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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... Midsummer Night's Dream in the Theatre P. xvi ยท P. xvii The letters q.v. after a word mean : " See this item in the glossary if you do not know what it means " . P. xx INTRODUCTION TO THIS PLAY A Midsummer Night's Dream was written vi.
... Midsummer Night's Dream in the Theatre P. xvi ยท P. xvii The letters q.v. after a word mean : " See this item in the glossary if you do not know what it means " . P. xx INTRODUCTION TO THIS PLAY A Midsummer Night's Dream was written vi.
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... dream - like quality to all it shines on . Theseus and Hippolyta are waiting for the new moon that will rise on ... Midsummer Night's Dream was first performed : all these descriptions were meant to help us to imagine the woods at night ...
... dream - like quality to all it shines on . Theseus and Hippolyta are waiting for the new moon that will rise on ... Midsummer Night's Dream was first performed : all these descriptions were meant to help us to imagine the woods at night ...
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... dream " ( V.i.365 ) . Dreams and magic have returned to the world , bringing their blessing to the newly married ; and the moon is their sign . 6 A Midsummer Night's Dream in the Theatre Besides being shown as a private entertainment ...
... dream " ( V.i.365 ) . Dreams and magic have returned to the world , bringing their blessing to the newly married ; and the moon is their sign . 6 A Midsummer Night's Dream in the Theatre Besides being shown as a private entertainment ...
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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