Okay, character traits:
Theseus - Noble, formal of speech, passionate under his noble exterior, an intellectual, and basically kind
Hippolyta - Also noble, however a virtual captive of Theseus from a war between them that he won. She and Theseus are the human versions of Oberon and Titania. Their human-ness makes them more restrained than the Fairy pair in their actions and speech. Also they are post-war, where as the Fairy King and Queen are...
Okay, character traits:
Theseus - Noble, formal of speech, passionate under his noble exterior, an intellectual, and basically kind
Hippolyta - Also noble, however a virtual captive of Theseus from a war between them that he won. She and Theseus are the human versions of Oberon and Titania. Their human-ness makes them more restrained than the Fairy pair in their actions and speech. Also they are post-war, where as the Fairy King and Queen are AT war in the beginning of the play.
Egeus - A stubborn, man, insistent upon tradition, which allows for no freedom for daughters and the absolute rule of fathers.
Hermia - Rebellious daughter and mad with passion for Lysander
Lysander - Rebellious youth and mad with passion for Hermia
Demetrius - Willful youth and fickle, having once professed to love Helena, but now is mad with love for Hermia
Helena - Mad with love for Demetrius
The four lovers above are virtually interchangeable, expressing Shakespeare's intention to show the kind of mindless passion that is one aspect of Love.
Oberon - The Male Archetype, regal, powerful, passionate, and willful.
Titania - The Female Archetype, also regal, powerful, passionate, and willful.
Puck - The spirit of mischief and play
The Workmen, or Mechanicals, as they are called - These are the representatives of the common people, or that aspect of humanity that is in us all. They are uncomplicated and literal,
Bottom - A Mechanical, yet different from the others. He has true poetic enthusiasm, and a poetic heart. He is the ONLY human who is able to comprehend both the Fairy world and the human one. He is an example of The Holy Innocent.
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