A Midsummer Night's Dream

by William Shakespeare from c. 1595–96

About

Four young Athenians flee into an enchanted forest where mischievous fairies meddle with their hearts and a craftsmen's troupe rehearses a play. The trickster Puck's love potion sends two couples into comic chaos before the fairy king Oberon restores harmony.

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Characters: 25
Words: 15.2k
Acts: 5
Scenes: 2
Duration: ~1 hr 54 min

Characters

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1

NICK BOTTOM

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59

2

THESEUS

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53

3

LYSANDER

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50

4

DEMETRIUS

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49

5

HERMIA

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48

6

ROBIN STARVELING

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45

7

HELENA

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40

8

PETER QUINCE

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40

10 sections

15.2k words

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Act 1

1

Act 1 Scene 1

1.9k14:03

2

Act 1 Scene 2

7075:18

Act 2

3

Act 2 Scene 1

1.9k14:22

4

Act 2 Scene 2

1.1k8:12

Act 3

5

Act 3 Scene 1

1.4k10:42

6

Act 3 Scene 2

3.5k25:57

Act 4

7

Act 4 Scene 1

1.5k11:24

8

Act 4 Scene 2

3492:37

Act 5

9

Act 5 Scene 1

8056:02

10

Prologue exits.

2k15:17

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