A Midsummer Night's Dream RIDER Script

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RIDER UNIVERSITY

A Midsummer-Nights Dreamby William Shakeseare

adated by !hrist"her #arks

Dramatis #ers"$%&

T'ESEUS(Duke of Athens.E)EUS(Father to Hermia.*YSANDER(in love with Hermia.DEMETRIUS(in love with Hermia.#'I*+STRATE(Master of the Revels to Theseus.,UIN!E(a Carpenter.SNU),a Joiner.

+TT+M,

a Weaver..*UTE,a ellows!men"er.SN+UT,a Tinker.STARVE*IN),a Tailor.'I##+*YTA,#ueenof the Ama$ons, %etrothe" to Theseus.'ERMIA,Dau&hter to '&eus, in love with ()san"er.'E*ENA,in love with Demetrius.+ER+N,*in& of the Fairies.TITANIA,#ueen of the Fairies.#U!/,or Ro%in +oo"fellow.#EASE-*+SS+M, a Fair)

!+WE, a Fair)M+T', a Fair)MUSTARD-SEED, a Fair)

ther Fairies atten"in& their *in& an" #ueen. Atten"ants on Theseus an" Hippol)ta.


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A!T I

S!ENE I& Athe$s& The ala0e "1 T'ESEUS&

Enter THESEUS, HIPPOLYTA, PHILOSTRATE, and Attendants

T'ESEUS-ow, fair Hippol)ta, our nuptial hourDraws on apae/ four happ) "a)s %rin& inAnother moon0 %ut, , methinks, how slowThis ol" moon wanes she lin&ers m) "esires.

'I##+*YTAFour "a)s will 2uikl) steep themselves in ni&ht/Four ni&hts will 2uikl) "ream awa) the time/

An" then the moon, like to a silver %ow-ew!%ent in heaven, shall %ehol" the ni&htf our solemnities.

T'ESEUS+o, 3hilostrate,4tir up the Athenian )outh to merriments/Awake the pert an" nim%le spirit of mirth/Turn melanhol) forth to funerals/The pale ompanion is not for our pomp.

Exit PHILOSTRATE

Hippol)ta, 5 woo6" thee with m) swor",An" won th) love, "oin& thee in7uries/ut 5 will we" thee in another ke),With pomp, with triumph an" with revellin&.

Enter EGEUS, HERMIA, LYSANDER, and DEMETRIUS

E)EUSHapp) %e Theseus, our renowne" "uke

T'ESEUSThanks, &oo" '&eus0 what6s the news with thee8

E)EUSFull of ve9ation ome 5, with omplaintA&ainst m) hil", m) "au&hter Hermia.4tan" forth, Demetrius. M) no%le lor",


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This man hath m) onsent to marr) her.4tan" forth, ()san"er0 an" m) &raious "uke,This man hath %ewith6" the %osom of m) hil"/Thou, thou, ()san"er, thou hast &iven her rh)mes,An" interhan&e" love!tokens with m) hil"0

Thou hast %) moonli&ht at her win"ow sun&,With fei&nin& voie verses of fei&nin& love,An" stolen the impression of her fantas)With %raelets of th) hair, rin&s, &aw"s, oneits,*naks, tri:es, nose&a)s, sweetmeats, messen&ersf stron& prevailment in unhar"en6" )outh0With unnin& hast thou ;lh6" m) "au&hter6s heart,Turn6" her o%e"iene, whih is "ue to me,To stu%%orn harshness0 an", m) &raious "uke,e it so she/ will not here %efore )our &raeConsent to marr) with Demetrius,

5 %e& the anient privile&e of Athens,As she is mine, 5 ma) "ispose of her0Whih shall %e either to this &entlemanr to her "eath, aor"in& to our law.

T'ESEUSWhat sa) )ou, Hermia8 %e a"vise", fair mai"0To )ou )our father shoul" %e as a &o"/ne that ompose" )our %eauties, )ea, an" oneTo whom )ou are %ut as a form in wa9) him imprinte" an" within his power

To leave the ;&ure or "is;&ure it.Demetrius is a worth) &entleman.

'ERMIA4o is ()san"er.

T'ESEUS5n himself he is/

ut in this kin", wantin& )our father6s voie,The other must %e hel" the worthier.

'ERMIA5 woul" m) father look6" %ut with m) e)es.

T'ESEUSRather )our e)es must with his 7u"&ment look.

'ERMIA


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5 "o entreat )our &rae to par"on me.5 know not %) what power 5 am ma"e %ol",-or how it ma) onern m) mo"est),5n suh a presene here to plea" m) thou&hts/ut 5 %eseeh )our &rae that 5 ma) know

The worst that ma) %efall me in this ase,5f 5 refuse to we" Demetrius.

T'ESEUS'ither to "ie the "eath or to a%7ureFor ever the soiet) of men.Therefore, fair Hermia, 2uestion )our "esires/*now of )our )outh, e9amine well )our %loo",Whether, if )ou )iel" not to )our father6s hoie,


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*YSANDERHow now, m) love wh) is )our heek so pale8How hane the roses there "o fa"e so fast8

'ERMIA

elike for want of rain, whih 5 oul" welleteem them from the tempest of m) e)es.

*YSANDERA) me for au&ht that 5 oul" ever rea",Coul" ever hear %) tale or histor),The ourse of true love never "i" run smooth/ut, either it was "i>erent in %loo",!!

'ERMIA5f then true lovers have %een ever ross6",

5t stan"s as an e"it in "estin)0Then let us teah our trial patiene,eause it is a ustomar) ross,As "ue to love as thou&hts an" "reams an" si&hs,Wishes an" tears, poor fan)6s followers.

*YSANDERA &oo" persuasion0 therefore, hear me, Hermia.5 have a wi"ow aunt, a "owa&erf &reat revenue, an" she hath no hil"0From Athens is her house remote seven lea&ues/

An" she respets me as her onl) son.There, &entle Hermia, ma) 5 marr) thee/An" to that plae the sharp Athenian lawCannot pursue us. 5f thou lovest me then,4teal forth th) father6s house to!morrow ni&ht/An" in the woo", a lea&ue without the town,Where 5 "i" meet thee one with Helena,To "o o%servane to a morn of Ma),There will 5 sta) for thee.

'ERMIA

M) &oo" ()san"er5 swear to thee, %) Cupi"6s stron&est %ow,) all the vows that ever men have %roke,5n num%er more than ever women spoke,5n that same plae thou hast appointe" me,To!morrow trul) will 5 meet with thee.

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*eep promise, love. (ook, here omes Helena.

Enter HELENA

'ERMIA

+o" spee" fair Helena whither awa)8'E*ENACall )ou me fair8 that fair a&ain unsa).Demetrius loves )our fair0 happ) fair


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'ERMIAAn" in the woo", where often )ou an" 5=pon faint primrose!%e"s were wont to lie,'mpt)in& our %osoms of their ounsel sweet,

There m) ()san"er an" m)self shall meet/An" thene from Athens turn awa) our e)es,To seek new frien"s an" stran&er ompanies.Farewell, sweet pla)fellow0 pra) thou for us/An" &oo" luk &rant thee th) Demetrius

Exit HERMIA and LYSANDER

'E*ENAHow happ) some o6er other some an %eThrou&h Athens 5 am thou&ht as fair as she.

ut what of that8 Demetrius thinks not so/He will not know what all %ut he "o know.(ove looks not with the e)es, %ut with the min"/An" therefore is win&6" Cupi" painte" %lin"0-or hath (ove6s min" of an) 7u"&ement taste/Win&s an" no e)es ;&ure unhee") haste0An" therefore is (ove sai" to %e a hil",eause in hoie he is so oft %e&uile".As wa&&ish %o)s in &ame themselves forswear,4o the %o) (ove is per7ure" ever) where0For ere Demetrius look6" on Hermia6s e)ne,

He hail6" "own oaths that he was onl) mine/An" when this hail some heat from Hermia felt,4o he "issolve", an" showers of oaths "i" melt.5 will &o tell him of fair Hermia6s :i&ht0Then to the woo" will he to!morrow ni&ht3ursue her/ an" for this intelli&ene5f 5 have thanks, it is a "ear e9pense0ut herein mean 5 to enrih m) pain,To have his si&ht thither an" %ak a&ain.

