Dramatis Personae

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
COBWEB
MOTH
MUSTARDSEED
fairies.

Other fairies attending their King and Queen.

Attendants on Theseus and Hippolyta.

SCENE
Athens, and a wood near it.