The first scene of 'A Midsummer Night's Dream,' is one of the three most important scenes in the play as it establishes what the play will be about. The scene tells us a lot about the story, and the information is vital for the audience to understand the story shown in the play. This information includes Theseus and Hippolyta's love, the Athenian law, Demetrius and Lysander and what Egeus thinks of them, Hermia and …showed first 75 words of 740 total…

…showed last 75 words of 740 total…is foolish to her own situation. Helena's speech creates amusement and also uncovers more to the story. These aspects of the first scene in the play contribute to giving a lot of information in the scene. They tell the audience what the play will be about and establishes the personalities of four of the main characters - Hermia, Helena, Lysander and Demetrius. Therefore, this scene is important as it establishes the story for the audience.