In A Midsummer Night's Dream, Shakespeare heavily uses contrasting to tell this story, by using 3 groups of extremely different characters. The first is a group of Athenian nobles in which the backdrop of the story is set against ancient Rome, more specifically in the city of Athens. The duke of Athens Theseus, is anticipating his wedding to Hippolyta, queen of the amazons. To pass the time, he sends his master of revels to find some entertainment. Not much later Egeus, an athenian nobleman enters the court with a complaint. He wants his daughter Hermia to be wed to a young man named Demetrius, who infact does love Hermia, but she is in love with another man named Lysander. Egeus wants the full penalty of the law enforced on his daughter if she doesnt comply with his demands. Theseus rules on the matter by giving Hermia until his wedding to decide what it is she wants to do. Despite possible repricussions, Hermia and Lysander decide to escape Athens, therefore also leaving Athenian law behind, and be wed at Lysander's aunts house which is 7 leagues (or roughly 21 miles) from Athens. Lysander and Hermia make note of their plan to Helena a friend, who is also in love with Dem

During their clandestine meeting, Oberon notices Demetrius and Helena coming through the woods with Demetrius acting extremely nasty to Helena. Thinking he could remedy that, he orders Puck to also put some of the juice onto the young man's eyelids so that he will adore and worship the woman who is currently adoring and worshiping him. While in search of Demetrius and Helena, Puck runs aground Lysander and Hermia. Thinking this is the young man Oberon spoke of, Puck uses the magic juice on Lysander while he slept. Demetrius and Helena come across Lysander and Hermia sleeping. Out of pure chance, Lysander first noticed Helena when he awoke. He proceded to leave Hermia and to proclaim his love for Helena due to the magic juice. As things go on during the night, Puck makes an attempt to fix his mistake- only to make Demetrius also fall in love with Helena. She does not welcome her lost love coming back to her as she thinks he is mocking her. Hermia, heartbroken and distraught, becomes so jealous that she proposes that she and Helena fight. Demetrius and Lysander almost get into a fight but Puck prevents this by throwing each of their voices, confused them and leading both of them in different directions in the woods.

In these woods, we meet our second and third groups of

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