Exit


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S!ENE II& Athe$s& ,UIN!E2S h"use&

Enter QUINE, SNUG, !OTTOM, "LUTE, SNOUT, and STAR#ELING

,UIN!E5s all our ompan) here8

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A lover, that kills himself most &allant for love.

+TT+MThat will ask some tears in the true performin& ofit0 if 5 "o it, let the au"iene look to their e)es/ 5 will move storms.

The ra&in& roksAn" shiverin& shoks4hall %reak the loksf prison &ates/An" 3hi%%us6 ar4hall shine from farAn" make an" mar

The foolish Fates.

This was loft) -ow name the rest of the pla)ers.

,UIN!EFranis Flute, the %ellows!men"er.

.*UTEHere, 3eter #uine.

,UIN!E

Flute, )ou must take This%) on )ou.

.*UTEWhat is This%)8 a wan"erin& kni&ht8

,UIN!E5t is the la") that 3)ramus must love.

.*UTE-a), faith, let me not pla) a woman/ 5 have a %ear" omin&.

,UIN!EThat6s all one0 )ou shall pla) it in a mask, an")ou ma) speak as small as )ou will.

+TT+MAn 5 ma) hi"e m) fae, let me pla) This%) too, 56llspeak in a monstrous little voie. 6Thisne,


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Thisne/6 6Ah, 3)ramus, lover "ear th) This%) "ear,an" la") "ear6

,UIN!E-o, no/ )ou must pla) 3)ramus0 an", Flute, )ou This%).

+TT+MWell, proee".

,UIN!ERo%in 4tarvelin&, the tailor.

STARVE*IN)Here, 3eter #uine.

,UIN!ERo%in 4tarvelin&, )ou must pla) This%)6s mother.Tom 4nout, the tinker.

SN+UTHere, 3eter #uine.

,UIN!E


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+TT+MWell, 5 will un"ertake it. What %ear" were 5 %estto pla) it in8

,UIN!EWh), what )ou will. ut, masters, hereare )our parts0 an" 5 am to entreat )ou, re2uest)ou an" "esire )ou, to on them %) to!morrow ni&ht/an" meet me in the palae woo", a mile without thetown, %) moonli&ht/ there will we rehearse, for ifwe meet in the it), we shall %e "o&&e" withompan), an" our "evies known. 5n the meantime 5will "raw a %ill of properties, suh as our pla)wants. 5 pra) )ou, fail me not.

+TT+MWe will meet/ an" there we ma) rehearse mosto%senel) an" oura&eousl). Take pains/ %e perfet0 a"ieu.

,UIN!EAt the "uke6s oak we meet.

Exeunt


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A!T II

S!ENE I& A 3""d $ear Athe$s&

Enter, $r%& %''%site sides, a "air(, and PU)

#U!/How now, spirit whither wan"er )ou8

.airyver hill, over "ale,Throu&h %ush, throu&h %rier,ver park, over pale,Throu&h :oo", throu&h ;re,

5 "o wan"er ever)where,4wifter than the moon6s sphere/An" 5 serve the fair) 2ueen,To "ew her or%s upon the &reen.Farewell, thou lo% of spirits/ 56ll %e &one0ur 2ueen an" all our elves ome here anon.

#U!/The kin& "oth keep his revels here to!ni&ht0Take hee" the 2ueen ome not within his si&ht/For %eron is passin& fell an" wrath,

eause that she as her atten"ant hathA lovel) %o), stolen from an 5n"ian kin&/4he never ha" so sweet a han&elin&/An" 7ealous %eron woul" have the hil"*ni&ht of his train, to trae the forests wil"/ut she perfore withhol"s the love" %o),Crowns him with :owers an" makes him all her 7o)0An" now the) never meet in &rove or &reen,) fountain lear, or span&le" starli&ht sheen,ut, the) "o s2uare, that all their elves for fearCreep into aorn!ups an" hi"e them there.

.airy'ither 5 mistake )our shape an" makin& 2uite,r else )ou are that shrew" an" knavish spriteCall6" Ro%in +oo"fellow0 are not )ou heThat fri&hts the mai"ens of the villa&er/Those that Ho%&o%lin all )ou an" sweet 3uk,


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Met we on hill, in "ale, forest or mea",To "ane our rin&lets to the whistlin& win",ut with th) %rawls thou hast "istur%6" our sport.Therefore the win"s, pipin& to us in vain,As in reven&e, have suk6" up from the sea

Conta&ious fo&s/ whih fallin& in the lan"Have ever) peltin& river ma"e so prou"That the) have over%orne their ontinents0-o ni&ht is now with h)mn orarol %lest0Therefore the moon, the &overness of :oo"s,3ale in her an&er, washes all the air,That rheumati "iseases "o a%oun"0An" this same pro&en) of evils omesFrom our "e%ate, from our "issension/We are their parents an" ori&inal.

+ER+NDo )ou amen" it then/ it lies in )ou0Wh) shoul" Titania ross her %eron85 "o %ut %e& a little han&elin& %o),To %e m) henhman.

TITANIA4et )our heart at rest0The fair) lan" %u)s not the hil" of me.His mother was a votaress of m) or"er0An", in the spie" 5n"ian air, %) ni&ht,

Full often hath she &ossip6" %) m) si"e,An" sat with me on -eptune6s )ellow san"s,Markin& the em%arke" tra"ers on the :oo",When we have lau&h6" to see the sails oneiveAn" &row %i&!%ellie" with the wanton win"/Whih she, with prett) an" with swimmin& &aitFollowin&,!!her wom% then rih with m) )oun& s2uire,!!Woul" imitate, an" sail upon the lan",To feth me tri:es, an" return a&ain,As from a vo)a&e, rih with merhan"ise.ut she, %ein& mortal, of that %o) "i" "ie/

An" for her sake "o 5 rear up her %o),An" for her sake 5 will not part with him.

+ER+NHow lon& within this woo" inten" )ou sta)8

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3erhane till after Theseus6 we""in&!"a).5f )ou will patientl) "ane in our roun"An" see our moonli&ht revels, &o with us/5f not, shun me, an" 5 will spare )our haunts.

+ER+N+ive me that %o), an" 5 will &o with thee.

TITANIA-ot for th) fair) kin&"om. Fairies, awa)We shall hi"e "ownri&ht, if 5 lon&er sta).

Exit TITANIA *it+ +er train

+ER+NWell, &o th) wa)0 thou shalt not from this &rove

Till 5 torment thee for this in7ur).M) &entle 3uk, ome hither. Thou remem%erest4ine one 5 sat upon a promontor),An" hear" a mermai" on a "olphin6s %ak=tterin& suh "ulet an" harmonious %reathThat the ru"e sea &rew ivil at her son&An" ertain stars shot ma"l) from their spheres,To hear the sea!mai"6s musi.

