A Midsummer Night's Dream: Act Three Scene Two

In English Class, we were asked to translate and summarize Act Three Scene Two of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream.

Act Three Scene Two:
Many odd events take place in Act Three Scene Two. At the very beginning, Puck reports to Oberon on the progress of their evil plan to steal the Indian Boy away from Titania. Oberon is satisfied with Puck's work and both creatures hide as Hermia and Demetrius come into view. this time, Hermia confronts Demetrius about the disappearance of Lysander. She wrongly accuses Demetrius of murdering Lysander and then fiercely storms off. After this, Demetrius finds that it would be senseless to follow enraged Hermia and decides to go to sleep. Oberon then scolds Puck--he had messed up the love-fixing plan. Puck is then ordered to correct his mistakes and applies the love-nectar to Demetrius's eyes.

During this time, Lysander continues to attempt to unsuccessfully woo Helena. While doing this, they manage to wake up Demetrius who immediately falls for Helena. Both men begin to fight for the right to Helena's love. In response, Helena becomes offended and views the flattery as a form of mockery. Hermia then enters the commotion and fights for Lysander's love. Lysander, however, is cruel and tries to shake Hermia from him. Then, Helena becomes even more offended and accuses Hermia of being in on Lysander and Demetrius's plan. Confused, Hermia believes that Helena has plotted to steal away Lysander. Hermia then confronts Helena about her actions and a fight erupts. Both women lunge at each other with words and fists. While the fight is occurring, Demetrius and Lysander leave to battle for the right to Helena. After this, the fight between Helena and Hermia dies down and both women leave. Still invisible, Oberon scorns Puck once again on his mistake and orders him to undo the mess.

Oberon gives Puck an herb that will undo the effects of the original nectar that he put on Lysander. This time, if the plan went right, Lysander would fall back in love with Hermia. Puck decides that he will stir-up the battle between Demetrius and Lysander. He is wishing to create an immense amount of confusion and energy loss that would cause both men will become tired. Once they fall asleep, Puck can apply the undoing-nectar to Lysander's eyes. During the fight, Puck impersonates the voices of Lysander and Demetrius. This causes Demetrius and Lysander to race aimlessly around the forest in search of one another. After the intense chase, fatigue sets into Demetrius and Lysander. Both men immediately fall asleep. A short while later, Hermia and Helena also lay down to rest. With all four Athenians asleep, Puck sneakily applies the reverse herb to Lysander's eyes and prays that all will go well.