A Midsummer Night's DreamNotes on the story, language, construction, and background accompany the text the comedy about romantic entanglements among humans and fairies. |
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... Elizabethan age . ( ii ) The Working - men . These , too , are types rather than indivi- duals , though Bottom stands out from the rest . We think of them by their trades - " Starveling the tailor " , " Snug the joiner " , " Bottom the ...
... Elizabethan age . ( ii ) The Working - men . These , too , are types rather than indivi- duals , though Bottom stands out from the rest . We think of them by their trades - " Starveling the tailor " , " Snug the joiner " , " Bottom the ...
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... Elizabethan England . Bottom , Quince , Snug and the rest , though described as Athenians , are very like the simpler types of country people whom Shakespeare knew as a boy . The fairies and Puck are , of course , imaginary beings ; but ...
... Elizabethan England . Bottom , Quince , Snug and the rest , though described as Athenians , are very like the simpler types of country people whom Shakespeare knew as a boy . The fairies and Puck are , of course , imaginary beings ; but ...
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... Elizabethan times or girls the parts of men ; and younger children should act as fairies . Bright and pleasant clothes are impor- tant , but these do not have to be Elizabethan . The old - style clothes worn by ladies and gentlemen ...
... Elizabethan times or girls the parts of men ; and younger children should act as fairies . Bright and pleasant clothes are impor- tant , but these do not have to be Elizabethan . The old - style clothes worn by ladies and gentlemen ...
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