#U!/5 remem%er.

+ER+NThat ver) time 5 saw, %ut thou oul"st not,Fl)in& %etween the ol" moon an" the earth,Cupi" all arm6"0 a ertain aim he tookAt a fair vestal throne" %) the west,An" loose" his love!shaft smartl) from his %ow,As it shoul" piere a hun"re" thousan" hearts/ut 5 mi&ht see )oun& Cupi"6s ;er) shaft#uenh6" in the haste %eams of the water) moon,An" the imperial votaress passe" on,

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=pon the ne9t live reature that it sees.Feth me this her%/ an" %e thou here a&ain're the leviathan an swim a lea&ue.

#U!/

56ll put a &ir"le roun" a%out the earth5n fort) minutes.

Exit

+ER+NHavin& one this 7uie,56ll wath Titania when she is asleep,An" "rop the li2uor of it in her e)es.The ne9t thin& then she wakin& looks upon,e it on lion, %ear, or wolf, or %ull,

n me""lin& monke), or on %us) ape,4he shall pursue it with the soul of love0An" ere 5 take this harm from o> her si&ht,As 5 an take it with another her%,56ll make her ren"er up her pa&e to me.ut who omes here8 5 am invisi%le/An" 5 will overhear their onferene.

Enter DEMETRIUS, HELENA, $%ll%*in- +i&

DEMETRIUS

Where is ()san"er an" fair Hermia8The one 56ll sla), the other sla)eth me.Thou tol"6st me the) were stolen unto this woo"/An" here am 5, an" wo"e within this woo",eause 5 annot meet m) Hermia.Hene, &et thee &one, an" follow me no more.

'E*ENA


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An" even for that "o 5 love )ou the more.5 am )our spaniel/ an", Demetrius,The more )ou %eat me, 5 will fawn on )ou0=se me %ut as )our spaniel, spurn me, strike me,-e&let me, lose me/ onl) &ive me leave,

=nworth) as 5 am, to follow )ou.What worser plae an 5 %e& in )our love,!!An" )et a plae of hi&h respet with me,!!Than to %e use" as )ou use )our "o&8

DEMETRIUSTempt not too muh the hatre" of m) spirit/For 5 am sik when 5 "o look on thee.

'E*ENAAn" 5 am sik when 5 look not on )ou.

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Exit DEMETRIUS

56ll follow thee an" make a heaven of hell,To "ie upon the han" 5 love so well.

Exit

+ER+NFare thee well, n)mph0 ere he "o leave this &rove,Thou shalt :) him an" he shall seek th) love.

Re.enter PU)

Hast thou the :ower there8 Welome, wan"erer.

#U!/

A), there it is.

+ER+N5 pra) thee, &ive it me.5 know a %ank where the wil" th)me %lows,Where o9lips an" the no""in& violet &rows,#uite over!anopie" with lusious woo"%ine,With sweet musk!roses an" with e&lantine0There sleeps Titania sometime of the ni&ht,(ull6" in these :owers with "anes an" "eli&ht/An" there the snake throws her enamell6" skin,

Wee" wi"e enou&h to wrap a fair) in0An" with the 7uie of this 56ll streak her e)es,An" make her full of hateful fantasies.Take thou some of it, an" seek throu&h this &rove0A sweet Athenian la") is in loveWith a "is"ainful )outh0 anoint his e)es/ut "o it when the ne9t thin& he espiesMa) %e the la")0 thou shalt know the man) the Athenian &arments he hath on.'>et it with some are, that he ma) proveMore fon" on her than she upon her love0

An" look thou meet me ere the ;rst ok row.

#U!/Fear not, m) lor", )our servant shall "o so.

Exeunt


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S!ENE II& A$"ther art "1 the 3""d&

Enter TITANIA, *it+ +er train

TITANIACome, now a roun"el an" a fair) son&/Then to )our o?es an" let me rest.

T+e "airies sin-

.airyHene, awa) now all is well0ne aloof stan" sentinel.

Exeunt "airies/ TITANIA slee's

Enter O!ERON and s0uee1es t+e 2%*er %n TITANIA3s e(elids

+ER+NWhat thou seest when thou "ost wake,Do it for th) true!love take,(ove an" lan&uish for his sake0e it oune, or at, or %ear,3ar", or %oar with %ristle" hair,

5n th) e)e that shall appearWhen thou wakest, it is th) "ear0Wake when some vile thin& is near.

Exit, Enter LYSANDER and HERMIA

*YSANDERFair love, )ou faint with wan"erin& in the woo"/An" to speak troth, 5 have for&ot our wa)0We6ll rest us, Hermia, if )ou think it &oo",An" tarr) for the omfort of the "a).

'ERMIAe it so, ()san"er0 ;n" )ou out a %e"/For 5 upon this %ank will rest m) hea".

*YSANDERne turf shall serve as pillow for us %oth/ne heart, one %e", two %osoms an" one troth.


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'ERMIA-a), &oo" ()san"er/ for m) sake, m) "ear,(ie further o> )et, "o not lie so near.

*YSANDER, take the sense, sweet, of m) innoene(ove takes the meanin& in love6s onferene.5 mean, that m) heart unto )ours is knit4o that %ut one heart we an make of it/Two %osoms interhaine" with an oath/4o then two %osoms an" a sin&le troth.Then %) )our si"e no %e"!room me "en)/For l)in& so, Hermia, 5 "o not lie.

'ERMIA

()san"er ri""les ver) prettil)0-ow muh %eshrew m) manners an" m) pri"e,5f Hermia meant to sa) ()san"er lie".ut, &entle frien", for love an" ourtes)(ie further o>/ in human mo"est),4uh separation as ma) well %e sai"eomes a virtuous %ahelor an" a mai",4o far %e "istant/ an", &oo" ni&ht, sweet frien"0Th) love ne6er alter till th) sweet life en"

*YSANDER

Amen, amen, to that fair pra)er, sa) 5/An" then en" life when 5 en" lo)alt)Here is m) %e"0 sleep &ive thee all his rest

'ERMIAWith half that wish the wisher6s e)es %e press6"

T+e( slee', Enter PU)

#U!/Throu&h the forest have 5 &one.

ut Athenian foun" 5 none,n whose e)es 5 mi&ht approveThis :ower6s fore in stirrin& love.-i&ht an" silene.!!Who is here8Wee"s of Athens he "oth wear0This is he, m) master sai",Despise" the Athenian mai"/An" here the mai"en, sleepin& soun",


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n the "ank an" "irt) &roun".3rett) soul she "urst not lie-ear this lak!love, this kill!ourtes).Churl, upon th) e)es 5 throwAll the power this harm "oth owe.

When thou wakest, let love for%i"4leep his seat on th) e)eli"04o awake when 5 am &one/For 5 must now to %eron.

Exit

Enter DEMETRIUS and HELENA, runnin-

'E*ENA4ta), thou&h thou kill me, sweet Demetrius.

DEMETRIUS5 har&e thee, hene, an" "o not haunt me thus.

'E*ENA, wilt thou "arklin& leave me8 "o not so.

DEMETRIUS4ta), on th) peril0 5 alone will &o.

