A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: William Shakespeare
- First Published: 1600
- Type of Work: Play
- Type of Plot: Comedy
- Time of Work: Remote antiquity
- Setting: Athens
- Genres: Drama, Comedy
- Subjects: Changelings or cuckoos, Folkloric or magical people, Love or romance, Supernatural, Marriage, Mistaken or secret identity, Greek or Roman times, Greece or Greek people, Fairies
- Locales: Athens, ancient, Greece, ancient
Characters Discussed
Theseus (THEE-see-uhs), the duke of Athens, a wise, temperate ruler. Although he mistrusts the fantasy and imagination of “lunatics, lovers, and poets,” he can perceive with good humor the love and duty inspiring the abortive dramatic efforts of his subjects, and he tries to teach his bride and queen, Hippolyta, the value of their good intentions.
Hippolyta (hih-POL-ih-tuh), Theseus’ bride, the queen of the Amazons, the maiden warriors whom he has conquered. She is a woman of regal dignity, less willing than her lord to be tolerant of the...
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