Jul 24, 2008

A Midsummer Night’s Dream | Other Characters (Descriptions)

Attendants
Attendants appear in several scenes during the play, and are sometimes mentioned in the stage directions as "others" or as Theseus's train. In IV.i, Theseus addresses attendants directly, instructing them to do various tasks. The attendants have no speaking parts.

Cobweb
Cobweb is one of Titania's fairies. Cobweb is introduced to Bottom in III.i, and in IV.i, Bottom instructs Cobweb to kill a bumble bee and retrieve its "honey-bag" (IV.i.10-13).

Duke of Athens (Theseus, Duke of Athens)
See Theseus

Egeus
Egeus is Hermia's father....