Сomedy A Midsummer’s Night Dream is a wonderful piece of work written by a genius English playwright William Shakespeare. Three very amusing stories tightly connected with each other fascinate the reader with a numerous love adventures. The reason for that is a potion of a forest spirit Puck. William Shakespeare is the author of the world famous sonnets and plays Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, Macbeth and Othello, as well as comedies Twelfth Night, A Midsummer’s Night Dream, Love’s Labour’s Lost, The Merry Wives of Windsor, The Two Gentlemen of Verona and As You Like It. William Shakespeare is the most performed playwright, the works of the great English poet have been on top of the world theatre stages for some centuries already.
Theseus, Prince of Athens
Egeus, Father to Hermia
Lysander, 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, betrothed to Theseus.
Hermia, Daughter of Egeus, in love with Lysander.
Helena, in love with Demetrius.
Attendants on Theseus and Hippolyta.
Oberon, King of the Fairies.
Titania, Queen of the Fairies.
Puck or Robin Goodfellow, a Fairy.
Peaseblossom, Cobweb, Moth, Mustardseed, Fairies.
Other Fairies attending on Oberon and Titania.
SCENE: Athens and a Wood not far from it.