A midsummer night's dream has many themes. one of them is that the perception of reality versus dreams may vary for each person. how does the scene where theseus and hippolyta find the lovers asleep in the woods develop this theme? hippolyta and theseus feel that they have entered an imaginary world when they find the lovers. hippolyta and theseus sensed they would find the lovers in the woods. the lovers wonder if the flower potion caused them to think their experiences weren't real. the lovers find it hard to determine whether they are asleep or awake.