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A Midsummer Night's Dream
By William Shakespeare - Stage play
Roles
- Egeus - Adult (36-50), Senior (>50), Male
About this piece
Egeus complains about his daughter's choice for a husband
Summary
In the first scene of the play Egeus, a nobleman, appears at Theseus' (the Duke of Athens) court with his daughter Hermia and two men, Demetrius and Lysander. Egeus wants his daughter to marry Demetrius but she loves Lysander. In this monologue Egeus expresses his complaint to the Duke of Athens. He accuses Lysander of having "bewitch'd" Hermia, and now she won't listen to him anymore. Egeus argues that, as her father, he has the right (given to him by an old law in Athens), to choose who she will marry. If she doesn't comply to his will then he demands to put her to death.
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