MEN. THESEUS, Duke of Athens. EGEUS, Father to Hermia. LYSANDER, in love with Hermia. DEMETRIUS, in love with Hermia. QUINCE, the Carpenter. SNUG, the Joiner... BOTTOM, the Weaver. FLUTE, the Bellows-mender. SNOUT, the Tinker. STARVELING, the Tailor. WOMEN. HIPPOLITA, Queen of the Amazons, betrothed to The feus. HERMIA, Daughter to Egeus, in love with Lyfander. HELENA, in love with Demetrius. OBERON, King of the Fairies. TITANIA, Queen of the Fairies. PUCK, or ROBIN GOOFELLOW, a Fairy. Other Fairies attending their King and Queen : Atten dants on Thefeus and Hippolita. SCENE, Athens, and a Wood not far from it. ACT I. SCENE I. The Palace of THESEUS in Athens. Enter THESEUS, HIPPOLITA, PHILOSTRATE, with N Attendants. Thefeus. OW, fair Hippolita, our nuptial hour Draws on apace; four happy days bring in Long withering out a young man's revenue. The. Go, Philoftrate, Stir up the Athenian youth to merriments; The pale companion is not for our pomp.--[Exit PHIL. And won thy love, doing thee injuries; But I will wed thee in another key, With pomp, with triumph, and with revelling. Enter EGEUS, HERMIA, LYSANDER, and DEMETRIUS. Ege. Happy be Thefeus, our renowned duke! A 2 The. The. Thanks, good Egeus: What's the news with thee? Ege. Full of vexation come I, with complaint With bracelets of thy hair, rings, gawds, conceits, I beg the ancient privilege of Athens; The. What fay you, Hermia? be advis'd, fair maid: To you your father fhould be as a god; One that compos'd your beauties; yea, and one power Her |