Dramatis Personae

by William Shakespeare

　　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, a carpenter

　　SNUG, a joiner

　　BOTTOM, a weaver

　　FLUTE, a bellows-mender

　　SNOUT, a tinker

　　STARVELING, a 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

　　PEASEBLOSSOM, fairy

　　COBWEB, fairy

　　MOTH, fairy

　　MUSTARDSEED, fairy

　　PROLOGUE, PYRAMUS, THISBY, WALL, MOONSHINE, LION are presented by:QUINCE, BOTTOM, FLUTE, SNOUT, STARVELING, AND SNUG

　　Other Fairies attending their King and Queen

　　Attendants on Theseus and Hippolyta

　　SCENE:

　　Athens and a wood near it