Exit

'E*ENA, 5 am out of %reath in this fon" haseThe more m) pra)er, the lesser is m) &rae.Happ) is Hermia, wheresoe6er she lies/For she hath %lesse" an" attrative e)es.How ame her e)es so %ri&ht8 -ot with salt tears05f so, m) e)es are oftener wash6" than hers.-o, no, 5 am as u&l) as a %ear/For %easts that meet me run awa) for fear.ut who is here8 ()san"er on the &roun"

Dea"8 or asleep8 5 see no %loo", no woun".()san"er if )ou live, &oo" sir, awake.

*YSANDER@Awakin& An" run throu&h ;re 5 will for th) sweet sake.Transparent Helena -ature shows art,That throu&h th) %osom makes me see th) heart.


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Where is Demetrius8 , how ;t a wor"5s that vile name to perish on m) swor"

'E*ENADo not sa) so, ()san"er/ sa) not so

What thou&h he love )our Hermia8 (or", what thou&h8


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An" )ou sat smilin& at his ruel pra).()san"er what, remove"8 ()san"er lor"What, out of hearin&8 &one8 no soun", no wor"8Alak, where are )ou speak, an if )ou hear/4peak, of all loves 5 swoon almost with fear.

-o8 then 5 well pereive )ou all not ni&h'ither "eath or )ou 56ll ;n" imme"iatel).

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A!T III

S!ENE I& The 3""d& TITANIA lyi$g aslee&

Enter QUINE, SNUG, !OTTOM, "LUTE, SNOUT, and STAR#ELING

+TT+MAre we all met8

,UIN!E3at, pat/ an" here6s a marvellous onvenient plaefor our rehearsal. This &reen plot shall %e oursta&e, this hawthorn!%rake our tirin&!house/ an" wewill "o it in ation as we will "o it %efore the "uke.

+TT+M3eter #uine,!!

,UIN!EWhat sa)est thou, %ull) ottom8

+TT+MThere are thin&s in this ome") of 3)ramus an"This%) that will never please. First, 3)ramus must"raw a swor" to kill himself/ whih the la"ies

annot a%i"e. How answer )ou that8

SN+UT)6r lakin, a parlous fear.

STARVE*IN)5 %elieve we must leave the killin& out, when all is "one.

+TT+M-ot a whit0 5 have a "evie to make all well.Write me a prolo&ue/ an" let the prolo&ue seem to

sa), we will "o no harm with our swor"s, an" that3)ramus is not kille" in"ee"/ an", for the more%etter assurane, tell them that 5, 3)ramus, am not3)ramus, %ut ottom the weaver0 this will put themout of fear.

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Well, we will have suh a prolo&ue/ an" it shall %ewritten in ei&ht an" si9.

+TT+M-o, make it two more/ let it %e written in ei&ht an" ei&ht.

SN+UTWill not the la"ies %e afear" of the lion8

STARVE*IN)5 fear it, 5 promise )ou.

+TT+MMasters, )ou ou&ht to onsi"er with )ourselves0 to%rin& in!!+o" shiel" us!!a lion amon& la"ies, is amost "rea"ful thin&/ for there is not a more fearful

wil"!fowl than )our lion livin&/ an" we ou&ht tolook to 6t.

SN+UTTherefore another prolo&ue must tell he is not a lion.

+TT+M-a), )ou must name his name, an" half his fae must%e seen throu&h the lion6s nek0 an" he himselfmust speak throu&h, sa)in& thus, or to the same"efet,!!6(a"ies,6!!or 6Fair!la"ies!!5 woul" wish


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This%), the :owers of o"ious savours sweet,!!

,UIN!E"ours, o"ours.

+TT+M!!o"ours savours sweet04o hath th) %reath, m) "earest This%) "ear.ut hark, a voie sta) thou %ut here awhile,An" %) an" %) 5 will to thee appear.

Exit

#U!/A stran&er 3)ramus than e6er pla)e" here.

Exit

.*UTEMust 5 speak now8

,UIN!EA), marr), must )ou/ for )ou must un"erstan" he &oes%ut to see a noise that he hear", an" is to ome a&ain.

.*UTEMost ra"iant 3)ramus, most lil)!white of hue,f olour like the re" rose on triumphant %rier,

Most %risk) 7uvenal an" eke most lovel) Jew,As true as truest horse that )et woul" never tire,56ll meet thee, 3)ramus, at -inn)6s tom%.

,UIN!E6-inus6 tom%,6 man0 wh), )ou must not speak that)et/ that )ou answer to 3)ramus0 )ou speak all )ourpart at one, ues an" all 3)ramus enter0 )our ueis past/ it is, 6never tire.6

.*UTE

,!!As true as truest horse, that )et woul"never tire.

Re.enter PU), and !OTTOM *it+ an ass3s +ead

+TT+M5f 5 were fair, This%), 5 were onl) thine.


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,UIN!E monstrous stran&e we are haunte". 3ra),masters :), masters Help

Exeunt QUINE, SNUG, "LUTE, SNOUT, and STAR#ELING

+TT+MWh) "o the) run awa)8 this is a knaver) of them tomake me afear".

Re.enter SNOUT

SN+UT ottom, thou art han&e" what "o 5 see on thee8

+TT+M

What "o )ou see8 )ou see an asshea" of )our own, "o)ou8

Exit SNOUT

Re.enter QUINE

,UIN!Eless thee, ottom %less thee thou arttranslate".

Exit

+TT+M5 see their knaver)0 this is to make an ass of me/to fri&ht me, if the) oul". ut 5 will not stirfrom this plae, "o what the) an0 5 will walk upan" "own here, an" 5 will sin&, that the) shall hear5 am not afrai".

Sin-s

The ousel ok so %lak of hue,With oran&e!tawn) %ill,The throstle with his note so true,The wren with little 2uill,!!

TITANIA@Awakin& What an&el wakes me from m) :ower) %e"8


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+TT+M@4in&sThe ;nh, the sparrow an" the lark,The plain!son& ukoo &ra),Whose note full man) a man "oth mark,

An" "ares not answer na)/!!for, in"ee", who woul" set his wit to so foolisha %ir"8 who woul" &ive a %ir" the lie, thou&h he r)6ukoo6 never so8

TITANIA5 pra) thee, &entle mortal, sin& a&ain0Mine ear is muh enamour6" of th) note/4o is mine e)e enthralle" to th) shape/An" th) fair virtue6s fore perfore "oth move men the ;rst view to sa), to swear, 5 love thee.

+TT+MMethinks, mistress, )ou shoul" have little reasonfor that0 an" )et, to sa) the truth, reason an"love keep little ompan) to&ether now!a!"a)s/ themore the pit) that some honest nei&h%ours will notmake them frien"s. -a), 5 an &leek upon oasion.

TITANIAThou art as wise as thou art %eautiful.

+TT+M-ot so, neither0 %ut if 5 ha" wit enou&h to &et outof this woo", 5 have enou&h to serve mine own turn.

TITANIAut of this woo" "o not "esire to &o0Thou shalt remain here, whether thou wilt or no.5 am a spirit of no ommon rate/The summer still "oth ten" upon m) state/An" 5 "o love thee0 therefore, &o with me/56ll &ive thee fairies to atten" on thee,

An" the) shall feth thee 7ewels from the "eep,An" sin& while thou on presse" :owers "ost sleep/An" 5 will pur&e th) mortal &rossness soThat thou shalt like an air) spirit &o.3ease%lossom Co%we% Moth an" Mustar"see"

Enter PEASE!LOSSOM, O!4E!, MOTH, and MUSTARDSEED


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#EASE*+SS+MRea").

!+WEAn" 5.

