Midsummer Night’s Dream | Dramatis Personea


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In A Midsummer Night’s Dream, residents of Athens mix with fairies from a local forest, with comic results. In the city, Theseus, Duke of Athens, is to marry Hippolyta, queen of the Amazons. Bottom the weaver and his friends rehearse in the woods a play they hope to stage for the wedding celebrations. … more …

 

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.

PEASEBLOSSOM fairy
COBWEB fairy
MOTH fairy
MUSTARDSEED fairy

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

SCENE Athens, and a wood near it.


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Updated: February 18, 2024 — 10:00 am