Daughter of Egeus

In love with Lysander

Makes a plan to run away with Lysander and meet up in the woods

Has a dream where a snake is eating away at her heart, hinting at foreshadowing

Questions her relationship with Helena and thinks she's stolen Lysander away from her

Gets into a cat fight with Helena

In love with Hermia

Believes he's equal to or better than Demetrius

Plans to meet up in the woods with Hermia to run away and live together in solitude

Says the famous quote, "...the course of love never did run smooth..."(1.1.38

Falls in love with Helena after being hit by the love spell

Uses food metaphors to convince Helena she should be with him

Fights against Demetrius and does everything he can to sway Helena to his side

Returns to loving Hermia after the spell is lifted off of him.

Will marry Hermia at the same time as Theseus and Hippolyta

Ex lover of Helena

In love with Hermia

Falls in love with Helena after Puck uses the love spell on him

Does not get the antidote used on him and remains in love with Helena while under the spell

Uses food metaphors just as Lysander did to support his "love" for Helena

Will marry Helena at the same time as Theseus and Hippolyta

In love with Demetrius but he doesn't love her back

Hermia's best friend

Wishes to be as beautiful and loved like Hermia

Tells Demetrius about Hermia's plan to run away in hopes of him falling in love with her

Helena thinks Lysander, Demetrius and Hermia are all working together against her and teasing her about not being loved

Asks Hermia if she's forgotten all the good times she and Hermia and cherished

Duke of Athens

Hippolyta's fiance

Used to have feelings for Titania

Denies Egeus of his desire to force Hermia to marry Demetrius

Allows Lysander to marry Hermia and Demetrius to marry Helena at the same time as his marriage with Hippolyta

Suggests a feast and party for the triple wedding

Queen of the Amazons

Theseus's fiancee

Forced to marry Theseus after losing in battle to him

Used to have feelings with Oberon

King of the Fairy Realm

Husband of Titania

Gets into an argument with Titania over an Indian boy

Makes a plan to acquire a flower that was hit by Cupid's arrow and use it on Titania to make her fall in love with the first creature she sees

Releases Titania from the love spell and makes amends with her

Queen of the Fairy Realm

King Oberon's wife

Gets into an argument with Oberon over an Indian boy whom she loves dearly because his mother was a worshiper and close friend of hers

Falls in love with Nick bottom, who is a donkey, and they go to bed together

Although under the love spell, she was unhappy in her relationship with Bottom

Immediately goes back to loving Oberon after he lifts the spell on her; shows how quickly love can change

A mischievous fairy that supports King Oberon's side

Puts a love spell on Lysander to fall in love with Helena.

Also puts spell on Titania to make her fall in love with Bottom

Turns Nick Bottom into a donkey

Uses love potion on Demetrius to make him fall in love with Helena

Pretends to be both Lysander and Demetrius in order to tire them out so he can use the antidote on Lysander

Has the final lines and says, "If we shadows have offended, think but this and all is mended..."

The diva out of all the rude mechanics

Wants to play every part of Pyramus and Thisbe for Hermia and Lysander's wedding

Gets turned into a donkey by Puck while practicing his part during the play

Is a little hesitant at first but then accepts Titania's request to be with her

Thinks everything was a dream where he was transformed into a donkey after Oberon uses the antidote on him

Wants Peter Quince to write a play/song about the dream he had and name it "Bottom's Dream"

Constantly forgets his lines and relies on bottom for assistance

Wants to perform Pyramus and Thisbe for Lysander and Hermia's wedding in the woods

Directs and gives lines to the Rude Mechanics

Constantly has to remind Bottom of his lines