THESEUS		Duke of Athens
EGEUS		father to Hermia
LYSANDER DEMETRIUS	}	in love with Hermia
PHILOSTRATE		master of the revels to Theseus
QUINCE		a carpenter
SNUG		a joiner
BOTTOM		a weaver
FLUTE		a bellows-mender
SNOUT		a tinker
STARVELING		a tailor
HIPPOLYTA		queen of the Amazons, betrothed to Theseus.
HERMIA		daughter to Egeus, in love with Lysander.
HELENA		in love with Demetrius.
OBERON		king of the fairies.
TITANIA		queen of the fairies.
PUCK		or Robin Goodfellow.
PEASEBLOSSOM COBWEB MOTH MUSTARDSEED	}	fairies
Other fairies attending their King and Queen.
Attendants on Theseus and Hippolyta.

[Scene: Athens, and a wood near it.]