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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... grace : the less favour do I receive . as a monster : as though I were a monster . glass : mirror . sphery like stars . eyne : eyes . Transparent : glorious ; Lysander proceeds to play on the more usual meaning ( = able to be seen ...
... grace : the less favour do I receive . as a monster : as though I were a monster . glass : mirror . sphery like stars . eyne : eyes . Transparent : glorious ; Lysander proceeds to play on the more usual meaning ( = able to be seen ...
Page 48
... grace : favour . 237 238 239 240 242 persever : carry on ( stressed perséver ) . sad looks : solemn faces . Make mouths upon : pull faces at . hold ... up : keep up the game . carried : performed . chronicled : recorded as history ...
... grace : favour . 237 238 239 240 242 persever : carry on ( stressed perséver ) . sad looks : solemn faces . Make mouths upon : pull faces at . hold ... up : keep up the game . carried : performed . chronicled : recorded as history ...
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... grace : to honour . solemnity : celebration . Saint Valentine : the patron saint of lovers ; his feast day ( February 14 ) was traditionally the birds ' wedding- day . to couple to form pairs . [ Exit Attendant We will , fair queen , up ...
... grace : to honour . solemnity : celebration . Saint Valentine : the patron saint of lovers ; his feast day ( February 14 ) was traditionally the birds ' wedding- day . to couple to form pairs . [ Exit Attendant We will , fair queen , up ...
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