Edward Capell [1767], Mr William Shakespeare his comedies, histories, and tragedies, set out by himself in quarto, or by the Players his Fellows in folio, and now faithfully republish'd from those Editions in ten Volumes octavo; with an introduction: Whereunto will be added, in some other Volumes, notes, critical and explanatory, and a Body of Various Readings entire (Printed by Dryden Leach, for J. and R. Tonson [etc.], London) [word count] [S10601].
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Introductory matter
Persons represented.
Theseus, Duke of Athens.
Lysander, in love with Hermia.
Demetrius, belov'd of Helena.
Egeus, Father to Hermia.
Philostrate, Master of the Sports to Theseus.
Quince, the Carpenter; Clown.
Bottom, the Weaver; Clown.
Flute, the Bellows-mender; Clown .
Snout, the Tinker; Clown.
Snug, the Joiner; Clown.
Starveling, the Tailor; Clown.
Clowns: Performers too in the Interlude; presenting in it,—
the Prologue;
Pyramus,
Thisbe [Thisby];
Wall,
Lion,
Moon-shine [Moonshine].
Hippolita [Hippolyta], Queen of the Amazons.
Hermia.
Helena.
Oberon, King of the Fairies:
Titania, his Queen.
Puck [Puck], or, Robin Good-fellow.
Pease-blossom [Peaseblossom], Cobweb, Moth,
Mustard-seed [Mustardseed], and three other
Fairies, attending the Queen.
Other Fairies, attending the King and Queen. Attendants upon Theseus and Hippolita.
[Fairy], [Fairy 1], [Fairy 2], [Fairy 3], [Fairy 4]
Scene, Athens; and a Wood not far from it.
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A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM.
Edward Capell [1767], Mr William Shakespeare his comedies, histories, and tragedies, set out by himself in quarto, or by the Players his Fellows in folio, and now faithfully republish'd from those Editions in ten Volumes octavo; with an introduction: Whereunto will be added, in some other Volumes, notes, critical and explanatory, and a Body of Various Readings entire (Printed by Dryden Leach, for J. and R. Tonson [etc.], London) [word count] [S10601].
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