M+T'An" 5.

MUSTARDSEEDAn" 5.

A**Where shall we &o8

TITANIA

e kin" an" ourteous to this &entleman/Hop in his walks an" &am%ol in his e)es/-o" to him, elves, an" "o him ourtesies.

#EASE*+SS+MHail, mortal

!+WEHail

M+T'

Hail

MUSTARDSEEDHail

+TT+M5 r) )our worship6s mer), heartil)0 5 %eseeh )ourworship6s name.

!+WECo%we%.

+TT+M5 shall "esire )ou of more a2uaintane, &oo" mistressCo%we%0 if 5 ut m) ;n&er, 5 shall make %ol" with)ou.


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+TT+M5 pra) )ou, ommen" me to Mistress 42uash, )ourmother, an" to Master 3easo", )our father. +oo"Mistress 3ease%lossom, 5 shall "esire )ou of more

a2uaintane too.


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S!ENE II& A$"ther art "1 the 3""d&

Enter O!ERON

+ER+N5 won"er if Titania %e awake"/

Then, what it was that ne9t ame in her e)e,Whih she must "ote on in e9tremit).

Enter PU)

Here omes m) messen&er.How now, ma" spirit

#U!/M) mistress with a monster is in love.-ear to her lose an" onserate" %ower,

While she was in her "ull an" sleepin& hour,A rew of pathes, ru"e mehanials,That work for %rea" upon Athenian stalls,Were met to&ether to rehearse a pla)5nten"e" for &reat Theseus6 nuptial!"a).The shallowest thik!skin of that %arren sort,Who 3)ramus presente", in their sportForsook his sene an" enter6" in a %rakeWhen 5 "i" him at this a"vanta&e take,An ass6s nole 5 ;9e" on his hea"0Anon his This%e must %e answere",

An" forth m) mimi omes. When the) him sp),As wil" &eese that the reepin& fowler e)e,4ever themselves an" ma"l) sweep the sk),4o, at his si&ht, awa) his fellows :).5 le" them on in this "istrate" fear,An" left sweet 3)ramus translate" there0When in that moment, so it ame to pass,Titania wake" an" strai&htwa) love" an ass.

+ER+NThis falls out %etter than 5 oul" "evise.ut hast thou )et lath6" the Athenian6s e)esWith the love!7uie, as 5 "i" %i" thee "o8

#U!/5 took him sleepin&,!!that is ;nish6" too,!!An" the Athenian woman %) his si"e0That, when he wake", of fore she must %e e)e".


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Enter HERMIA and DEMETRIUS

+ER+N4tan" lose0 this is the same Athenian.

#U!/This is the woman, %ut not this the man.

DEMETRIUS, wh) re%uke )ou him that loves )ou so8(a) %reath so %itter on )our %itter foe.

'ERMIA5f thou hast slain ()san"er in his sleep,ein& o6er shoes in %loo", plun&e in the "eep,An" kill me too.

5t annot %e %ut thou hast mur"er6" him/4o shoul" a mur"erer look, so "ea", so &rim.

DEMETRIUS4o shoul" the mur"er6" look, an" so shoul" 5,3iere" throu&h the heart with )our stern ruelt)0


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A privile&e never to see me more.An" from th) hate" presene part 5 so04ee me no more, whether he %e "ea" or no.

Exit

DEMETRIUSThere is no followin& her in this ;ere vein0Here therefore for a while 5 will remain.4o sorrow6s heaviness "oth heavier &rowFor "e%t that %ankrupt sleep "oth sorrow owe0Whih now in some sli&ht measure it will pa),5f for his ten"er here 5 make some sta).

Lies d%*n and slee's

+ER+NWhat hast thou "one8 thou hast mistaken 2uiteAn" lai" the love!7uie on some true!love6s si&ht0f th) misprision must perfore ensue4ome true love turn6" an" not a false turn6" true.A%out the woo" &o swifter than the win",An" Helena of Athens look thou ;n"0All fan)!sik she is an" pale of heer,With si&hs of love, that osts the fresh %loo" "ear0) some illusion see thou %rin& her here056ll harm his e)es a&ainst she "o appear.

#U!/5 &o, 5 &o/ look how 5 &o,4wifter than arrow from the Tartar6s %ow.

Exit

+ER+NFlower of this purple ")e,Hit with Cupi"6s arher),4ink in apple of his e)e.

When his love he "oth esp),(et her shine as &loriousl)As the Benus of the sk).When thou wakest, if she %e %),e& of her for reme").

Re.enter PU)


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#U!/Captain of our fair) %an",Helena is here at han"/An" the )outh, mistook %) me,3lea"in& for a lover6s fee.

4hall we their fon" pa&eant see8(or", what fools these mortals %e

+ER+N4tan" asi"e0 the noise the) makeWill ause Demetrius to awake.

#U!/Then will two at one woo one/That must nee"s %e sport alone/An" those thin&s "o %est please me

That %efal preposterousl).

Enter LYSANDER and HELENA

*YSANDERWh) shoul" )ou think that 5 shoul" woo in sorn84orn an" "erision never ome in tears0(ook, when 5 vow, 5 weep/ an" vows so %orn,5n their nativit) all truth appears.

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'ERMIAWhat love oul" press ()san"er from m) si"e8

*YSANDER

()san"er6s love, that woul" not let him %i"e,Fair Helena, who more en&il"s the ni&htThan all )on ;er) oes an" e)es of li&ht.Wh) seek6st thou me8 oul" not this make thee know,The hate 5 %ear thee ma"e me leave thee so8

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'ERNIA5 un"erstan" not what )ou mean %) this.

'E*ENAA), persevere, )es, ounterfeit sa" looks,

Make mouths upon me when 5 turn m) %ak/Wink eah at other/ hol" the sweet 7est up0This sport, well arrie", shall %e hronile".5f )ou have an) pit), &rae, or manners,


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Wh) are )ou &rown so ru"e8 what han&e is this84weet love,!!

*YSANDERTh) love8 out, tawn) Tartar, out

ut, loathe" me"iine hate" potion, hene

'ERMIADo )ou not 7est8

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'E*ENAFine, i6faith

Have )ou no mo"est), no mai"en shame,-o touh of %ashfulness8 What, will )ou tear

5mpatient answers from m) &entle ton&ue8Fie, ;e )ou ounterfeit, )ou puppet, )ou

'ERMIA3uppet8 wh) so8 a), that wa) &oes the &ame.-ow 5 pereive that she hath ma"e ompareetween our statures/ she hath ur&e" her hei&ht/An" with her persona&e, her tall persona&e,Her hei&ht, forsooth, she hath prevail6" with him.An" are )ou &rown so hi&h in his esteem/eause 5 am so "war;sh an" so low8

How low am 5, thou painte" ma)pole8 speak/How low am 58 5 am not )et so lowut that m) nails an reah unto thine e)es.

'E*ENA5 pra) )ou, thou&h )ou mok me, &entlemen,(et her not hurt me0 5 was never urst/5 have no &ift at all in shrewishness/5 am a ri&ht mai" for m) owar"ie0(et her not strike me.


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'ERMIAWh), &et )ou &one0 who is6t that hin"ers )ou8

'E*ENAA foolish heart, that 5 leave here %ehin".

'ERMIAWhat, with ()san"er8

'E*ENAWith Demetrius.

*YSANDERe not afrai"/ she shall not harm thee, Helena.

DEMETRIUS

-o, sir, she shall not, thou&h )ou take her part.

