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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... Queen Elizabeth's guards were called " gentlemen pensioners " . They were young noblemen chosen for their tall- ness , and wore special coats orna- mented with gold and jewels . The Fairy Queen's " gentlemen pen- sioners " are the tall ...
... Queen Elizabeth's guards were called " gentlemen pensioners " . They were young noblemen chosen for their tall- ness , and wore special coats orna- mented with gold and jewels . The Fairy Queen's " gentlemen pen- sioners " are the tall ...
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... Queen and all her elves come here anon . " PUCK 12 The King doth keep his revels here tonight ; Take heed11 the Queen come not within his sight ; For Oberon is passing fell and wrath , " Because that she as her attendant hath A lovely ...
... Queen and all her elves come here anon . " PUCK 12 The King doth keep his revels here tonight ; Take heed11 the Queen come not within his sight ; For Oberon is passing fell and wrath , " Because that she as her attendant hath A lovely ...
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... Queen of the Fairies over a little Indian boy whom the King wants to take from the Queen . Their disagreement has become violent enough for the seasons to become mixed up . Judging from what the earth is producing , people have ceased ...
... Queen of the Fairies over a little Indian boy whom the King wants to take from the Queen . Their disagreement has become violent enough for the seasons to become mixed up . Judging from what the earth is producing , people have ceased ...
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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