Helena		the title of the play put on by the craftsmen
Globe		calls Hermia a bead, acorn, and minimus
PyramusandThisbe		Queen of the Amazons
Hermia		the setting for this play
onlyadream		shows compassion to the lovers as they quarrel in the woods
BlackPlague		falls in love with an ass
properties		the Indian boy taken in by the Queen of the Fairies
changeling		is the only character who remains under a spell
Lysander		the name of Shakespeare's theatre
donkeyears		the character who wishes his daughter to marry Demetrius
RobinGoodfellow		subdivisions of acts
downstage		removes the love spell
poetry		speech in which a character speaks his private thoughts aloud
dialogue		how Puck suggests the audience view the play
comedy		Puck's alias
MidsummersEve		considered the shorter, dark-haired one of the lovers
DianasBud		characterized as jealous, obsessive, and desperate for love
Demetrius		the type of play that ends happily
Titania		where all of Shakespeare's plays were performed originally
soliloquy		creature that Theseus, the Greek hero, slew
Hippolyta		another name for furniture, swords, and articles used by actors
Oberon		why Shakespeare's theatre closed for two straight years
LoveInIdleness		the name of the flower that causes one to fall in love with the next "live creature" one sees
WilliamShakespeare		the manner in which the fairies speak; diction
London		June 23rd, the shortest night of the year
minotaur		author 38 Elizabethan plays
scenes		how Puck chooses to "translate" Bottom
malapropism		the area of the stage closest to the audience
AthensGreece		the name of Shakespeare's wife
Egeus		conversations between characters on stage
AnneHathaway		the technical terms for Bottom's frequent misuse of words (i.e., deflowered for devoured)