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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... father ) has cut into shape ( im- printed ) " . " created " , " gave 31 or disfigure it - " or to destroy this figure ' 32 in this kind - " in this matter " 33 wanting ... voice - " lacking ( want- ing ) your father's words of sup- port ...
... father ) has cut into shape ( im- printed ) " . " created " , " gave 31 or disfigure it - " or to destroy this figure ' 32 in this kind - " in this matter " 33 wanting ... voice - " lacking ( want- ing ) your father's words of sup- port ...
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... father's voice , 33 The other must be held34 the worthier . HERMIA I would35 my father looked but with my eyes . THESEUS Rather your eyes must with his judgement look.36 HERMIA I do entreat your Grace to pardon me . I know not by what ...
... father's voice , 33 The other must be held34 the worthier . HERMIA I would35 my father looked but with my eyes . THESEUS Rather your eyes must with his judgement look.36 HERMIA I do entreat your Grace to pardon me . I know not by what ...
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... father's will , Or else to wed Demetrius as he would , 58 Or on Diana's 59 altar to protest60 For aye austerity and single life . DEMETRIUS Relent , sweet Hermia , and Lysander , yield Thy crazed title1 to my certain right . LYSANDER ...
... father's will , Or else to wed Demetrius as he would , 58 Or on Diana's 59 altar to protest60 For aye austerity and single life . DEMETRIUS Relent , sweet Hermia , and Lysander , yield Thy crazed title1 to my certain right . 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