A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Dramatis Personæ

William Shakespeare

THESEUS, Duke of Athens.
EGEUS, father to Hermia.
LYSANDER, in love with Hermia
DEMETRIUS, in love with Hermia.
PHILOSTRATE, master of the revels to Theseus.
QUINCE, a carpenter.
SNUG, a joiner.
BOTTOM, a weaver.
FLUTE, a bellows-mender.
SNOUT, a tinker.
STARVELING, a tailor.

HIPPOLYTA, queen of the Amazons, betrothed to Theseus.
HERMIA, daughter to Egeus, in love with Lysander.
HELENA, in love with Demetrius.

OBERON, king of the fairies.
TITANIA, queen of the fairies.
PUCK, or Robin Goodfellow.
PEASEBLOSSOM, fairie.
COBWEB, fairie.
MOTH, fairie.
MUSTARDSEED, fairie.

Other fairies attending their King and Queen.
Attendants on Theseus and Hippolyta.

SCENE: Athens, and a wood near it.

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