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... Lysander's disappearance . She leaves Demetrius , who lies down to sleep . Oberon sees that Puck has made a mistake . Puck is ordered to fetch Helena while Oberon charms Demetrius into loving her . Lysander enters , begging Helena to ...
... Lysander's disappearance . She leaves Demetrius , who lies down to sleep . Oberon sees that Puck has made a mistake . Puck is ordered to fetch Helena while Oberon charms Demetrius into loving her . Lysander enters , begging Helena to ...
Page 97
... LYSANDER Why should he stay whom love doth press to go ? 180 HERMIA What love could press Lysander from my side ? 185 LYSANDER Lysander's love , that would not let him bide ; 109 Fair Helena , who more engilds110 the night Than all yon ...
... LYSANDER Why should he stay whom love doth press to go ? 180 HERMIA What love could press Lysander from my side ? 185 LYSANDER Lysander's love , that would not let him bide ; 109 Fair Helena , who more engilds110 the night Than all yon ...
Page 202
... Lysander is in the wood because he has fled there from Athens with Hermia , hoping to marry her in secret . But Puck , believing he is carrying out Oberon's wishes , puts the love - juice on Lysander's eyes , and the first woman Lysander ...
... Lysander is in the wood because he has fled there from Athens with Hermia , hoping to marry her in secret . But Puck , believing he is carrying out Oberon's wishes , puts the love - juice on Lysander's eyes , and the first woman Lysander ...
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actors ancient Athenian Athens audience awake beautiful bird BOTTOM as PYRAMUS Bottom's characters Cupid dance Demetrius dote doth Duke Egeus Elizabethan elves Enter Exeunt Exit eyes fair fairies fear flowers FLUTE as THISBE follow four lovers friends gentle give gleek goddess grow hast hate hath head hear heart Helena Hermia imagination kind ladies lion look lord lovers Lysander Lysander's magic maiden marry meaning Midsummer Night's Dream moon MOONSHINE Mustardseed never Nick Bottom night nine men's morris oath Oberon and Titania Peaseblossom person Peter Quince PHILOSTRATE play prologue Puck Pyramus and Thisbe quarrel Queen Quince's rehearse Robin Robin Goodfellow scene scorn Shakespeare shine sing sleep SNOUT SNUG song sound speak speech spirit STARVELING story sweet tears thee Theseus and Hippolyta thing Thisby Thisby's thou tongue troth true vows wakes wall wedding wild wood words young