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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... death - " be punished with death " . 41 society - " company " . 42 question your desires - " find out what you truly desire " . 43 Know of ... blood - " Know that you are only young ; consider carefully your natural feelings ( blood ) ...
... death - " be punished with death " . 41 society - " company " . 42 question your desires - " find out what you truly desire " . 43 Know of ... blood - " Know that you are only young ; consider carefully your natural feelings ( blood ) ...
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... death - counterfeiting sleep206 With leaden legs207 and batty wings208 doth creep ; Then crush this herb into Lysander's eye ; Whose liquor209 hath this virtuous property , 210 To take from thence211 all error with his212 might And make ...
... death - counterfeiting sleep206 With leaden legs207 and batty wings208 doth creep ; Then crush this herb into Lysander's eye ; Whose liquor209 hath this virtuous property , 210 To take from thence211 all error with his212 might And make ...
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... death - " whether life or death results " . tide = " betide " , q.v. 118 Now is the moon used . Since the actor 162 [ ACT FIVE.
... death - " whether life or death results " . tide = " betide " , q.v. 118 Now is the moon used . Since the actor 162 [ ACT FIVE.
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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