing to marry Demetrius and decides that if she doesn't obey her father she must be either sentenced to death or become a nun. Lysander and Hermia then plan to flee the country to get away from it all and to be together. Nobody knows about this except Helena, Hermia's best friend. Shakespeare entertains the audience in a variety of ways in Act 1 scene 2. The mechanicals, a group of amateur actors, meet in Athens. They try to put together a...
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