A Midsummers Night Dream Flashcards
The setting(s)
The magic forest
(the king and queen of the fairies)
Theseus court
King Theseus
And the lovers
The play
And it’s cast
Author
William Shakespeare,
He is very famous
King Theseus
The king who Egeus visits concerning his daughter and her wedding
Egeus
Hernias dad, she wants Demetrius to marry Hermia
Hermia
The love interest of Demetrius, she loves Lysander and is loved by Lysander
Lysander
Loves Hermia, and is loves after the potion Helena
Helena
Loves Demetrius
Demetrius
At first doesn’t love Helena, loves Hermia
After potion he loves Helena
Peter Quince
The director of the play
Bottom
The star of the play, he turns into an ass and is, for a short time, loved by queen Titania
Oberon and Titania
The fairy queen and king, they fight over an Indian boy
Puck (robin goodfellow)
A mischievous fairy, he places the potion on people’s eyes
Big ideals
Love is hard
Play within a play
Infatuation vs. true love
