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 xvii
... poor friend ? But when Hermia refuses to share her nostalgia , Helena begins to lose her temper — and we are given a very different picture of the early friendship : O , when she's angry , she is keen and shrewd . She was a vixen when ...
... poor friend ? But when Hermia refuses to share her nostalgia , Helena begins to lose her temper — and we are given a very different picture of the early friendship : O , when she's angry , she is keen and shrewd . She was a vixen when ...
Page 48
... poor friend ? It is not friendly , ' tis not maidenly : Our sex , as well as I , may chide you for it , Though I alone do feel the injury . Hermia of arms was combined with hers to make a new coat , usually in the shape of a shield ...
... poor friend ? It is not friendly , ' tis not maidenly : Our sex , as well as I , may chide you for it , Though I alone do feel the injury . Hermia of arms was combined with hers to make a new coat , usually in the shape of a shield ...
Page 55
... poor me . my poor company : the company of Puck Enter Puck and Demetrius Ho , ho , ho ! Coward , why com'st thou not ? Demetrius Abide me , if thou dar'st ; for well I wot Thou runn'st before me , shifting every place , And dar'st not ...
... poor me . my poor company : the company of Puck Enter Puck and Demetrius Ho , ho , ho ! Coward , why com'st thou not ? Demetrius Abide me , if thou dar'st ; for well I wot Thou runn'st before me , shifting every place , And dar'st not ...
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