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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... human rulers , Oberon and Titania are completely under the influence of their feelings . Love , anger , jealousy are very quickly stirred up in them . They have very little control over their actions . At the beginning of the play they ...
... human rulers , Oberon and Titania are completely under the influence of their feelings . Love , anger , jealousy are very quickly stirred up in them . They have very little control over their actions . At the beginning of the play they ...
Page 37
... human mortals want their winter cheer ; 65 No night is now with hymn or carol66 blest ; Therefore the moon , the governess of floods , 67 Pale in her anger , washes all the air , 68 That rheumatic diseases69 do abound . And thorough ...
... human mortals want their winter cheer ; 65 No night is now with hymn or carol66 blest ; Therefore the moon , the governess of floods , 67 Pale in her anger , washes all the air , 68 That rheumatic diseases69 do abound . And thorough ...
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... human being ( as distinguished from fairies , gods , etc. , supposed to be immortal , living for ever ) . moth ( name of a fairy ) , kind of insect that flies by night , espe- cially around lamps and open flames . mould ( v . ) , to ...
... human being ( as distinguished from fairies , gods , etc. , supposed to be immortal , living for ever ) . moth ( name of a fairy ) , kind of insect that flies by night , espe- cially around lamps and open flames . mould ( v . ) , to ...
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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