Act 3

Scene 1
This scene begins with the troupe of actors meeting nearby the place where Titania is sleeping. The actors start discussing how the play shall go and decide to try rehearsing it. For one scene of their play, Bottom goes off stage as part of the act. When Bottom goes off into the bushes, Puck, being mischievous, turns his head into that of a donkey. When Bottom goes back on stage in his new form he scares off all of his fellow actors. Bottom thinks that the other actors are just messing with him so he starts to sing to prove that he is not afraid. Titania wakes up now and the first thing she sees is Bottom with the head of a donkey and instantly falls in love with him. She tells her fairy servants to take care of and pamper Bottom.

Scene 2
Puck tells Oberon of all that has happened. When Oberon sees Demetrius and Hermia enter, Oberon learns that Puck used the flower on the wrong person. When Demetrius goes to sleep, Oberon uses the flower on Demetrius so he will fall in love with Helena. Then Helena enters with Lysander following her and they meet up with Hermia and Demetrius. Lysander tells Hermia of his new love for Helena and Demetrius wakes to fall in love with Helena. Helena believes that Demetrius is now mocking her to and blames it on the already crestfallen Hermia. Hermia and Helena start fighting until Helena runs off. The two men decide to fight each other to prove who loves Helena more. Oberon in an attempt to stop them fighting tells Puck to imitate the two men's voices when near the other and lead them round in circles to tire them out and make them fall asleep. Puck does as hes told and Lysander and Demetrius eventually lie down to rest. Puck then uses the remedy on Lysander to cure him of his love for Hermia.