Overview
Character Name
Nick Bottom
Gender
Male
Playing Age
Adult, Mature Adult
Role Size
Lead
Dramatic Function
Catalyst, Comic Relief
Relationships
Voice
Non-singer
Time & Place
Athens in antiquity, A magical forest
Analysis
Bottom, a weaver by day, is also a part of the merry band of players known as “The Mechanicals” who spend the play rehearsing a performance for Duke Theseus and his soon-to-be wife. Bottom is hardly able to contain his excitement about his contributions to the play, asking
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