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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... meet , And thence from Athens turn away our eyes To seek new friends and stranger companies.136 Farewell , sweet playfellow ; pray thou for us ; And good luck grant thee thy Demetrius . Keep word , 137 Lysander ; we must starve our ...
... meet , And thence from Athens turn away our eyes To seek new friends and stranger companies.136 Farewell , sweet playfellow ; pray thou for us ; And good luck grant thee thy Demetrius . Keep word , 137 Lysander ; we must starve our ...
Page 20
... meet at night in the wood . So he153 dissolved , and showers of oaths did melt.154. 153 he- " the hail " ( i.e. the oaths ) . 154 showers of oaths did melt- " all the oaths ( compared to hail ) melted away in this passion for Hermia ...
... meet at night in the wood . So he153 dissolved , and showers of oaths did melt.154. 153 he- " the hail " ( i.e. the oaths ) . 154 showers of oaths did melt- " all the oaths ( compared to hail ) melted away in this passion for Hermia ...
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... meet me in the palace wood , a mile without the town , 45 by moonlight . There will we rehearse : for if we meet in the city , we shall be dogged " with company , and our devices known . In the mean time I will draw a bill of pro ...
... meet me in the palace wood , a mile without the town , 45 by moonlight . There will we rehearse : for if we meet in the city , we shall be dogged " with company , and our devices known . In the mean time I will draw a bill of pro ...
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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