Act 3 Scene 1

In Act 3 Scene 1, the group of actors that are to perform at Theseus's wedding meet to practice. In the script, Pyramus is killed and there is a lion, and if they scare the ladies, the actors will be put to their deaths. In fear of this, the actors decide to prestate that the lion is not actually a lion, and Pyramus is not actually killed. While the actors reherse, Bottom who is Pyramus, is off stage, and Puck, comes into the scene but invisible. He decides to play a trick and turn Bottoms head into that of an ass. When Bottom comes back on stage, he scares the other actors and they flee. When in the forest, Bottom wakes Titania and she falls in love with Bottom.