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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... stay- " to stay " . 94 Perchance " Perhaps " . 95 in our round ( in the fairy ring ) . the sails conceive , 96 spare your haunts - " keep away from where. 38 [ ACT TWO.
... stay- " to stay " . 94 Perchance " Perhaps " . 95 in our round ( in the fairy ring ) . the sails conceive , 96 spare your haunts - " keep away from where. 38 [ ACT TWO.
Page 57
... Stay , though thou kill me , sweet Demetrius . DEMETRIUS I charge thee hence , 45 and do not haunt me thus . HELENA O wilt thou darkling46 leave me ? Do not so . DEMETRIUS Stay on thy peril ; 47 I alone will go . HELENA O , I am out of ...
... Stay , though thou kill me , sweet Demetrius . DEMETRIUS I charge thee hence , 45 and do not haunt me thus . HELENA O wilt thou darkling46 leave me ? Do not so . DEMETRIUS Stay on thy peril ; 47 I alone will go . HELENA O , I am out of ...
Page 88
... stay- " now sleep will pay a little of its debt , if I stay till it makes an offer ( tender ) " , i.c. if I wait now , I can expect a little sleep to relieve my sorrow . 57 true - love's " true lover's " . 58 Of thy misprision ... ensue ...
... stay- " now sleep will pay a little of its debt , if I stay till it makes an offer ( tender ) " , i.c. if I wait now , I can expect a little sleep to relieve my sorrow . 57 true - love's " true lover's " . 58 Of thy misprision ... ensue ...
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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