Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream is an imaginative play that everyone should experience. A Midsummer Night's Dream was written in a creative period within Shakespeare's career, when he was moving away from the deep plots that made his earlier dramas distinct and finding his more mature style. A Midsummer Night’s Dream was first written in London around 1594 (when Shakespeare was 31 or 32 years old), which was around the same time as Romeo and Juliet. Most critics believe the play was composed for and performed at an aristocratic wedding, with Queen Elizabeth I in presence. The wide range of references in the play includes: Greek myths, English country fairy lore (the character of Puck was a popular figure in sixteenth-century stories); …show more content…
Hippolyta is the Queen of the Amazons and is engaged to Theseus. Philostrate is the party planner of Theseus, his official title is “Master of Revels”. Egeus is the father of Hermia and also wants her to marry Demetrius. Hermia, on the other hand, is in love with Lysander and not Demetrius. Nedar is the father of Helena. Helena is in love with Demetrius. Demetrius is in love with Hermia at first and then loves Helena at the end. Lysander is in love with Hermia at first but later loves Helena and then goes back to love Hermia. Oberon is Titania's husband and King of the Fairies. Robin Goodfellow, who can also be known as Puck, is a servant to Oberon. Titania is Oberon's wife and Queen of the Fairies. The fairies Peaseblossom, Cobweb, Mustardseed, and Moth are servants to Titania. The Mechanicals are a human acting troupe performing at Theseus’ and Hippolyta's wedding and are not as important. Peter Quince leads the acting troupe and plays the Prologue. Nick Bottom plays Pyramus in the play performed for the wedding, Francis Flute plays Thisbe, Robin Starveling plays moonshine, Tom Snout plays The Wall, Snug plays