A Midsummer Night's Dream

William Shakespeare

Persons Represented

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 , the Carpenter
SNUG , the Joiner
BOTTOM , the Weaver
FLUTE , the Bellows-mender
SNOUT , the Tinker
STARVELING , the Tailor

HIPPOLYTA , Queen of the Amazons, bethrothed 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 , a Fairy
PEASBLOSSOM , Fairy
COBWEB , Fairy
MOTH , Fairy
MUSTARDSEED , Fairy

PYRAMUS , THISBE , WALL , MOONSHINE , LION ; Characters in the Interlude performed by the Clowns

Other Fairies attending their King and Queen
Attendants on Theseus and Hippolyta



SCENE: Athens, and a wood not far from it











ACT I