A Midsummer Night's Dream Character Chart (Fatima Robles) by Fatima Robles

Egeus

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Egues in "A Midsummer Night's Dream" is the father of Hermia. He is strict and follows the tradition that everyone had back then which is for their daughters to obey their father's every wish including marriage. Egues is determined to ensure Hermia marries Demetrius, the man he has chosen for her. And if she refuses he is willing to enforce the law's penalty of death or lifelong chastity. This character highlights the expectations placed on women during the Elizabethan time.

Important quotes from Egues:

"Full of vexation come I, with complint/Against my child, my daughter Germia./Stand forth, Demetrius. My noble lord,/This man hath ny consent to marry her(1.1.23-25)-> Mentioning the guy who he is forcing her daughter to marry.

Fun fact about Egeus: He is kinda the reason why everything happens, by not letting his daughter marry the guy she desires and loves.

Lysander

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Lysander is a young man Athenian who is deeply in love with Hermia and his passion and determination drive much of the plot in "A Midsummer Night's Dream". He has a romantic heart, willing to disobey everyone and risk his life in order to be with Hermia. The women that he loves.

Important quotes from Lysander;

"The course of ture love never did run smooth"(1.1.138)-> Love can never run smooth.
"You haver her father's love, Demetrius;/Let me haver -Hermi's; do you marry him(1.1.97-98)-> Making a joke about Demetrius and Hermia father, Egeues.

Fun fact about Lysander: He is sometime seen as the romantic hero, willing to risk everything for his love of Hermia.

Demetrius

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Just like Lysander Demetrius is a young man from Atheniam who is initially in love with Hermia, but later 'falls in love' with Helena. He is portrayed as a handsome man but also somewhat arrogant and entitled. He also doesn't care about what Hermia thinks and feels. He wants to marry her and that's what's gonna happen (it didn't).

important quotes from Demetrius"

Demetrius: "You spend your passion on a misprised mood:/I am not guilty of Lysander's blood;/Nor is he dead, for aught that I cam tell. Hermia: "I pray thee, tell me than that he is well Demetrius: "And if I could, what should I get therefore?(3.2.75-79)-> No words needed.

Fun fact about Demetrius: Demetrius is infatuated with Hermia, but the love is not reciprocated, highlighting the theme of unrequited love.

Helena

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In "A Midsummer Night's Dream" Helena is a character whose role is of a young woman from Athens who is deeply in love with Demetrius. Sadly those feelings aren't mutual. Demetrius doesn't return the same affection but despite this Helena remains devoted to him and willing to do anything to win his love. She also has low confidence in herself thinking that she's the ugliest person.

Important quotes from Helena:

"How happy some o'er other some can be!/Through Athens I am thought as fair a she,/But what of that?/Demetrius thinks not so;/He will not know what all but he do know"(1.1.231-234)-> Saying how a lot of people can be happy but not her because the man that she loves doesn't love her back.

Fun fact about Helena: Her and Hermia are the only women's that didn't get under the spell.

Theseus

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In 'A Midsummer Night's Dream" Theseus is a Duke of Athens and is preparing for his wedding to Hippolyta, the queen of Amazons. It is shown that he is eager for the wedding celebrations to begin but we can't say the same for his soon-to-be wife. He is also shown that he is a man who thinks that every woman should listen to the male species, as it's visible when he talks to Herimia about the situation of her, Lysander, and Demetrius.

Important quotes from Theseus:

"What you say, Hermia? Be advis'd, fair maid./To you your father should be as a god;One that composed your beauties;yah, and one/To whom you are but as a form in wax,By him imprinted, or disfigure it./Demetrius is a worthy gentleman(1.1.48-54)-> Telling Hermia that she should listen to her father don't matter what.
If you yield not to your father's choice,/You can endure the livery of a nun,?For aye to be shady clositer mew'd./To live a barren sister all your life"(1.2.72-75)-> Gives Hermia 3 choices, Marry Demetrius, Be killed, or die as a nun but she can't and will be able to marry Lysander.

Fun fact about: Theseus: He was actually quite exited to get marry.

Hippolyta

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Hippolyta is the Queen of Amazons and the fiancee of Theseus, the Duke of Athens, in "A Midsummer Night's Dream". Hippolyta is a strong and independent Queen who has been conquered by Theseu. Despite this, she maintains her dignity and pride.

Important quotes from Hipplyta;

"Four days will quickly steep themsevles in night;/Four nights will quickly dream away the time;/And then the moon, like to a sliver bow/New-bent in heaven, shall behold the night/Of our solemnities"(1.1.7-11)-> Dreading the her weeding that's coming closer and closer.

