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Characters of 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'
The Royalty
Theseus -- Duke of Athens
Hippolyta -- Queen of the Amazons, betrothed to Theseus
In Court
Egeus -- A Nobleman, Father of Hermia
Philosrate -- Master of the Revels
The Lovers
Lysander -- Loves Hermia
Hermia -- Loves Lysander
Demetius -- Loves Hermia, but later loves Helena because of potion
Helena -- Loves Demetrius
The Actors
Peter Quince -- A carpenter
Snug -- A joiner
Nick Bottom -- A weaver
Fracis Flute -- A bellow-mender
Tom Snout -- A tinker
Robin Starveling -- A tailor
The Fairies
Titiana -- Queen of the Fairies
Oberon -- King of the Fairies
Puck -- A mischievous fairy
Peaseblossom -- Fairy attendant
Cobweb -- Fairy attendant
Moth -- Fairy attendant
Mustardseed -- Fairy attendant

Lysander Loves Hermia, and Hemia loves Lysander back. Helena loves Demetrius: Demetrius used to love Helena but now loves Hermia and wishes to marry her. Egeus is Hermia's father and has decided to choose Demetrius as Hermia's husband and not Lysander. Egeus enlists the Aid of Theseus (Duke of Athens) to enforce Hermia to his wishes. According to Athenian Law Hermia must do as her father wishes or be put to death. Theseus gives Hermia three choices; marry Demetrius, be put to death, or become a nun for the rest of her life. Hermia is given four days to choose which is also on the day of the Duke's marriage to Hippolyta. After everyone is gone Hermia, ever defiant, decides to escape with her lover, Lysander, into the surrounding forest on the way to his Aunt's house. Helena is told of the secret and tells Demetrius of the lover's plan, he gets furious and goes to follow them with Helena dotingly follows.
Complications arise that night in the forest. Oberon and Titania are the King and Queen of the Fairies, and they are having a dispute over who should have the Indian boy Titania adopted after her servant died giving birth to him. Oberon wants him as one of his attendants while Titania wants him to never grow up but be by her side forever. Oberon instructs his servant, Puck, to bring him a magic flower. When the flower's juice is dropped onto some one's eyelids they instantly fall deeply in love with the first creature they see when they awaken. He plans to use this flower as revenge on Titania. Meanwhile, Helena and Demetrius have also fled into the woods after Lysander and Hermia. Oberon, overhearing Demetrius' criticism of Helena, takes pity on her and tells Puck to place the magic drops upon the eyelids of Demetrius as well, and to make sure that she is the first he sees when he awakens so that he may fall in love with Helena. Puck makes the mistake of putting the drops on the eyelids of Lysander instead. Helena stumbles over Lysander in the forest, thinking he is dead or hurt she rushes over to him. When Lysander awakens he sees Helena first and falls deeply in love with her. Lysander now loves Helena and renounces a stunned and hurt Hermia.
In the midst of the chaos, a group of craftsmen are rehearsing for a production of 'Pyramus and Thisbe' , to be played at the Duke's wedding. Puck impishly casts a spell on Bottom to give him an ass' head. The other craftsmen flee and Bottom is left wondering what was wrong. Puck had dropped the magic drops on Titania's eyelids and now she awakens to see Bottom with an ass' head first and instantly falls in love with him. Bottom ends up being lavishly kept by the Queen of the Fairies. Oberon enjoys this, but is less amused when it becomes apparent that Puck has botched up the attempt to unite Demetrius with Helena. Oberon himself anoints Demetrius with the love potion and ensures Helena is the first person he sees. However, Helena understandably feels that she is now being mocked by both Demetrius and Lysander.
Finally, Oberon decides that all good sports must come to an end. He puts the four lovers to sleep and gives Lysander the antidote to the love potion so that he will love Hermia again when they all wake up. Next, Oberon gives Titania the antidote too, and the King and Queen reconcile. He also returns Bottom his original head. Theseus and Hippolyta then discover Lysander, Hermia, Helena, and Demetrius asleep in the forest All return to Athens to make sense of what they think is a strange dream. Likewise, Bottom returns to his player, and they perform their play at the wedding feast (which has become a weeding of three couples; Theseus/Hippolyta , Lysander/Hermia, and Demetrius/Helena). As everyone retires, the fairies perform their blessings and Puck delivers a concluding speech.