'E*ENA, when she6s an&r), she is keen an" shrew"4he was a vi9en when she went to shool/An" thou&h she %e %ut little, she is ;ere.

'ERMIA6(ittle6 a&ain nothin& %ut 6low6 an" 6little6Wh) will )ou su>er her to :out me thus8(et me ome to her.

*YSANDER+et )ou &one, )ou "warf/


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=p an" "own, up an" "own,5 will lea" them up an" "own05 am fear6" in ;el" an" town0+o%lin, lea" them up an" "own.Here omes one.

Re.enter LYSANDER

*YSANDERWhere art thou, prou" Demetrius8 speak thou now.

#U!/Here, villain/ "rawn an" rea"). Where art thou8

*YSANDER5 will %e with thee strai&ht.

#U!/Follow me, then,To plainer &roun".

Exit LYSANDER, as $%ll%*in- t+e 5%i6e

Re.enter DEMETRIUS

DEMETRIUS()san"er speak a&ain0

Thou runawa), thou owar", art thou :e"84peak 5n some %ush8 Where "ost thou hi"e th) hea"8

#U!/

Will )ou not ome8 Come, rereant/ ome, thou hil"/56ll whip thee with a ro"0 he is "e;le"That "raws a swor" on thee.

DEMETRIUS


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*YSANDERHe &oes %efore me an" still "ares me on0When 5 ome where he alls, then he is &one.The villain is muh li&hter!heel6" than 505 follow6" fast, %ut faster he "i" :)/

That fallen am 5 in "ark uneven wa),An" here will rest me.

Lies d%*n

Come, thou &entle "a)For if %ut one thou show me th) &re) li&ht,56ll ;n" Demetrius an" reven&e this spite.

Slee's

Re.enter PU) and DEMETRIUS

#U!/Ho, ho, ho Cowar", wh) omest thou not8

DEMETRIUSA%i"e me, if thou "arest/ for well 5 wotThou runn6st %efore me, shiftin& ever) plae,An" "arest not stan", nor look me in the fae.Where art thou now8

#U!/Come hither0 5 am here.

DEMETRIUS-a), then, thou mok6st me. Thou shalt %u) this "ear,5f ever 5 th) fae %) "a)li&ht see0-ow, &o th) wa). Faintness onstraineth meTo measure out m) len&th on this ol" %e".) "a)6s approah look to %e visite".


Re.enter HELENA

'E*ENA wear) ni&ht, lon& an" te"ious ni&ht,A%ate th) hour 4hine omforts from the east,


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That 5 ma) %ak to Athens %) "a)li&ht,From these that m) poor ompan) "etest0An" sleep, that sometimes shuts up sorrow6s e)e,4teal me awhile from mine own ompan).


#U!/


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A!T IV

S!ENE I& The same& *YSANDER( DEMETRIUS( 'E*ENA( a$d

'ERMIA

l(in- aslee'/

Enter TITANIA and !OTTOM PEASE!LOSSOM, O!4E!, MOTH,MUSTARDSEED, and %t+er "airies attendin- O!ERON be+ind unseen

TITANIACome, sit thee "own upon this :ower) %e",While 5 th) amia%le heeks "o o),An" stik musk!roses in th) sleek smooth hea",An" kiss th) fair lar&e ears, m) &entle 7o).

+TT+MWhere6s 3ease%lossom8

#EASE*+SS+MRea").

+TT+M4rath m) hea" 3ease%lossom. Where6s Mistress Co%we%8

!+WERea").

+TT+MMistress Co%we%, &oo" mistress, methinks5 have a &reat "esire to a %ottle of ha)0 &oo" ha), sweet ha), hath no fellow.Where6s Mounsieur Mustar"see"8

MUSTARDSEEDRea").

+TT+M+ive me )our paw, Mistress Mustar"see". 3ra) )ou,leave )our ourtes), &oo" mistress.

MUSTARDSEEDWhat6s )our Will8


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+TT+M-othin&, &oo" mistress, %ut to help 3eas%lossomto srath. 5 must to the %ar%er6s, mistress/ formethinks 5 am marvelous hair) a%out the fae/ an" 5am suh a ten"er ass, if m) hair "o %ut tikle me,

5 must srath.

TITANIAWhat, wilt thou hear some musi,m) sweet love8

+TT+M5 have a reasona%le &oo" ear in musi.(et6s have the ton&s an" the %ones.ut, 5 pra) )ou, let none of )our people stir me0 5have an e9position of sleep ome upon me.

TITANIA4leep thou, an" 5 will win" thee in m) arms.Fairies, %e&one, an" %e all wa)s awa). Exeunt $airies, how 5 love thee how 5 "ote on thee

T+e( slee', Enter PU)

+ER+N@A"vanin& Welome, &oo" Ro%in.4ee6st thou this sweet si&ht8

Her "ota&e now 5 "o %e&in to pit)0For, meetin& her of late %ehin" the woo",4eekin& sweet favours from this hateful fool,5 "i" up%rai" her an" fall out with her/For she his hair) temples then ha" roun"e"With a oronet of fresh an" fra&rant :owers.When 5 ha" at m) pleasure taunte" herAn" she in mil" terms %e&&6" m) patiene,5 then "i" ask of her her han&elin& hil"/Whih strai&ht she &ave me, an" her fair) sentTo %ear him to m) %ower in fair) lan".

An" now 5 have the %o), 5 will un"oThis hateful imperfetion of her e)es0An", &entle 3uk, take this transforme" salpFrom o> the hea" of this Athenian swain.ut ;rst 5 will release the fair) 2ueen.e as thou wast wont to %e/4ee as thou wast wont to see0Dian6s %u" o6er Cupi"6s :ower


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Hath suh fore an" %lesse" power.-ow, m) Titania/ wake )ou, m) sweet 2ueen.

TITANIAM) %eron what visions have 5 seen

Methou&ht 5 was enamour6" of an ass.

+ER+NThere lies )our love.

TITANIAHow ame these thin&s to pass8, how mine e)es "o loathe his visa&e now

+ER+N4ilene awhile. Ro%in, take o> this hea".

Titania, musi all/ an" strike more "ea"Than ommon sleep of all these ;ve the sense.

TITANIAMusi, ho musi, suh as harmeth sleep

Musi6, still

#U!/-ow, when thou wakest, with thineown fool6s e)es peep.

+ER+N4oun", musi Come, m) 2ueen, take han"s with me,An" rok the &roun" whereon these sleepers %e.-ow thou an" 5 are new in amit),An" will to!morrow mi"ni&ht solemnl)Dane in Duke Theseus6 house triumphantl).

#U!/Fair) kin&, atten", an" mark05 "o hear the mornin& lark.

+ER+NThen, m) 2ueen, in silene sa",Trip we after the ni&ht6s sha"e0We the &lo%e an ompass soon,4wifter than the wan"erin& moon.

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Come, m) lor", an" in our :i&htTell me how it ame this ni&htThat 5 sleepin& here was foun"With these mortals on the &roun".

Exeunt, H%rns *inded *it+in

Enter THESEUS, HIPPOLYTA, EGEUS, and train

T'ESEUS+o, one of )ou, ;n" out the forester.

E)EUSM) lor", this is m) "au&hter here asleep/An" this, ()san"er/ this Demetrius is/This Helena, ol" -e"ar6s Helena0

5 won"er of their %ein& here to&ether.

