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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Page 88
... true - love's " true lover's " . 58 Of thy misprision ... ensue- " There must of necessity result ( ensue ) from your mistake ( misprision ) " . 59 turned- " changed into the oppo- site ( into a false lover ) " . Puck's mistake , says ...
... true - love's " true lover's " . 58 Of thy misprision ... ensue- " There must of necessity result ( ensue ) from your mistake ( misprision ) " . 59 turned- " changed into the oppo- site ( into a false lover ) " . Puck's mistake , says ...
Page 89
... true - love's 57 sight . Of thy misprision must perforce ensue 58 Some true love turned , 59 and not a false turned true . PUCK Then fate o'er - rules , 60 that , one man holding troth , 61 A million fail , confounding oath on oath.62 ...
... true - love's 57 sight . Of thy misprision must perforce ensue 58 Some true love turned , 59 and not a false turned true . PUCK Then fate o'er - rules , 60 that , one man holding troth , 61 A million fail , confounding oath on oath.62 ...
Page 154
... true intent is all for your delight . We are not here that you should here repent you . 68 the true ... end- " our true pur- pose " . 69 in despite- " with bad intentions " . 70 minding - " intending " . 71 repent you - " regret ...
... true intent is all for your delight . We are not here that you should here repent you . 68 the true ... end- " our true pur- pose " . 69 in despite- " with bad intentions " . 70 minding - " intending " . 71 repent you - " regret ...
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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