Shakespeare wrote many works of brilliance in his days. During his life, he wrote 14 comedies, compared to 11 histories and the 12 tragedies. In each one of these 14 comedies, Act 1 Scene 1 is an immediate attention grabber, sets the mood for the entire play, and foreshadows the principle themes. Midsummer Night 's Dream begins with Theseus and Hippolyta, the soon to be married couple. They are discussing their marriage, when Egeus walks into the room with a problem he needs help resolving. His daughter, Hermia, is in love with a man named Lysander. Egeus has other plans for her, however. He believes that Demetrious is a better suitor for his daughter, but Hermia doesn’t want to obey her father 's choice. Theseus gives Hermia three options: marry Demetrius, die, or join a convent. Everyone …show more content…
She talks to herself about how much she envies the couple 's love since Demetrius doesn’t return her feelings. You can see the raw emotion in some of these characters. It 's also very confusing setting a tense situation up. It grabs your attention for what 's to come with this twisted love triangle. The love-stricken girls and love-stricken boys that are going to be messed with later on are all on their toes, competing against each other. Jealousy is present everywhere. The secrets and the tension between father and daughter are clearly established, and they grab your attention right from the start. The Taming of the Shrew opens with a play being put on in Sly 's house. Sly is a man who has been tricked in a drunken state that he is royalty and that he has a wife. The play inside of the play begins with Lucentio speaking to his servant, Tranio after they arrive in Padua. They spot two women, Kate and Bianca, the daughters of Baptista, and they decide to eavesdrop on the conversation that they are having with Bianca 's suitors, Gremio and Hortensio. The conversation consists of the girl 's father, Baptista,