Four young lovers have lost their way in the woods.
Lysander and Hermia (both short) have fled the city of Athens together
to evade her father's command that she marry Demetrius. Exhausted, they
fall asleep.
Demetrius (tall) has rejected his former love Helena (also tall),
to follow Hermia. Helena pursues Demetrius because she loves him still.
Oberon, King of the Fairies, instructs his assistant, Puck, to drug
Demetrius with a love potion that will make him fall back in love with
Helena.
By mistake, Puck first drugs Lysander, who abandons Hermia. Puck finds
Demetrius sleeping and also drugs him, so both men now love Helena.
Our film opens with Lysander chasing Helena. Rejecting him, she awakens
Demetrius, who also sues for her love. Helena assumes that both men
are mocking her.
Hermia enters and runs to Lysander who rejects her and battles with
Demetrius over Helena. Hermia attacks her old friend Helena for stealing
her beloved.
Oberon tells Puck to lead the four lovers on a wild goose chase until
they all fall asleep. Puck drugs Lysander with an antidote so that his
affections can return to Hermia. When they awaken, "all shall be well."
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