Shakespeare, William / 2008-06-19 00:00:00
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM
DRAMATIS PERSONAE
THESEUS Duke of Athens.
EGEUS father to Hermia.
LYSANDER |
| in love with Hermia.
DEMETRIUS |
PHILOSTRATE master of the revels to Theseus.
QUINCE a carpenter.
SNUG a joiner.
BOTTOM a weaver.
FLUTE a bellows-mender.
SNOUT a tinker.
STARVELING a tailor.
HIPPOLYTA queen of the Amazons, betrothed to Theseus.
HERMIA daughter to Egeus, in love with Lysander.
HELENA in love with Demetrius.
OBERON king of the fairies.
TITANIA queen of the fairies.
PUCK or Robin Goodfellow.
PEASEBLOSSOM |
|
COBWEB |
| fairies.
MOTH |
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MUSTARDSEED |
Other fairies attending their King and Queen.
Attendants on Theseus and Hippolyta.
SCENE Athens, and a wood near it.
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM
ACT I
SCENE I Athens. The palace of THESEUS.
[Enter THESEUS, HIPPOLYTA, PHILOSTRATE, and
Attendants]
THESEUS Now, fair Hippolyta, our nuptial hour
Draws on apace; four happy days bring in
Another moon: but, O, methinks, how slow
This old moon wanes! she lingers my desires,
Like to a step-dame or a dowager
Long withering out a young man revenue.
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