A Midsummer Night's Dream
By William Shakespeare.
Premiered circa 1595.
Contents
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Dramatis Personæ.
- THESEUS, Duke of Athens.
- EGEUS, Father to Hermia.
- LYSANDER, 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.
- PEASE-BLOSSOM, COBWEB, MOTH, MUSTARD-SEED, Fairies.
- Other Fairies attending their King and Queen. Attendants on Theseus and Hippolyta.
Scene.
Athens, and a Wood near it.
Speakers, in order of appearance.
- Theseus (48 lines)
- Hippolyta (14 lines)
- Egeus (7 lines)
- Hermia (47 lines)
- Demetrius (48 lines)
- Lysander (50 lines)
- Helena (36 lines)
- Quince (38 lines)
- Bottom (50 lines)
- Flute (10 lines)
- Starveling (4 lines)
- Snout (7 lines)
- Snug (2 lines)
- All (2 lines)
- Puck (33 lines)
- Fairy (4 lines)
- Oberon (29 lines)
- Titania (23 lines)
- Peaseblossom (4 lines)
- Cobweb (4 lines)
- Moth (2 lines)
- Mustardseed (5 lines)
- Hernia (1 line)
- Philostrate (6 lines)
- Prologue (2 lines)
- Wall (2 lines)
- Pyramus (9 lines)
- Thisbe (8 lines)
- Lion (2 lines)
- Moonshine (3 lines)
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