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Title: A Midsummer Nights Dream


1
A Midsummer Nights Dream
  • By William Shakespeare

2
Table of Contents
  • Dramatis Personae
  • The Royals
  • The Lovers
  • The Fairies
  • The Mechanicals
  • Themes
  • Motifs
  • Symbols
  • Influence

3
Dramatis Personae
  • The Royals
  • The Lovers
  • The Fairies
  • The Mechanicals

4
The Royals
  • Theseus, The Duke of Athens
  • Hippolyta, Queen of the Amazons
  • Egeus, father to Hermia
  • Philostrate, attendant to Theseus

5
The Lovers
  • Hermia
  • Lysander
  • Helena
  • Demetrius

6
The Fairies
  • Oberon, the Fairie King
  • Titania, the Fairie Queen
  • Puck, or Robin Goodfellow
  • Peaseblossom
  • Cobweb
  • Moth
  • Mustardseed

7
The Mechanicals
  • Peter Quince, a carpenter
  • Bottom, a weaver
  • Snug, a joiner
  • Flute, a bellows-mender
  • Snout, a tinker
  • Starveling, a tailor

8
Themes
  • Loves Difficulty
  • Magic
  • Dreams

9
Motifs
Opposites/Doubles Night/Day Dream/Reali
ty
10
Symbols
  • Theseus/Hippolyta
  • Love Potion
  • Play within a play

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Influence
Mendolsohns Incidental Music Lullaby Wedding
March
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