A Midsummer Night's DreamAn exciting new edition of the complete works of Shakespeare with these features: Illustrated with photographs from New York Shakespeare Festival productions, vivid readable readable introductions for each play by noted scholar David Bevington, a lively personal foreword by Joseph Papp, an insightful essay on the play in performance, modern spelling and pronunciation, up-to-date annotated bibliographies, and convenient listing of key passages. |
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Page xiv
... Demetrius into the forest in pursuit of the runaway lovers . Demetrius does not appear as a very attractive character when he insults Helena and threatens her ; but she invites such treatment : I am your spaniel ; and , Demetrius , The ...
... Demetrius into the forest in pursuit of the runaway lovers . Demetrius does not appear as a very attractive character when he insults Helena and threatens her ; but she invites such treatment : I am your spaniel ; and , Demetrius , The ...
Page 30
... Demetrius ! Demetrius I charge thee hence , and do not haunt me thus . Helena O wilt thou darkling leave me ? Do not so . Demetrius Stay , on thy peril : I alone will go . Helena [ Exit Demetrius O , I am out of breath in this fond ...
... Demetrius ! Demetrius I charge thee hence , and do not haunt me thus . Helena O wilt thou darkling leave me ? Do not so . Demetrius Stay , on thy peril : I alone will go . Helena [ Exit Demetrius O , I am out of breath in this fond ...
Page 49
... Demetrius I say I love thee more than he can do . Lysander 255 If thou say so , withdraw , and prove it too . Demetrius Quick , come ! Hermia Lysander Lysander , whereto tends all this ? Away , you Ethiope ! Demetrius No , no ! He'll ...
... Demetrius I say I love thee more than he can do . Lysander 255 If thou say so , withdraw , and prove it too . Demetrius Quick , come ! Hermia Lysander Lysander , whereto tends all this ? Away , you Ethiope ! Demetrius No , no ! He'll ...
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