T'ESEUS-o "ou%t the) rose up earl) to o%serveThe rite of Ma), an" hearin& our intent,Came here in &rae of our solemnit).ut speak, '&eus/ is not this the "a)That Hermia shoul" &ive answer of her hoie8

E)EUS5t is, m) lor".

T'ESEUS+o, %i" the huntsmen wake them with their horns.

H%rns and s+%ut *it+in/ LYSANDER, DEMETRIUS, HELENA, and HERMIA *a8eand start u'

+oo" morrow, frien"s. 4aint Balentine is past0e&in these woo"!%ir"s %ut to ouple now8

*YSANDER

3ar"on, m) lor".

T'ESEUS5 pra) )ou all, stan" up.5 know )ou two are rival enemies0How omes this &entle onor" in the worl",That hatre" is so far from 7ealous),To sleep %) hate, an" fear no enmit)8


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*YSANDERM) lor", 5 shall repl) ama$e"l),Half sleep, half wakin&0 %ut as )et, 5 swear,5 annot trul) sa) how 5 ame here/

ut, as 5 think,!!for trul) woul" 5 speak,An" now "o 5 %ethink me, so it is,!!5 ame with Hermia hither0 our intentWas to %e &one from Athens, where we mi&ht,Without the peril of the Athenian law.

E)EUS'nou&h, enou&h, m) lor"/ )ou have enou&h05 %e& the law, the law, upon his hea".The) woul" have stolen awa)/ the) woul", Demetrius,

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We6ll hol" a feast in &reat solemnit).Come, Hippol)ta.

Exeunt THESEUS, HIPPOLYTA, EGEUS, and train

DEMETRIUSThese thin&s seem small an" un"istin&uisha%le,

'ERMIAMethinks 5 see these thin&s with parte" e)e,When ever) thin& seems "ou%le.

'E*ENA4o methinks0

An" 5 have foun" Demetrius like a 7ewel,Mine own, an" not mine own.

DEMETRIUSAre )ou sure

That we are awake8 5t seems to meThat )et we sleep, we "ream. Do not )ou thinkThe "uke was here, an" %i" us follow him8

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a%out to e9poun" this "ream. Methou&ht 5 was!!thereis no man an tell what. Methou&ht 5 was,!!an"methou&ht 5 ha",!!%ut man is %ut a pathe" fool, ifhe will o>er to sa) what methou&ht 5 ha". The e)eof man hath not hear", the ear of man hath not

seen, man6s han" is not a%le to taste, his ton&ueto oneive, nor his heart to report, what m) "reamwas. 5 will &et 3eter #uine to write a %alla" ofthis "ream0 it shall %e alle" ottom6s Dream,%eause it hath no %ottom.

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S!ENE II& Athe$s& ,UIN!E2S h"use&

Enter QUINE, "LUTE, SNOUT, and STAR#ELING

,UIN!EHave )ou sent to ottom6s house 8 is he ome home )et8

STARVE*IN)He annot %e hear" of. ut of "ou%t he istransporte".

.*UTE5f he ome not, then the pla) is marre"0 it &oesnot forwar", "oth it8

,UIN!E5t is not possi%le0 )ou have not a man in allAthens a%le to "ishar&e 3)ramus %ut he.

.*UTE-o, he hath simpl) the %est wit of an) han"iraftman in Athens.

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he woul" have "eserve" it0 si9pene a "a) in3)ramus, or nothin&.

Enter !OTTOM

+TT+MWhere are these la"s8 where are these hearts8

,UIN!Eottom most oura&eous "a) most happ) hour

+TT+MMasters, 5 am to "isourse won"ers0 %ut ask me notwhat/ for if 5 tell )ou, 5 am no true Athenian. 5will tell )ou ever) thin&, ri&ht as it fell out.

,UIN!E(et us hear, sweet ottom.

+TT+M-ot a wor" of me. All that 5 will tell )ou is, thatthe "uke hath "ine". +et )our apparel to&ether,&oo" strin&s to )our %ear"s, new ri%%ons to )ourpumps/ meet presentl) at the palae/ ever) man looko6er his part/ for the short an" the lon& is, ourpla) is preferre". 5n an) ase, let This%) havelean linen/ an" let not him that pla)s the lion

pair his nails, for the) shall han& out for thelion6s laws. An", most "ear ators, eat no onionsnor &arli, for we are to utter sweet %reath/ an" 5"o not "ou%t %ut to hear them sa), it is a sweetome"). -o more wor"s0 awa) &o, awa)

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A!T V

S!ENE I& Athe$s& The ala0e "1 T'ESEUS&

Enter THESEUS, HIPPOLYTA, PHILOSTRATE, L%rds and Attendants

'I##+*YTA6Tis stran&e m) Theseus, that theselovers speak of.

T'ESEUSMore stran&e than true0 5 never ma) %elieveThese anti2ue fa%les, nor these fair) to)s.

'I##+*YTA(overs an" ma"men have suh seethin& %rains,4uh shapin& fantasies, that apprehen"More than ool reason ever omprehen"s.The lunati, the lover an" the poetAre of ima&ination all ompat0ne sees more "evils than vast hell an hol",That is, the ma"man0 the lover, all as franti,4ees Helen6s %eaut) in a %row of '&)pt0The poet6s e)e, in ;ne fren$) rollin&,Doth &lane from heaven to earth, from earth to heaven/

An" as ima&ination %o"ies forthThe forms of thin&s unknown, the poet6s penTurns them to shapes an" &ives to air) nothin&A loal ha%itation an" a name.4uh triks hath stron& ima&ination,That if it woul" %ut apprehen" some 7o),5t omprehen"s some %rin&er of that 7o)/r in the ni&ht, ima&inin& some fear,How eas) is a %ush suppose" a %ear

T'ESEUS

ut all the stor) of the ni&ht tol" over,An" all their min"s trans;&ure" so to&ether,More witnesseth than fan)6s ima&esAn" &rows to somethin& of &reat onstan)/ut, howsoever, stran&e an" a"mira%le.

'I##+*YTAHere ome the lovers, full of 7o) an" mirth.


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Enter LYSANDER, DEMETRIUS, HERMIA, and HELENA

T'ESEUS

Jo), &entle frien"s 7o) an" fresh "a)s of loveAompan) )our hearts forevermoreCome now/ what mas2ues, what "anes shall we have,To wear awa) this lon& a&e of three hoursetween our after!supper an" %e"!time8Where is our usual mana&er of mirth8What revels are in han"8 5s there no pla),To ease the an&uish of a torturin& hour8Call 3hilostrate.

#'I*+STRATE

Here, mi&ht) Theseus.

T'ESEUS4a), what a%ri"&ement have )ou for this evenin&8What mas2ue8 what musi8 How shall we %e&uileThe la$) time, if not with some "eli&ht8

#'I*+STRATE9Reads: A te"ious %rief sene of )oun& 3)ramusAn" his love This%e/ ver) tra&ial mirth.6Merr) an" tra&ial te"ious an" %rief

A pla) there is, m) lor", some ten wor"s lon&,Whih is as %rief as 5 have known a pla)/ut %) ten wor"s, m) lor", it is too lon&,Whih makes it te"ious/ for in all the pla)There is not one wor" apt, one pla)er ;tte"0An" tra&ial, m) no%le lor", it is/For 3)ramus therein "oth kill himself.Whih, when 5 saw rehearse", 5 must onfess,Ma"e mine e)es water/ %ut more merr) tearsThe passion of lou" lau&hter never she".

