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STARVELING: a tailor.

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S
DREAM

HIPPOLYTA: queen of the Amazons, betrothed to
Theseus.

William Shakespeare

HERMIA: daughter to Egeus, in love with Lysander.

(written about 1593-1594)

HELENA: in love with Demetrius.

DRAMATIS PERSONAE

OBERON: king of the fairies.
THESEUS: Duke of Athens.
TITANIA: queen of the fairies.
EGEUS: father to Hermia.
PUCK: or Robin Goodfellow.
LYSANDER and DEMETRIUS: in love with Hermia.
PEASEBLOSSOM, COBWEB, MOTH, MUSTARDSEED: fairies. PHILOSTRATE: master of the revels to Theseus.
QUINCE: a carpenter.

Other fairies attending their King and Queen.
Attendants on Theseus and Hippolyta.

SNUG: a joiner.
SCENE: Athens, and a wood near it.
BOTTOM: a weaver.
FLUTE: a bellows-mender.
SNOUT: a tinker.
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A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Act I, scene i
Stir up the Athenian youth to merriments;
Awake the pert and nimble spirit of mirth;