Hermia is given the choice to either marry Demetrius, become a nun, or die. She cannot marry the man she is in love with.
It complicates things because Demetrius looks bad in front of Theseus. Theseus claimed he heard about some of his previous affairs so they could still honour Egeus' wishes as he is the father.
They plan to elope and get married. Since Lysander has a relative outside of Athens, they can live with that relative.
Hermia's dream is a reflection of reality because in her dream she is abandoned and betrayed by Lysander. In reality when she is sleeping, puck magically makes Lysander fall in love with the next girl he sees and Lysander sees Helena and falls in love with her. Then, Hermia wakes up and was actually abandoned by Lysander.
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