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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... Grace to pardon me . I know not by what power I am made bold , Nor how it may concern37 my modesty In such a presence38 here to plead my thoughts ; 39 But I beseech your Grace , that I may know The worst that may befall me in this case ...
... Grace to pardon me . I know not by what power I am made bold , Nor how it may concern37 my modesty In such a presence38 here to plead my thoughts ; 39 But I beseech your Grace , that I may know The worst that may befall me in this case ...
Page 56
... grace - " The more I pray ( for Demetrius's love ) the less favour ( grace ) does my prayer receive " . so came- " became " . SI washed , i.e. with tears . 52 ugly ance " . " frightening in appear- 53 Do as a monster - " Run away as 56 ...
... grace - " The more I pray ( for Demetrius's love ) the less favour ( grace ) does my prayer receive " . so came- " became " . SI washed , i.e. with tears . 52 ugly ance " . " frightening in appear- 53 Do as a monster - " Run away as 56 ...
Page 168
... of wisdom " ) . 141 stay the time - " wait out the time ( until the play ends ) " . 142 this thorn - bush . . . dog - supposed to belong to " the man in the moon " . 143 with a good grace - " with much " 168 [ ACT FIVE.
... of wisdom " ) . 141 stay the time - " wait out the time ( until the play ends ) " . 142 this thorn - bush . . . dog - supposed to belong to " the man in the moon " . 143 with a good grace - " with much " 168 [ 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