Egeus | father of Hermia; wants Hermia to marry Demetrius |
Hippolyta | getting married to the Duke of Athens |
Puck | fairy; turns bottoms head into an ass; also known as Robin; servant to Oberon |
Quince | the organizer; prologue |
Bottom | the bossiest; Pyramus |
Lysander | loves Hermia; not loved by Egeus |
Flute | Thisbe |
Hermia | loves Lysander; father Egeus; brunette and short |
Oberon | king of the fairies; jealous because Titania wants the Indian boy |
Snout | wall |
Theseus | Duke of Athens; says Demetrius will marry Hermia but later changes his mind and says Demetrius will marry Helena and Lysander will marry Hermia |
Helena | pathetically follows Demetrius; in love with Demetrius; blonde and tall |
Titania | queen of fairies; job is to protect Indian boy |
Demetrius | loves Hermia but she doesn’t love him; liked by Egeus; ends up marrying Helena |
Starveling | moon |
Snug | lion |
Athenians | Demetrius, Lysander, Helena, Hermia, Egeus, Hippolyta, Theseus |
fairies | Titania, Oberon, Puck |
mechanicals | Quince, Bottom, Flute, Starveling, Snug, snout |
A Midsummer Night’s Dream Characters
August 25, 2019