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 12
... Pyramus's affection . He speaks first as the lover , then replies as Thisbe . 30 The raging rocks And shivering shocks Shall break the locks Of prison gates : And Phibbus ' car Shall shine from far And make and mar The foolish Fates ...
... Pyramus's affection . He speaks first as the lover , then replies as Thisbe . 30 The raging rocks And shivering shocks Shall break the locks Of prison gates : And Phibbus ' car Shall shine from far And make and mar The foolish Fates ...
Page 36
... Pyramus ! Thisbe , stand forth . Bottom Thisbe , the flowers of odious savours sweet- Quince 80 Odorous , odorous ! Bottom - -odours savours sweet : So hath thy breath my dearest Thisbe dear . But hark , a voice ! Stay thou but here ...
... Pyramus ! Thisbe , stand forth . Bottom Thisbe , the flowers of odious savours sweet- Quince 80 Odorous , odorous ! Bottom - -odours savours sweet : So hath thy breath my dearest Thisbe dear . But hark , a voice ! Stay thou but here ...
Page 78
... Pyramus , which Thisbe : whether Pyramus or Thisbe . warrant : defend . 309 310 spied : caught sight of . 311 means : moans . videlicet : namely . Hippolyta How chance Moonshine is gone before Thisbe comes back and finds her lover ...
... Pyramus , which Thisbe : whether Pyramus or Thisbe . warrant : defend . 309 310 spied : caught sight of . 311 means : moans . videlicet : namely . Hippolyta How chance Moonshine is gone before Thisbe comes back and finds her lover ...
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