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Oberon also undoes the spell on Titania and Puck removes Nick Bottom's head. Titania wakes to be again in love with Oberon. The fairies depart with the light of day. Theseus and Hippolyta find the lovers asleep on the ground and all agreed. Since Demetrius no longer wishes for Hermia, the couples are free to the monarchs and wed alongside them. After the wedding, the craftsman, including a restored Nick Bottom, perform comically before the wedded couples. After the performance, when the couples go to bed, the fairies dance through the castle. The play closes when Puck reminds the audience that if anyone was offended, they can simply dispel the plot as nothing more than a dream.
Oberon also undoes the spell on Titania and Puck removes Nick Bottom's head. Titania wakes to be again in love with Oberon. The fairies depart with the light of day. Theseus and Hippolyta find the lovers asleep on the ground and all agreed. Since Demetrius no longer wishes for Hermia, the couples are free to the monarchs and wed alongside them. After the wedding, the craftsman, including a restored Nick Bottom, perform comically before the wedded couples. After the performance, when the couples go to bed, the fairies dance through the castle. The play closes when Puck reminds the audience that if anyone was offended, they can simply dispel the plot as nothing more than a dream.
<ref> [[Great Books, Shakespear: Vol. 1]], edited by William George Clarke and William Aldis Wright, Encyclopedia Britannica Inc., 1952, pp. 352-375. </ref>
==Characters==
'''Theseus''' and '''Hippolyta''' The respectively rulers of Athens and the Amazons, who are planning to marry. Their marriage feast concludes the play.
'''Egeus''' The father of Hermia, who wants Hermia to marry Demetrius.
'''Lysander''' The man, who is in love with Hermia and departs into the forest with her. He falls under the power of the magic flower temporarily, but is restored and marries Hermia.
'''Demetrius''' The former lover of Helena, who abandoned her for Hermia. He chases them into the forest and is the only character to remain under the influence of the magic flower, so that he can remain in love with Helena.
'''Hermia''' The daughter of Egeus, who loves Lysander. She is especially vexed when Lysander falls in love with Helena, but she still marries Lysander in the end.
'''Helena''' The lover of Demetrius, whom both Lysander and Demetrius under the potion of the magic flower love. She thinks she is being mocked, but marries Demetrius at the end of the play.
'''Philostrate''' Theseus' servant.
'''Peter Quince''' A carpenter and the organizer of the craftsmen, who perform the play.
'''Nick Bottom''' A weaver, who enthusiastically takes part in the play. His head temporarily transformed into that of donkey and Titania falls in love with him. However, he is restored and he returns to play Pyramus at the wedding feast.
'''Francis Flute, Robin Starveling, Tom Snout & Snug''' The remaining craftsmen of Athens, who rehearse in the forest and then perform at the wedding.
'''Oberon''' The King of the fairies, who tries to manipulate the events to work everything out. He tricks Titania to get her boy and he eventually gets all the lovers properly matched up.
'''Titania''' The Queen of the fairies, who is altered by the magic flower to temporarily become enamored of a transformed Nick Bottom.
'''Puck (Robin Goodfellow)''' The mischief making sprite, who loves to cause mischief. He mistakes Lysander for Demetrius and transforms Nick Bottom. He gives the epilogue.
<ref> [[Great Books, Shakespeare: Vol. 1]], edited by William George Clarke and William Aldis Wright, Encyclopedia Britannica Inc., 1952, pp. 352-375. </ref>
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