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 6
... Hermia O cross ! too high to be enthrall'd to low . Lysander Or else misgraffed in respect of years- Hermia O spite ! too old to be engag'd to young . Lysander Or else it stood upon the choice of friends- Hermia 140 O hell ! to choose ...
... Hermia O cross ! too high to be enthrall'd to low . Lysander Or else misgraffed in respect of years- Hermia O spite ! too old to be engag'd to young . Lysander Or else it stood upon the choice of friends- Hermia 140 O hell ! to choose ...
Page 7
... Hermia is referring to the girdle worn by Venus . 173-4 When Dido , Queen of Carthage , saw her lover , the Trojan ... Hermia's property ) . sway ... heart : influence the way Demetrius feels . I swear to thee by Cupid's strongest bow ...
... Hermia is referring to the girdle worn by Venus . 173-4 When Dido , Queen of Carthage , saw her lover , the Trojan ... Hermia's property ) . sway ... heart : influence the way Demetrius feels . I swear to thee by Cupid's strongest bow ...
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... Hermia because of her dark complexion . 258 259 260 take on : pretend . tame spiritless . burr : the prickly seed - head of the burdock plant : it catches on clothes and is very difficult to shake off . 264 tawny Tartar : Lysander again ...
... Hermia because of her dark complexion . 258 259 260 take on : pretend . tame spiritless . burr : the prickly seed - head of the burdock plant : it catches on clothes and is very difficult to shake off . 264 tawny Tartar : Lysander again ...
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