In this opening episode a prologue introduces the world of fairies and the plots that they will play. First come the Mechanicals, a group of odd folks setting out to perform a play. They are led by Quince and their stay is Bottom, a stuttering fool who's ass like personality becomes transformed to reality when he encounters Oberon, the Fairy King. Now drunk and transmuted, Bottom is molested by a band of fairies and forced to recite verse to them before falling fast asleep as dawn breaks.