Puck | Also know as Robin Goodfellow, he is Oberons jester, a mischievous fairy who delights in playing pranks on mortals |
Oberon | The king of the fairies |
Titania | The beautiful queen of the fairies |
Lysander | A young man of Athens, in love with Hermia |
Demetrius | A young man of Athens, initially in love with Hermia and ultimately in love with Helena |
Hermia | Egeus’ daughter, a young woman of Athens, in love with Lysander and a childhood friend of Helena |
Helena | A young woman of Athens, in love with Demetrius |
Egeus | Hermia’s father, who wants Hermia to marry Demetrius |
Theseus | The heroic duke of Athens, engaged to Hippolyta |
Hippolyta | The queen of the Amazons, engaged to Theseus |
Nick Bottom | Overconfident weaver chosen to play Pyramus in the play. Also got his head turned into an ass |
Peter Quince | A carpenter who leads the play. He reads the prologue |
Francis Flute | The bellows-mender chosen to play Thisbe, the young girl in love |
Robin Starveling | The tailor who plays the part of moonshine |
Tom Snout | The tinker who plays the part of the wall |
Snug | The joiner who plays the part of the lion |
Philostrate | Theseus’s Master of the Revels, responsible for organizing entertainment at the marriage |
Peaseblossom | Fairy that begins with p |
Cobweb | Fairy that begins with c |
Mote | Fairy that rhymes with vote |
Mustardseed | Fairy that ends with seed |
A Midsummer Night’s Dream Character List
July 9, 2019