A Midsummer Night's Dream
by William Shakespeare
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More About A Midsummer Night's Dream:

• A Midsummer Night's Dream is a romantic comedy by William Shakespeare written in the mid-1590s.
• For more information see: Wikipedia: A Midsummer Night's Dream.
• For biographical information William Shakespeare see: Wikipedia: William Shakespeare. 
• The source text for this eBook is from Project Gutenberg

TABLE OF CONTENTS
ACT I. 
Scene 1: Athens. A room in the Palace of THESEUS. 
Scene 2: The Same. A Room in a Cottage. 

ACT II. 
Scene 1: A wood near Athens. 
Scene 2: Another part of the wood. 

ACT III. 
Scene 1: The Wood. The Queen of Fairies lying asleep. 
Scene 2: Another part of the wood. 

ACT IV. 
Scene 1: The Wood. 
Scene 2: Athens. A Room in QUINCE'S House. 

ACT V. 
Scene 1: Athens. An Apartment in the Palace of THESEUS. 
Scene 2: Puck. 

Characters in Midsummer Night's Dream
THESEUS, Duke of Athens.
EGEUS, Father to Hermia.
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.

HIPPOLYTA, Queen of the Amazons, bethrothed to Theseus.
HERMIA, daughter to Egeus, in love with Lysander.
HELENA, in love with Demetrius.

OBERON, King of the Fairies.
TITANIA, Queen of the Fairies.
PUCK, or ROBIN GOODFELLOW, a Fairy.
PEASBLOSSOM, 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.