Dramatis Personæ
Contents
| ACT I |
| PROLOGUE |
| Scene I. Athens. Before a temple |
| Scene II. Thebes. The Court of the Palace |
| Scene III. Before the gates of Athens |
| Scene IV. A field before Thebes. |
| Scene V. Another part of the same, more remote from Thebes |
| ACT II |
| Scene I. Athens. A garden, with a castle in the background |
| Scene II. The prison |
| Scene III. The country near Athens |
| Scene IV. Athens. A room in the prison |
| Scene V. An open place in Athens |
| Scene VI. Athens. Before the prison |
| ACT III |
| Scene I. A forest near Athens |
| Scene II. Another part of the forest |
| Scene III. The same part of the forest as in scene I. |
| Scene IV. Another part of the forest |
| Scene V. Another part of the forest |
| Scene VI. The same part of the forest as in scene III. |
| ACT IV |
| Scene I. Athens. A room in the prison |
| Scene II. A Room in the Palace |
| Scene III. A room in the prison |
| ACT V |
| Scene I. Athens. Before the Temples of Mars, Venus, and Diana |
| Scene II. Athens. A Room in the Prison |
| Scene III. A part of the Forest near Athens, and near the Place appointed for the Combat |
| Scene IV. The same; a Block prepared |
| EPILOGUE |
Dramatis Personæ
PROLOGUE
ARCITE, the two noble kinsmen, cousins,
PALAMON, nephews of Creon, King of Thebes
THESEUS, Duke of Athens
HIPPOLYTA, Queen of the Amazons, later Duchess of Athens
EMILIA, Sister of Hippolyta
PIRITHOUS, friend to Theseus
Three QUEENS, widows of the kings killed in laying siege to Thebes
The JAILER of Theseus’s prison
His DAUGHTER, in love with Palamon
His BROTHER,
The WOOER of the Jailer’s daughter
Two FRIENDS of the Jailer,
A DOCTOR
ARTESIUS, an Athenian soldier
VALERIUS, a Theban
WOMAN, attending on Emilia
An Athenian GENTLEMAN
Six KNIGHTS, three accompanying Arcite, three Palamon
Six COUNTRYMEN, one dressed as a Bavian or baboon
Gerald, a SCHOOLMASTER
NEL, a countrywoman
A TABORER
A singing BOY
A HERALD
A MESSENGER
A SERVANT
EPILOGUE
Hymen (god of weddings), lords, soldiers, four countrywomen (Fritz, Maudlin, Luce, and Barbary), nymphs, attendants, maids, executioner, guard