A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM

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

ACT I

SCENE I. Athens. A room in the Palace of Theseus