Act V Scene I

After Class Reading Reflections

The lovers wed and it is implied that they all live 'happily ever after'. They watch the play put on by the rude mechanicals and often interrupt to commentate. All in all, the play performed is asinine and supercilious, which Hippolyta makes known. After the mortals have all retired, the immortals take to the dance floor, and Puck makes a little closing speech. At the end of his dialect he leaves the audience thinking that maybe the play itself was nothing but a dream and leaves many questions unanswered...