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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... actor ) . 26 That's all one - " It makes no difference " . 27 small - " low " . 28 An- " If " ( also in line 60 ) . 29 Thisne Bottom's way of pro- nouncing " Thisby " in " a mons- trous little voice " . In this play all the actors say ...
... actor ) . 26 That's all one - " It makes no difference " . 27 small - " low " . 28 An- " If " ( also in line 60 ) . 29 Thisne Bottom's way of pro- nouncing " Thisby " in " a mons- trous little voice " . In this play all the actors say ...
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William Shakespeare J. W. Lever. 118 Now is the moon used . Since the actor playing " Wall " has gone off , Theseus expects that ... actors " . 121 shadows - " mere imitations of men " . 122 if ... them – “ if we make them better with our ...
William Shakespeare J. W. Lever. 118 Now is the moon used . Since the actor playing " Wall " has gone off , Theseus expects that ... actors " . 121 shadows - " mere imitations of men " . 122 if ... them – “ if we make them better with our ...
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William Shakespeare J. W. Lever. 207 we shadows - " we actors " ( Theseus also described actors as " shadows " ; see notes 120 , 121 ) . 208 all is mended - " all is set right " . 209 idle theme - " unimportant story " 210 No more ...
William Shakespeare J. W. Lever. 207 we shadows - " we actors " ( Theseus also described actors as " shadows " ; see notes 120 , 121 ) . 208 all is mended - " all is set right " . 209 idle theme - " unimportant story " 210 No more ...
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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