William Shakespeare's "A Midsummer-Night's Dream" in the complete original text
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Dramatis Personæ

THESEUS, Duke of Athens.
EGEUS, Father to Hermia.
LYSANDER,
DEMETRIUS, in love with Hermia
PHILOSTRATE, Master of the Revels to Theseus.
QUINCE, a Carpenter.
SNUG, a Joiner.
BUTTOM, a Weaver.
FLUTE, a Bellows-mender.
SNOUT, a Tinker.
STARVELING, a Tailor.
HIPPOLYTA, Queen of the Amazons, betrothed
to Theaeus.
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.
PEASE-BLOSSOM,
COBWEB,
MOTH,
MUSTARD-SEED, Faires.
Other Fairies attending their King and Queen.
Attendants on Theseus and Hippolyta.
 
Scene.— Athens, and a Wood near it.
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