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A Midsummer Night’s Dream - Characters in the Play

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Characters in the Play

Characters in the Play
Hermia
Lysander
Helena
Demetrius
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four lovers
Theseus, duke of Athens
Hippolyta, queen of the Amazons
Egeus, father to Hermia
Philostrate, master of the revels to Theseus
Nick Bottom, weaver
Peter Quince, carpenter
Francis Flute, bellows-mender
Tom Snout, tinker
Snug, joiner
Robin Starveling, tailor
Oberon, king of the Fairies
Titania, queen of the Fairies
Robin Goodfellow, a “puck,” or hobgoblin, in Oberon’s service
A Fairy, in the service of Titania
Peaseblossom
Cobweb
Mote
Mustardseed
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fairies attending upon Titania
Lords and Attendants on Theseus and Hippolyta
Other Fairies in the trains of Titania and Oberon