A Midsummer Night's DreamMix-ups and mishaps occur when Oberon, the King of the Fairies, doses his sleeping wife with a magical potion that causes her to fall in love with the first living thing she sees upon awakening. |
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... of the Kyng Arthour Al was this land fulfilled of fayrie ; The elf - queen , with hir joly compaignye , Daunced ful oft in many a grenè mede . " ( JEPHSON AND BELL'S text . ) of words is like Dull's . The fairies are the 10 Introduction.
... of the Kyng Arthour Al was this land fulfilled of fayrie ; The elf - queen , with hir joly compaignye , Daunced ful oft in many a grenè mede . " ( JEPHSON AND BELL'S text . ) of words is like Dull's . The fairies are the 10 Introduction.
Page 12
... Queen Elizabeth's , in their smart coats ; still , some of them may have been with her at Kenilworth in 1575. She had 50 of ' em in her Band of Pencioners , ' and their fee was £ 50 apeece . ' " - Household Ordinances , p . 251 , col ...
... Queen Elizabeth's , in their smart coats ; still , some of them may have been with her at Kenilworth in 1575. She had 50 of ' em in her Band of Pencioners , ' and their fee was £ 50 apeece . ' " - Household Ordinances , p . 251 , col ...
Page 17
... Queen of the Fairies . PUCK , or Robin Good - fellow . PEAS - BLOSSOM , COBWEB , MOTH , MUSTARD - SEED , Fairies . Other Fairies attending their King and Queen . Attendants on Theseus and Hippolyta . SCENE - ATHENS and a Wood near it ...
... Queen of the Fairies . PUCK , or Robin Good - fellow . PEAS - BLOSSOM , COBWEB , MOTH , MUSTARD - SEED , Fairies . Other Fairies attending their King and Queen . Attendants on Theseus and Hippolyta . SCENE - ATHENS and a Wood near it ...
Page 25
... queen , When the false Trojan under sail was seen ; By all the vows that ever men have broke , In number more than ever women spoke ; In that same place thou hast appointed me , To - morrow truly will I meet with thee . Lys . Keep ...
... queen , When the false Trojan under sail was seen ; By all the vows that ever men have broke , In number more than ever women spoke ; In that same place thou hast appointed me , To - morrow truly will I meet with thee . Lys . Keep ...
Page 33
... queen , To dew her orbs upon the green : The cowslips tall her pensioners be ; In their gold coats spots you see , - Those be rubies , fairy favours , In those freckles live their savours ; I must go seek some dew - drops here , And ...
... queen , To dew her orbs upon the green : The cowslips tall her pensioners be ; In their gold coats spots you see , - Those be rubies , fairy favours , In those freckles live their savours ; I must go seek some dew - drops here , And ...
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art thou Athenian Athens awake Bergomask bless Bottom brier bush Cobweb comedy comedy of errors dance dead dear death Demetrius dote doth duke Egeus Errors Exeunt Exit eyes fairy father fear flower FLUTE follow gentle Gleek gone grace hast thou hate hath hear heart Hercules Hermia Hippolyta hounds kill Knight's Tale ladies lion look lord love thee love's lovers Lysander Lysander's marry methinks Methought Midsummer-Night's Dream monsieur moon Moonshine Mustard-seed never o'er oath Oberon Peter Quince PHILOSTRATE Pittheus play pray prologue Puck Pyramus and Thisbe queen Quin Re-enter PUCK roar Robin Robin Starveling SCENE scorn Shak Shakspere Shakspere's shine sleep Snout Snug speak sport STARVELING stol'n sweet tears tell Theseus things Thisbe's thou hast Thou shalt thou wak'st thy love Tita Titania tongue true unto vile vows wake wall wonder wood