Titania (Queen of the Fairies in Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream)

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Titania is the proud and enchanting Queen of the Fairies in Shakespeare's comedy "A Midsummer Night's Dream," central to the play's magical conflicts and romantic entanglements.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Shakespearean character
fairy queen
female character
fictional character
appearsIn A Midsummer Night's Dream
appearsInAct Act II of A Midsummer Night's Dream
Act III of A Midsummer Night's Dream
Act IV of A Midsummer Night's Dream
Act V of A Midsummer Night's Dream
associatedWithPlace enchanted forest near Athens
associatedWithTheme jealousy
love
magic
power struggle
commands Cobweb
Mote
Mustardseed
Peaseblossom
conflictWith Oberon
createdBy William Shakespeare
disputesOver changeling boy
enchantedBy Oberon
Puck
love-in-idleness juice
fallsInLoveWith Bottom transformed with an ass's head
Nick Bottom
fictionalUniverse A Midsummer Night's Dream universe
firstPerformanceApproximateDate circa 1595
genreOfWorkAppearsIn comedy
guardianOf changeling boy
hasGender female
hasRetinue fairies
hasSpecies fairy
hasTitle Queen of the Fairies
influencedBy classical fairy and folk traditions
influences later depictions of fairy queens
language Early Modern English
literaryPeriod English Renaissance
medium stage play
notableTrait enchanting
majestic
proud
strong-willed
participatesIn blessing of Theseus and Hippolyta's marriage
partnerInFinalReconciliation Oberon
relationshipWith Oberon
roleInWork Queen of the Fairies
spouse Oberon
workAuthor William Shakespeare

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Titania namedAfter Titania (Queen of the Fairies in Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream)
Titania’s bower notableEvent Titania is enchanted to fall in love with Bottom
linked to: Titania (Queen of the Fairies in Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream)