SHAKESPEARE ON DISK.

     A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM.

Copyright (c) Interconnection Publications Inc. 1989

     DRAMATIS PERSONAE

HERMIA.
          in love with Lysander.

LYSANDER. 
          in love with Hermia.

DEMETRIUS. 
          in love with Hermia.          

HELENA. 
          in love with Demetrius.

THESEUS.
          Duke of Athens.

HIPPOLYTA. 
          queen of the Amazons, bethrothed to Theseus.

EGEUS. 
          father of Hermia.

PHILOSTRATE. 
          master of the revels to Theseus.

ATTENDANTS 
          to Thesues and Hippolyta.

OBERON. 
          king of the fairies.

TITANIA. 
          queen of the fairies.

PUCK.
          or Robin Goodfellow.

PEAS-BLOSSOM.
          fairy.

COBWEB. 
          fairy.

MOTH.
          fairy.

MUSTARD-SEED.
          fairy.

Other FAIRIES attending Oberon and Titania.

BOTTOM.
          a weaver.

QUINCE.
          a carpenter.

SNUG. 
          a joiner.

FLUTE. 
          a bellows-mender.

SNOUT. 
          a tinker.

STARVELING.
          a tailor.

PYRAMUS.
          character in the interlude performed by the 
Clowns.

THISBE.
          character in the interlude performed by the 
Clowns.

WALL. 
          character in the interlude performed by the 
Clowns.
 
MOONSHINE.
          character in the interlude performed by the 
Clowns.

LION.
          character in the interlude performed by the 
Clowns.




SYNOPSIS.

1/1  Athens. The palace of Theseus.
     THESEUS, HIPPOLYTA, PHILOSTRATE & ATTENDANTS enter; 
THESEUS tells PHILOSTRATE to arrange for entertainment; 
PHILOSTRATE exits.
     EGIUS, HIPPOLYTA, LYSANDER, AND DEMETRIUS enter. EGEUS 
wants HERMIA to marry DEMETRIUS, but she insists on marrying 
LYSANDER.
     THESEUS tells HERMIA that the law dictates she must 
obey EGEUS or be punished.
     LYSANDER protests that DEMETRIUS courted, then jilted 
Helena.
     All exit, except LYSANDER & HERMIA, who agree to elope.
     HELENA enters; they confide in her, and exit.
     HELENA decides to betray them to DEMETRIUS.

1/2  Athens. A room in Quince's house.
     QUINCE assigns parts to SNUG, BOTTOM, FLUTE, SNOUT, & 
STARVELING, in a play, "Pyramus and Thisby", which they hope 
to act before King Theseus.

2/1  A wood near Athens.
     PUCK tells a FAIRY that Oberon wants an Indian boy, a 
favorite of Titania's.
     OBERON, TITANIA, & their TRAINS enter; OBERON & TITANIA 
quarrel; TITANIA & her TRAIN exit.
     OBERON sends PUCK to find a flower which induces 
instant love; PUCK exits.
     DEMETRIUS enters, fleeing HELENA, who follows him; they 
exit.
     PUCK enters with the flower which OBERON intends to use 
on Titania; OBERON orders PUCK to find Demetrius and work 
the magic on him as well.

2/2  Another part of the wood.
     TITANIA & her TRAIN enter; FAIRIES sing TITANIA to 
sleep, & exit.
     OBERON enters, anoints TITANIA's eyelids, & exits.
     LYSANDER & HERMIA enter, speak, and fall asleep.
     PUCK enters, anoints LYSANDER's eyelids, and exits.
     DEMETRIUS & HELENA enter; DEMETRIUS exits, but HELENA 
sees LYSANDER and awakens him.
     LYSANDER, bewitched, falls in love with HELENA, who 
thinks he is mocking her; she exits, followed by LYSANDER.
     HERMIA awakes alone, & exits.

3/1  The wood. TITANIA lying asleep.
     QUINCE, SNUG, BOTTOM, FLUTE, SNOUT, & STARVELING 
rehearse the play.
     PUCK enters, then exits with BOTTOM; when they enter 
again, BOTTOM is wearing an ass's head; they others flee, 
chased by PUCK; SNOUT, then QUINCE, reappear briefly, & 
exit.
     BOTTOM sings, waking TITANIA, who promptly adores him.
     PEAS-BLOSSOM, COBWEB, MOTH, & MUSTARD-SEED enter, and 
wait upon BOTTOM.

3/2  Another part of the wood.
     PUCK tells OBERON of Titania's infatuation.   
     HERMIA & DEMETRIUS enter & squabble; HERMIA exits; 
DEMETRIUS falls asleep.
     OBERON scolds PUCK, who exits to find Helena.
     OBERON anoints DEMETRIUS's eyes; PUCK enters, followed 
by HELENA & LYSANDER.
     DEMETRIUS wakes and woos HELENA, who thinks both men 
are ridiculing her.
     HERMIA enters; LYSANDER tells her he loves HELENA; 
HERMIA & HELENA quarrel; LYSANDER & DEMETRIUS exit to fight; 
HERMIA & HELENA exit separately.
     OBERON orders PUCK to protect the lovers and to remove 
the spell on Lysander; OBERON exits.
     PUCK plays tricks on LYSANDER & DEMETRIUS, who make 
numerous exits and entrances, chasing each other, until they 
tire and fall asleep.
     PUCK removes the spell from LYSANDER's eyes.

4/1  The wood. LYSANDER, DEMETRIUS, HELENA, & HERMIA asleep.
     TITANIA, BOTTOM, PEAS-BLOSSOM, COBWEB, MOTH, MUSTARD-
SEED, FAIRIES, & OBERON enter, unseen; the FAIRIES indulge 
BOTTOM, then exit.
     TITANIA & BOTTOM fall asleep.
     PUCK enters; OBERON tells him that TITANIA has given up 
the Indian boy; OBERON releases TITANIA from the spell; PUCK 
removes the ass's head from BOTTOM; OBERON, TITANIA, & PUCK 
exit.
     THESEUS, HIPPOLYTA, EGEUS, and TRAIN enter, awakening 
the confused lovers.
     DEMETRIUS says he loves HELENA.
     THESEUS commands that the two couples be married at the 
same time as himself and HIPPOLYTA.
     All exit, except BOTTOM, who wakes, speaks, & exits.

4/2  Athens. A room in Quince's house.
     QUINCE, FLUTE, SNOUT, & STARVELING are distressed 
because they cannot put on their play without Bottom.
     SNUG enters & speaks, followed by BOTTOM, who is 
welcomed by the others.
     BOTTOM announces that their play has been chosen as 
part of the wedding entertainment, and urges them to 
prepare.

5/1  Athens. An apartment in the palace of Theseus.
     THESEUS, HIPPOLYTA, PHILOSTRATE, LORDS, & ATTENDANTS 
enter; THESEUS & HIPPOLYTA speak; LYSANDER, DEMETRIUS, 
HERMIA, and HELENA enter.
     PHILOSTRATE describes the entertainment; THESEUS 
chooses to see "Pyramus & Thisby"; PHILOSTRATE exits, 
returning with QUINCE, SNUG, BOTTOM, FLUTE, SNOUT, & 
STARVELING, in character for the play.
     The play is performed; the audience comments; a dance 
follows; all exit.
     PUCK enters & speaks; OBERON, TITANIA and their TRAIN 
enter, speak, dance, & exit; PUCK speaks, & exits.