comedy

A Midsummer Night's Dream

c. 1595–1596

Love is a madness — and the fairies are delighted to prove it.

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Scenes

Dramatis personæ

THESEUS Duke of Athens
HIPPOLYTA Queen of the Amazons, bethrothed to Theseus
EGEUS Father to Hermia
HERMIA daughter to Egeus, in love with Lysander
HELENA in love with Demetrius
LYSANDER in love with Hermia
DEMETRIUS in love with Hermia
PHILOSTRATE Master of the Revels to Theseus
QUINCE the Carpenter
SNUG the Joiner
BOTTOM the Weaver
FLUTE the Bellows-mender
SNOUT the Tinker
STARVELING the Tailor
OBERON King of the Fairies
TITANIA Queen of the Fairies
PUCK or ROBIN GOODFELLOW, a Fairy
PEASEBLOSSOM Fairy
COBWEB Fairy
MOTH Fairy
MUSTARDSEED Fairy
PYRAMUS THISBE, WALL, MOONSHINE, LION; Characters in the Interlude