Characters from A Midsummer Night's Dream

Character Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major characters in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Characters

Attendants - These characters appear in several scenes during the play, but have no speaking parts.

Bottom - This character takes the lead in the play within the play, and later has the head of an an ass as a prank by another character.

Cobweb - This character is a fairy who is ordered to fetch honey for another character.

Demetrius - A nymph puts love juice on this character's eyes helping him see whom his true love should be.

Duke of Athens (Theseus, Duke of Athens) - This character is a leading...
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