The cast of A Midsummer Night's Dream
The people who make A Midsummer Night's Dream move — what they want, who they love, who they hate, and how each one fits the story. Tap any name to read more.
Theseus
Duke of Athens; enforcer of law and reason · Mature adult; newly betrothed
Lysander
Young Athenian lover; catalyst for the forest's chaos · sixteen-or-so
Nick Bottom
Weaver and amateur actor; the play's wisest fool
Demetrius
Young Athenian nobleman caught between law, magic, and desire · Young man
Hermia
Young Athenian woman caught between filial duty and romantic desire · Almost fourteen
Peter Quince
Carpenter and director of the mechanicals' amateur play
Helena
Lovesick Athenian; the object of sudden, magical affection · young woman
Puck (Robin Goodfellow)
Mischievous fairy spirit; agent of magical chaos and transformation
Oberon
King of the Fairies; master of magic and desire · Ageless; immortal
Titania
Queen of the Fairies; enchanted into love with a mortal · Immortal
Hippolyta
Queen of the Amazons; bride-to-be of Theseus · Adult (warrior maturity)
Pyramus
A young lover in the mechanicals' tragic play-within-the-play
Francis Flute
A bellows-mender; reluctant actor cast as Thisbe in the mechanicals' play
Thisbe
Young lover in the mechanicals' tragic play-within-the-play
Egeus
Hermia's father; enforcer of Athenian law
Tom Snout
Tinker and amateur actor; plays Pyramus' father and the Wall
Philostrate
Master of Revels to Duke Theseus; keeper of entertainments
Hear every line of A Midsummer Night's Dream, narrated.
