Act 1 Scene 1

In Act 1 Scene 1, Lysander and Hermia meet in their own secret spot. They talk about how much they are in love with each other and that they want to get married already. Lysander makes a suggestion that they run away from Egeus, Hermia's father, and get married in his aunt's town. Helena confronts the two of them and asks Hermia how she steals Demetrius heart with such ease. Helena loves Demetrius and she becomes jealous of Hermia. She thinks of a plan to try and sabotage Lysander and Hermia's plan to runaway and get married.