Theseus | Duke of Athens |
Hippolyta | Legendary Queen of the Amazons. Marries Theseus |
Egeus | Hermia’s Father |
Hermia | In love with Lysander |
Lysander | In love with Hermia but with out her father’s consent |
Demetrius | In love with Hermia with her father’s consent |
Helena | Follows Demetrius into the forest. |
Quince | Director of the play “Pyramus and Thisbe” |
Flute | Plays Thisbe |
Bottom | Has a donkey’s head |
Titania | Queen of the Fairies |
Oberon | King of the Fairies |
Puck | Mischievous fairy who delights in playing pranks on mortals |
Bottom | Is set down for playing “Pyramus.” |
Flute | He has a beard coming. |
Hermia | Is called a “minimus, knot-grass maid” as well as a puppet, a bead, and an acorn because of her height. |
Helena | Is called a “painted maypole.” |
Lysander | Is awakened by Hermia in the forest and says to her that he “will go through fire I will for thy sweet sake.” |
Quince | Is mandated by Bottom to write prologue for him. |
Snug the Joiner | Wants the script for the “lion’s part” early as he is “slow of speech.” |
A Midsummer Night’s Dream Characters
August 26, 2019