1. A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Major Characters, Themes, Symbols, and Setting

2. Theseus: The Duke of Athens Preparing to marry the Amazonian Queen Hyppolyta He fell in love with Hyppolyta when he conquered the Amazons He is a just, yet stern, ruler

3. Hippolyta: Former Queen of the Amazons Engaged to marry Theseus Something Cool! In DC Comics, she is the mother of Wonder Woman!

4. Hermia: Beautiful young maid of Athens In love with Lysander Willing to disobey her father to marry him

5. Egeus: Hermia’s father Demands that Hermia marry Demetrius

6. Lysander: Athenian youth in love with Hermia Persuades Hermia to elope with him against her father’s wishes

7. Demetrius: Athenian; also loves Hermia Was engaged to Helena before he met Hermia

8. Helena: Athenian maiden, loves Demetrius Friends with Hermia

9. Nick Bottom: the weaver One of the laborers Temporarily sports the head of a donkey

10. Titania: Queen of the Fairies Married to Oberon (King of the Fairies) Spirited and strong

11. Oberon: King of the Fairies Married to Titania (Queen of the Fairies)

12. Puck (Robin Goodfellow): Mischievous fairy Oberon’s Jester

13. Major Theme Love—how it makes you CRAZY! Hippolyta is marrying Theseus, who took her prisoner during their battles Hermia will defy her father and the law to marry Lysander Titania loves Bottom who has the head of a donkey

14. Major Symbol The moon- represents lunacy; presides over the action in the woods

15. Setting Ancient Athens The forest outside of Athens

16. Wedding of Theseus and Hippolyta Star- crossed young lovers in the woods Athenian workers planning a play Quarrel between Oberon and Titania (Fairy Queen and King) 4 Different Plots