Peter Quince
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Peter Quince is a comically earnest carpenter and amateur playwright in Shakespeare’s *A Midsummer Night’s Dream*, who leads the group of “rude mechanicals” putting on a play for the Duke’s wedding.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| the Mechanicals | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Shakespearean character
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amateur playwright ⓘ carpenter ⓘ fictional character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | A Midsummer Night’s Dream NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre | romantic comedy ⓘ |
| associatedTheme |
amateur theatre
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art versus reality ⓘ social class and performance ⓘ |
| audienceWithinPlay |
Athenian court
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Hippolyta NERFINISHED ⓘ Theseus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
earnest
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somewhat bumbling ⓘ well‑meaning ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Theseus (indirectly, via proclamation) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | William Shakespeare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| directsPlayWithinPlay | Pyramus and Thisbe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dramaticFunction |
comic relief
ⓘ
metatheatrical figure ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceAct | Act I ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceScene | Scene 2 ⓘ |
| genreOfWorkWithinPlay | comedy ⓘ |
| groupAffiliation | rude mechanicals ⓘ |
| hasNameEtymologySuggestion | possibly from “quoin,” a wedge or cornerstone ⓘ |
| language | Early Modern English NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | English Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryStatus | minor character ⓘ |
| medium | stage drama ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | organizer of the craftsmen’s play ⓘ |
| nationality | Athenian (fictional) ⓘ |
| occupation |
carpenter
ⓘ
playwright ⓘ |
| plansPerformanceFor | Theseus and Hippolyta’s wedding ⓘ |
| roleInWork | leader of the rude mechanicals ⓘ |
| settingOfActivity |
Athens
NERFINISHED
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the Athenian wood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stageFunction |
delivers prologue (in some productions)
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organizes casting ⓘ |
| supervisesCharacter |
Francis Flute
NERFINISHED
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Nick Bottom NERFINISHED ⓘ Robin Starveling NERFINISHED ⓘ Snug NERFINISHED ⓘ Tom Snout NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workDateApproximate | c. 1595–1596 ⓘ |
| workForm | play-within-a-play participant ⓘ |
| writesPlayWithinPlay | Pyramus and Thisbe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
the Mechanicals