The document provides an overview of the plot and characters of William Shakespeare's comedy A Midsummer Night's Dream. It takes place in Athens and the nearby woods. The main characters include the Athenians Theseus, Hippolyta, Egeus, Hermia, Lysander, Helena, and Demetrius, as well as the supernatural characters Oberon, Titania, and Puck. It also introduces the "Mechanicals", a group of tradesmen who perform a play within the play. The themes involve love, friendship, and the idea of illusion versus reality.

10. Beliefs about the Universe

11. Bear Baiting

12. letters and seals

13. heralds and heraldry

14. signs

15. bowls

16. Great Household

17. Fencing

18. Hawking

19. A Midsummer
Night’s Dream

20. The BasicsThe Basics
• A Midsummer Night's Dream is a comedy
by William Shakespeare written sometime
in the late-1500s.
• It is a comedy, set in Athens, and the
nearby woods
• Themes include love, friendship and the
idea of illusion versus reality

21. The Athenians

22. Theseus
• Good friend of Egeus
• He is the Duke of
Athens. He is a
character who
represents authority.

23. Hippolyta
• She is Theseus' bride
and Queen of the
Amazons.

24. Egeus
• Egeus is a member of
the Duke's court. As
Hermia's father, he
objects to her love for
Lysander and wants
her to marry
Demetrius.

25. Hermia
• Egeus' daughter is a
spirited, petite
brunette who will defy
her father to be with
the man she loves

26. Lysander
• He loves Hermia

27. Helena
• Hermia's childhood
friend, she is a tall
blonde who is in love
with Demetrius.

28. Demetrius
• He is Hermia's suitor,
with her father's
approval. Formerly
Helena's love interest,
he broke her heart.
• in love with Hermia
but ends up in love
with Helena

29. The supernatural characters

30. Oberon
• King of Faerie, he is
handsome, jealous,
and moody. He is
currently quarreling
with his queen over
custody of a small
child

31. - Queen of Faerie. She
is concerned with
beauty, sweetness,
and pleasantness.
Titania

32. Puck
• As Oberon's jester, he
contributes to the
romantic confusion of
the play.

33. The Mechanicals

34. Peter Quince
carpenter, who leads
the troupe

35. Nick Bottom
weaver; he plays
Pyramus in the
troupe's production of
"Pyramus and
Thisbe," and receives
a donkey head from
Puck so that Titania
will magically fall in
love with a monster.

36. Francis Flute
• He plays an
embarrassed "Thisby"
but his regular job is
as a bellows-maker.

37. Tom Snout
• The most visually
comic player, he
plays the "Wall" and
is usually a tinker.

38. Snug
• His intelligence
makes him a perfect
"Lion" but he is
actually a joiner.

39. Robin Starveling
• the tailor who plays
Moonshine .