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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... lion ? Starveling I fear it , I promise you . Bottom Masters , you ought to consider with yourselves . To bring in - God shield us ! -a lion among ladies , is a 30 most dreadful thing ; for there is not a more fearful wildfowl than your ...
... lion ? Starveling I fear it , I promise you . Bottom Masters , you ought to consider with yourselves . To bring in - God shield us ! -a lion among ladies , is a 30 most dreadful thing ; for there is not a more fearful wildfowl than your ...
Page 74
... lion rough in wildest rage doth roar . Then know that I one Snug the joiner am A lion fell , nor else no lion's dam : For if I should as lion come in strife Into this place , ' twere pity on my life . Theseus A very gentle beast , and ...
... lion rough in wildest rage doth roar . Then know that I one Snug the joiner am A lion fell , nor else no lion's dam : For if I should as lion come in strife Into this place , ' twere pity on my life . Theseus A very gentle beast , and ...
Page 76
... Lion ! Theseus Well , run , Thisbe ! Hippolyta [ Flute runs off Well shone , Moon ! Truly , the moon shines with a good grace . Theseus [ The Lion tears Thisbe's mantle ; exit Well moused , Lion ! Demetrius 260 And then came Pyramus ...
... Lion ! Theseus Well , run , Thisbe ! Hippolyta [ Flute runs off Well shone , Moon ! Truly , the moon shines with a good grace . Theseus [ The Lion tears Thisbe's mantle ; exit Well moused , Lion ! Demetrius 260 And then came Pyramus ...
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