What is the personality type of Egeus? Which MBTI personality type best fits? Personality type for Egeus from A Midsummer Nights Dream and what is the personality traits.
Egeus personality type is ISTJ, and that is a very common personality type in the world of The OC. For those that don't know, ISTJ's are the "doers" of the Myers Briggs personality types. ISTJ's believe in "the system" and "the rules." They're "responsible" and "decisive" and they like to take the "straight and narrow" path. This is not to say that Egeus is a bad person. He's actually quite sweet and his friendship with Charlene is always a good one. However, he is very much set in his ways and has an abnormal attachment to rules and procedures.
Egeus and the "system"
"If you don't like the way things are, then it's time to change them." – Egeus
This is what ISTJ's do – they look at a situation and try to fix it. Egeus looks at the situation and proceeds to come up with a plan to solve it. According to him, rules are for following, which is why he says "If you don't like the way things are, then it's time to change them.
Egeus is a character in A Midsummer Night's Dream, the comedy by William Shakespeare. He is an Athenian who tries to keep his daughter, Hermia, from marrying Lysander the man she loves. In original performances, the actor for his role probably played the part of Philostrate as well. Egeus wants Hermia to marry Demetrius.