| Egeus | -father of Hermia-didn’t want Hermia to marry Lysander-gave her three options: nun, die, marry Demetrius-wanted her to marry Demetrius |
| Lysander | -in love with Hermia at beginning-persuades Hermia to run away into the woods and get married-by love potion fell in love w/ Helena-spell was reversed and ended up marrying Hermia |
| Theseus | -duke of Athens-from beginning had 4 days until his marriage with Hippolyta-wooed Hippolyta in battle-hero |
| Hippolyta | -Queen of Amazons-had 4 days until marriage with Theseus-lost to Theseus in battle |
| Oberon | -king of the fairies-jealous of the Indian changeling Titania has-both Oberon and Titania fought often and a lot-anoints Titania’s eyes so that he can get the changeling |
| Titania | -queen of the fairies-has an Indian changeling-loved Bottom (because of spell) when he was a donkey-gave up child when under spell |
| Helena | -loved Demetrius but Demetrius didn’t love her back-Demetrius and Helena used to date -both Demetrius and Lysander loved her at the same time and thought it was a joke-marries Demetrius |
| Puck | -trickster-helps Oberon on all of his problems-scares ladies and messes with people-puts love spell on various characters in the play |
| Hermia | -in love w/ Lysander-Demetrius loved her at the beginning-father would not allow her to marry Lysander-ran into the woods to get married-best friends with Helena |
| Quince | -carpenter-Thisbe’s father |
| Pyramus | -played by Bottom-loves Theseus but is not able to marry her-kills himself |
| Demetrius | -loves Hermia at first-Helena is madly in love with him-under spell falls in love with Helena |
| Bottom | -weaver-plays Pyramus-conceded-turned into a donkey and Titania loved him |
| Thisbe | -played by Flute-loves Pyramus-thought to be dead-kills herself because Pyramus is dead |
| Snug | -joiner-lion |
| Act I major events | -Egeus didn’t want Hermia to marry Lysander gave her three options (death, nun, marry Demetrius)-Lysander and Hermia made a plan to go outside of Athens and get married-Demetrius used to date Helena (left Helena for Hermia)-actors are rehearsing for Pyramus and Thisbe |
| Act II major events | -Titania took the changeling (Indian)-Oberon wants Indian child-Titania said she didn’t take him but was given him because she was friends with his mom-Helena loves Demetrius even though Demetrius hates her and would be willing to kill her-Oberon puts love potion in Titania’s eyes/ Puck puts it in Lysander’s eyes on accident meaning to put it in Demetrius’s-Lysander then loves Helena-Helena thinks he’s making fun of her |
| Act III major events | -actors talk about the prologue (want it to talk about the suicide, actors, and how the lion isn’t real, and also want to add a wall and a moon)-Puck changes Bottom into a donkey-Titania loves a donkey-Demetrius wakes up in love with Helena-Helena thinks everyone is making fun of her-Demetrius and Lysander fight-Puck makes the scene foggy, and insults the boys in each boys voice and leads them to sleep |
| Act IV major events | -Titania gave Oberon the stolen child-reversed spell for Titania-when Bottom woke up it was a dream (didn’t know he was a donkey)-Demetrius and Lysander tell Egeus that they are friends now and who they love -the 4 lovers getting married w/ Theseus-Bottom wants to make his own play-actors are looking for Bottom because the play is about to start |
| Act V major events | -wedding happened-need entertainment-Theseus picks Pyramus and Thisbe-prologue gives away the whole story-awful acting-actors wanted to do an encore they said no-the viewers are making fun of them-fairies bless the wedding and future children-Puck says that if this offended you in any way, it is just a dream |
| Changeling boy | -Indian boy is someone that Titania had stolen-Oberon wanted the child cause Titania had it-Oberon was planning to put Titania under a love spell and get the child while she’s head over heels in love-Oberon gets the child and reverses the spell |
| Prologue | -actors wanted to add that into the play-didn’t want viewers to be scared (didn’t want to be executed by the city leaders)-wanted to say that the lion wasn’t real-told the whole plot and gave away ending-also added a wall and a moon |
| Bottom and Titania | -Titania was put under a spell that the next person she saw she’d fall in love with-she saw Bottom (as a donkey) first-Bottom looked more like a donkey-was going to make Bottom immortal until spell was reversed-both woke up thinking it was a dream |
| Bottom’s transformation | -Puck changed Bottom into a donkey as a joke-actors became scared and ran away-Bottom thought the actors were joking w/ him-Bottom doesn’t know what he looks like-Bottom wakes up thinking it was a dream-wants Quince to write a ballad over it |
| Demetrius and Lysander’s feud over Helena | -Helena loved Demetrius-Lysander was accidently given love potion and woke up loving Helena-Puck realized he messed up and anointed Demetrius-both of the boys fell in love with Helena-were going to fight in the woods-Puck fogs up the woods and throws insults in each others voices |
| Helena and Hermia’s fight | -Demetrius loving Hermia, made Helena jealous of Hermia-Lysander loving Hermia, made Hermia made-Helena (thinking this is a joke) yelled at Hermia saying why did she treat the friendship so lightly-Hermia thinks she used her height to lure Lysander |
| Hermia’s dream | -Hermia dreamt of a snake on her that was trying to kill her -she was calling for Lysander’s help and Lysander didn’t help or care-when she woke up Lysander was gone |
| Pyramus and Thisbe | -lived next to each other and talked through a wall-parents forbid their love-run away to be with each other in the Tomb of Ninus-Thisbe gets scared off by a lion and runs away (leaving her bloody veil)-Pyramus thinks she died so he kills himself, she kills herself after seeing Pyramus dead |
Midsummer Night’s Dream
August 21, 2019