Introductory matter
1 note.
Persons Represented
Theseus, Duke of Athens.
Egeus, Father to Hermia.
Lysander, in love with Hermia.
Demetrius, in love with Hermia.
Philostrate, Master of the Sports to Theseus.
Quince, the Carpenter.
Snug, the Joiner.
Bottom, the Weaver.
Flute, the Bellows-mender.
Snowt [Snout], the Tinker.
Starveling, the Taylor.
Hippolita [Hippolyta], Queen of the Amazons, betrothed to Theseus.
Hermia, Daughter to Egeus, in love with Lysander.
Helena, in love with Demetrius.
Attendants.
Oberon, King of the Fairies.
Titania, Queen of the Fairies.
Puck, or Robin-goodfellow, a Fairy.
Peaseblossom, Fairy.
Cobweb, Fairy.
Moth, Fairy.
Mustard-seed [Mustardseed], Fairy.
Pyramus, Character in the Interlude performed by a Clown.
Thisbe [Thisby], Character in the Interlude performed by a Clown.
Wall, Character in the Interlude performed by a Clown.
Moonshine, Character in the Interlude performed by a Clown.
Lyon [Lion], Character in the Interlude performed by a Clown.
Other Fairies attending their King and Queen: Attendants on Theseus and Hippolita.
[Fairy], [Fairy 1], [Fairy 2], [Fairy 3], [Fairy 4], [Prologue]
SCENE, Athens, and a Wood not far from it.
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MIDSUMMER-NIGHT's DREAM.
Samuel Johnson [1778], The plays of William Shakspeare. In ten volumes. With the corrections and illustrations of various commentators; to which are added notes by Samuel Johnson and George Steevens. The second edition, Revised and Augmented (Printed for C. Bathurst [and] W. Strahan [etc.], London) [word count] [S10901].
