A Midsummer Nights Dream

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A Midsummer Nights Dream

• By William Shakespeare

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Table of Contents

• Dramatis Personae
• The Royals
• The Lovers
• The Fairies
• The Mechanicals
• Themes
• Motifs
• Symbols
• Influence

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Dramatis Personae

• The Royals
• The Lovers
• The Fairies
• The Mechanicals

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The Royals

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

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The Lovers

• Hermia
• Lysander
• Helena
• Demetrius

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The Fairies

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

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The Mechanicals

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

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Themes

• Loves Difficulty
• Magic
• Dreams

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Motifs
Opposites/Doubles Night/Day Dream/Reali
ty
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Symbols

• Theseus/Hippolyta
• Love Potion
• Play within a play

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Influence
Mendolsohns Incidental Music Lullaby Wedding
March