by William Shakespeare
Contents
ACT I Scene I. Athens. A room in the Palace of Theseus Scene II. The Same. A Room in a Cottage
ACT II Scene I. A wood near Athens Scene II. Another part of the wood
ACT III Scene I. The Wood. Scene II. Another part of the wood
ACT IV Scene I. The Wood Scene II. Athens. A Room in Quince’s House
ACT V Scene I. Athens. An Apartment in the Palace of Theseus
Dramatis Personæ
THESEUS, Duke of Athens HIPPOLYTA, Queen of the Amazons, bethrothed to Theseus EGEUS, Father to Hermia HERMIA, daughter to Egeus, in love with Lysander HELENA, in love with Demetrius LYSANDER, in love with Hermia DEMETRIUS, in love with Hermia PHILOSTRATE, Master of the Revels to Theseus
QUINCE, the Carpenter SNUG, the Joiner BOTTOM, the Weaver FLUTE, the Bellows-mender SNOUT, the Tinker STARVELING, the Tailor
OBERON, King of the Fairies TITANIA, Queen of the Fairies PUCK, or ROBIN GOODFELLOW, a Fairy PEASEBLOSSOM, Fairy COBWEB, Fairy MOTH, Fairy MUSTARDSEED, Fairy
PYRAMUS, THISBE, WALL, MOONSHINE, LION; Characters in the Interlude performed by the Clowns
Other Fairies attending their King and Queen Attendants on Theseus and Hippolyta
SCENE: Athens, and a wood not far from it