Fun fact about hippolyta: she hated Theseus at first.

Oberon

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In "A Midsummer Night's Dream" Oberon is the King of the Fairies. He is a powerful figure and often is at odds with his wife, Titania, Queen of the Faries. Oberon is driven by the desire to have possession of the challenging boy over Titania. He can be manipulative by his powers and also uses Puck services to achieve his goals. His character adds depth to the play, exposing themes of power, love, and complicated relationships.

Important quotes from Oberon:

"Maidens call it Love-in-Idleness./Fetch me that flower, thee herb I shew'd thee once./The juice of it on sleeping eye-lids laid/Will make or man or women madly dote/Upon the next living creature that it sees"(2.1.171-175)-> Describing what the spell does.

Fun fact about Oberon: He always was in love with Titania.

Titania

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Titania is the Queen of the Fairies in "A Midsummer Night's Dream". She is a majestic, powerful, and independent character who symbolizes the qualities of feminity, beauty, and maternal love. Titania got deeply attached to her adopted son, the challenging boy that she refuses to give him up to Oberon.

Important quotes from Titania:

"His mother was a votaress of my order;/And, in the spiced Indian air, by night,/Full often hath she gosspid's by my side(2.1.125-127)-> explaining that the challenging boy mother was a fighter for her.

"And for her sake I do rear up her boy;/And for her sake, I will not part with him(2.1.138-139)-> Once again saying that she will not let go of the boy.

Fun fact about Titania: For a bit she was in love with a donkey.

Puck (Robin Goodfellow)

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Puck is a mischievous sprite who serves as Oberon's servant in "A Midsummer Night's Dream". He finds delight in playing tricks on mortals and fairies, often causing chaos with his magical powers, which allows him to transform himself into others. But apart from his pranks and the goofy side, he is deeply loyal to Oberon and does what his master orders him to do despite getting some of those orders wrong. He accidentally puts the love spell in the wrong eyes. He's meant to put the spell in Demetrius' eyes but he mistakes him for Lysander. Which caused a lot of disaster for the four lovers.

Important quotes from Puck:

"Lord, what fools these mortals be!"(3.2.116)->This gives his opinion about mortal love and how foolish people mortals can be.
"If we shadows have offended,/Think but this, and all is mended,/That you have but slumberd here/While these visions did appear./And this week and idle theme,/No more yielding but a drem"(5.1.409-414)-> If you liked this play than thanks and if you didn't think about it was a DREAM.

Fun fact about Puck: He got to say the last line in the play,

Nick Bottom

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Nick Bottom, a weaver and amateur actor, is a pivotal character in 'A Midsummer Night's Dream". He is boosted with a bunch of confidence and makes the play funnier for the viewers. He and his fellow actors play a play in the woods but everything takes a turn for the worse when Puck decides to transform him into a donkey without him knowing.

Important quotes from Nick Bottom:

"Love keep little company togerthe now-a-days"(3.1.27-28)-> Everyone needs love.
"I had a most rare vision./I have had a little dream, past the/wit of a man to say what dream it was"(4.1.207-208)-> He thinks everything that happened has a dream.

Fun fact about Nick Bottom: At the end him and his crew gets to perform the play.

Peter Quince

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In "A Midsummer Night's Dream" Peter Quince is a carpenter and the director of the amateur acting group. He was scared and confuse when Bottom was turn into a donkey.

important quotes from Peter Quince:

"This green plot shall be our stage, this hawthorn-/brake our tiring-house; and we will do it in action, as we/ will do it before the Duke(3.1.3-5)-> Explaning where they gonna perform their play.

Fun fact about Peter Quince: He is the director of the play within a play.

Key

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Blue = City Plot
Red= Lovers Plot
Green = Fairy Plot
Purple = Worker's Plot

Hermia

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In "A Midsummer Night's Dream" Hermia is a strong, determined, young woman from Athens. Daughter of Egeus and willing to disobey his wishes and risk her own life to be with the man she wishes and loves, Lysander. Also showing independence and autonomy in her decision-making, particularly in her refusal to marry Demetrius the man that her father has chosen for her. Showing and proving that women can stand up for themselves against the male species even when they feel superior.

Important quotes

from Hermia: So will I grow, so live, so die, my lord,/Ere I will yield my virgin patent up/Unto his lordship, where unwished yoke/My soul consents not give soverignty(1.2.83-86)-> Fighting against Theseus with her words about Lysander.

Fun Fact about Hermia: Hermia's character serves as a symbpl for the struggles of young womens.