Act Three opens with the workmen preparing to rehearse their play. Before they begin, they identify a number of problems.
Bottom, thinking he's being tricked, begins to sing, which awakens Titania. She falls immediately in love with Bottom. He is given fairies to wait on him and is quite delighted by their, and Titania's, company.
- Ladies "cannot abide" the killing. The solution: Write a prologue which tells the audience that Bottom is simply Bottom the Weaver and not Pyramus and that they "will do no harm with their swords."
- "A Lion among ladies is a most dreadful thing." The solution: Have the Snug explain that he's not really a lion, but simply an actor.
- They need moonlight since Pyramus and Thisbe meet by moonlight. Tee solution: Have an actor play "Moonshine."
- There must be a wall in the chamber. The solution: Have an actor play "Wall."
Bottom, thinking he's being tricked, begins to sing, which awakens Titania. She falls immediately in love with Bottom. He is given fairies to wait on him and is quite delighted by their, and Titania's, company.