Theseus | duke of Athens |
Hippolyta | queen of the Amazon |
Egeus | Hermia’s father |
Hermia | daughter of Egeus, lover of Lysander |
Lysander | a lover of Hermia |
Demetrius | Egeus prefers this guy to Hermia’s main man |
Where does the play start to set in? | Athens, Greece |
Why is Egeus upset? | Hermia refuses to marry Demetrius |
Who does Hermia love? | Lysander |
Does Lysander love her back? | Yes |
Why is Theseus so excited? | He’s getting married to Hippolyta |
How come Hippolyta isn’t as excited? | Her whole family was just slaughtered |
Who loves Demetrius? | Helena |
Who does Demetrius love? | Hermia |
If Hermia doesn’t marry Demetrius, what happens? | Become a nun, barren life, or death |
What do Hermia and Lysander plan and end up doing? | Run away from Athens into Magic Forest |
Who are rehearsing in the Magic Forest | Nick Bottom, Peter Quince, Tom Snout, and Snug |
Who are in fight with each other causing the world to fall in chaos? | Oberon and Titania |
Why are they arguing about? | An indian boy Titania is taking care of |
Why is Titania taking care of an indian boy? | His mother was her BFF whom died during childbirth |
Titania | Fairy Queen |
Oberon | Fairy King |
Shakespeare’s Play: Midsummer Night’s Dream-Summary
August 31, 2019