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Duke of Athens, who is marrying Hippolyta as the play begins. He decrees that Hermia must marry Demetrius or be sentenced either to death or to life in a convent.

Queen of the Amazons, she is betrothed to Theseus. These two were once enemies, and Theseus won her in battle.

Hermia’s beloved. Egeus does not approve of Lysander, though we don’t know why.

He is in love with Hermia, and her father’s choice of a husband for her. He once loved Helena but has cruelly abandoned her before the play begins.

Although she loves Lysander, her father insists she marry Demetrius or be put to death for disobedience of his wishes.

She is the cruelly abused lover of Demetrius. Before the play begins, he has abandoned her in favor of Hermia.

The King of the Fairies, Oberon is fighting with Titania when the play begins because he wants custody of a boy she is raising.

Oberon’s wife, she is Queen of the Fairies. Because of Titania’s argument with Oberon, the entire human and natural world is in chaos.

Oberon’s jester, Puck is responsible for mistakenly anointing Lysander with the love juice intended for Demetrius.

A weaver, Bottom plays Pyramus. He is the most outgoing of the group of actors, wishing to play all of the characters in “Pyramus and Thisbe.”

Hermia’s tyrannical father.

Theseus’ Master of Revels, he arranges the selection of performances for Theseus’ wedding.

A carpenter and the director of the group of actors who perform “Pyramus and Thisbe,” which he has written for the celebration following Theseus and Hippolyta’s wedding.

A bellows-mender, Flute plays the role of Thisbe.

Snout is a tinker and plays the role of Wall in “Pyramus and Thisbe.”

A joiner, he plays the lion in “Pyramus and Thisbe.”

A tailor, he represents Moonshine in “Pyramus and Thisbe.”