![]() ![]() ![]() They reveal their plan to Helena, Hermia’s friend, who is in love with Demetrius. Lysander and Hermia make plans to flee Athens. Theseus threatens Hermia with either lifelong chastity or death if she continues to disobey her father. Egeus demands that Theseus enforce Athenian law upon Hermia and execute her if she refuses to marry Demetrius. Egeus arrives with his daughter Hermia and her two suitors, Lysander (the man she wants to marry) and Demetrius (the man her father wants her to marry). Theseus, duke of Athens, is planning the festivities for his upcoming wedding to the newly captured Amazon, Hippolyta. The Folger Shakespeare A Midsummer Night’s Dream audiobook is available on a wide variety of audiobook platforms. This production was performed by the professional actors of Folger Theatre, in consultation with the editors of The Folger Shakespeare. The Folger Shakespeare Library and our publishing partner, Simon & Schuster Audio, hope you enjoy these excerpts from our audio performance of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. ![]()
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