T'ESEUSWhat are the) that "o pla) it8

#'I*+STRATEHar"!han"e" men that work in Athens here,Whih never la%our6" in their min"s till now,An" now have toil6" their un%reathe" memoriesWith this same pla), a&ainst )our nuptial.


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T'ESEUSAn" we will hear it.

#'I*+STRATE

-o, m) no%le lor"/5t is not for )ou0 5 have hear" it over,An" it is nothin&, nothin& in the worl"/=nless )ou an ;n" sport in their intents,'9tremel) streth6" an" onn6" with ruel pain,To "o )ou servie.

T'ESEUS5 will hear that pla)/

For never an)thin& an %e amiss,When simpleness an" "ut) ten"er it.

+o, %rin& them in0 an" take )our plaes, la"ies.

Exit PHILOSTRATE

'I##+*YTA5 love not to see wrethe"ness o6er har&e"An" "ut) in his servie perishin&.

T'ESEUSWh), &entle sweet, )ou shall see no suh thin&.

'I##+*YTAHe sa)s the) an "o nothin& in this kin".

T'ESEUSThe kin"er we, to &ive them thanks for nothin&.ur sport shall %e to take what the) mistake0An" what poor "ut) annot "o, no%le respetTakes it in mi&ht, not merit.

Re.enter PHILOSTRATE

#'I*+STRATE4o please )our &rae, the 3rolo&ue is a""ress6".

T'ESEUS(et him approah.

"l%uris+ %$ tru&'ets


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Enter QUINE $%r t+e Pr%l%-ue

#r"l"gue5f we o>en", it is with our &oo" will.That )ou shoul" think, we ome not to o>en",

ut with &oo" will. To show our simple skill,That is the true %e&innin& of our en".Consi"er then we ome %ut in "espite.We "o not ome as min"in& to ontest )ou,ur true intent is. All for )our "eli&htWe are not here. That )ou shoul" here repent )ou,The ators are at han" an" %) their show


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The trust) This%), omin& ;rst %) ni&ht,Di" sare awa), or rather "i" a>ri&ht/An", as she :e", her mantle she "i" fall,Whih (ion vile with %loo") mouth "i" stain.Anon omes 3)ramus, sweet )outh an" tall,

An" ;n"s his trust) This%)6s mantle slain0Whereat, with %la"e, with %loo") %lameful %la"e,He %ravel) %roah6" his %oilin& %loo") %reast/An" This%), tarr)in& in mul%err) sha"e,His "a&&er "rew, an" "ie". For all the rest,(et (ion, Moonshine, Wall, an" lovers twainAt lar&e "isourse, while here the) "o remain.

Exeunt Pr%l%-ue, T+isbe, Li%n, and M%%ns+ine

T'ESEUS

5 won"er if the lion %e to speak.

DEMETRIUS-o won"er, m) lor"0 one lion ma), when man) asses "o.

Wall5n this same interlu"e it "oth %efallThat 5, one 4nout %) name, present a wall/An" suh a wall, as 5 woul" have )ou think,That ha" in it a rannie" hole or hink,Throu&h whih the lovers, 3)ramus an" This%),

Di" whisper often ver) seretl).This loam, this rou&h!ast an" this stone "oth showThat 5 am that same wall/ the truth is so0An" this the rann) is, ri&ht an" sinister,Throu&h whih the fearful lovers are to whisper.

DEMETRIUS5t is the wittiest partition that ever 5 hear""isourse, m) lor".

Enter P(ra&us

T'ESEUS3)ramus "raws near the wall0 silene

#yramus &rim!look6" ni&ht ni&ht with hue so %lak ni&ht, whih ever art when "a) is not ni&ht, ni&ht alak, alak, alak,


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5 fear m) This%)6s promise is for&otAn" thou, wall, sweet, lovel) wall,That stan"6st %etween her father6s &roun" an" mineThou wall, wall, sweet an" lovel) wall,4how me th) hink, to %link throu&h with mine e)ne

4all +%lds u' +is ;n-ers

Thanks, ourteous wall0 Jove shiel" thee well for thisut what see 58 -o This%) "o 5 see. wike" wall, throu&h whom 5 see no %lissCurse" %e th) stones for thus "eeivin& me

T'ESEUSThe wall, methinks, %ein& sensi%le, shoul" urse a&ain.

#yramus-o, in truth, sir, he shoul" not. 6Deeivin& me6is This%)6s ue0 she is to enter now, an" 5 am tosp) her throu&h the wall.


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Thisbe6Ti"e life, 6ti"e "eath, 5 ome without "ela).

Exeunt P(ra&us and T+isbe

WallThus have 5, Wall, m) part "ishar&e" so/An", %ein& "one, thus Wall awa) "oth &o.

Exit

'I##+*YTAThis is the silliest stu> that ever 5 hear".

T'ESEUSThe %est in this kin" are %ut sha"ows/ an" the worst

are no worse, if ima&ination amen" them.

'I##+*YTA5t must %e )our ima&ination then, an" not theirs.

T'ESEUS5f we ima&ine no worse of them than the) ofthemselves, the) ma) pass for e9ellent men. Hereome two no%le %easts in, a man an" a lion.

Enter Li%n and M%%ns+ine

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DEMETRIUSHe shoul" have worn the horns on his hea".

T'ESEUS

He is no resent, an" his horns areinvisi%le within the irumferene.

M""$shi$eThis lanthorn "oth the horne" moon present/M)self the man i6 the moon "o seem to %e.

T'ESEUSThis is the &reatest error of all the rest0 the manshoul" %e put into the lanthorn. How is it else theman i6 the moon8

DEMETRIUSHe "ares not ome there for the an"le/ for, )ousee, it is alrea") in snu>.

'I##+*YTA5 am awear) of this moon0 woul" he woul" han&e

T'ESEUS5t appears, %) his small li&ht of "isretion, thathe is in the wane/ %ut )et, in ourtes), in all

reason, we must sta) the time.

*YSANDER3roee", Moon.

M""$shi$eAll that 5 have to sa), is, to tell )ou that thelanthorn is the moon/ 5, the man in the moon/ thisthorn!%ush, m) thorn!%ush/ an" this "o&, m) "o&.

DEMETRIUS

Wh), all these shoul" %e in the lanthorn/ for allthese are in the moon. ut, silene here omes This%e.

Enter T+isbe

ThisbeThis is ol" -inn)6s tom%. Where is m) love8


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*i"$@Roarin& h!!

T+isbe runs %


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T'ESEUSThis passion, an" the "eath of a "ear frien", woul"&o near to make a man look sa".

'I##+*YTA

eshrew m) heart, %ut 5 pit) the man.

#yramus wherefore, -ature, "i"st thou lions frame84ine lion vile hath here "e:ower6" m) "ear0Whih is!!no, no!!whih was the fairest "ameThat live", that love", that like", that look6"with heer.Come, tears, onfoun"/ut, swor", an" woun"The pap of 3)ramus/

A), that left pap,Where heart "oth hop0

Stabs +i&sel$

Thus "ie 5, thus, thus, thus.-ow am 5 "ea",-ow am 5 :e"/M) soul is in the sk)0Ton&ue, lose th) li&ht/Moon take th) :i&ht0

Exit M%%ns+ine

-ow "ie, "ie, "ie, "ie, "ie.

Dies

'I##+*YTAHow hane Moonshine is &one %efore This%e omes%ak an" ;n"s her lover8

T'ESEUS4he will ;n" him %) starli&ht. Here she omes/ an"her passion en"s the pla).

Re.enter T+isbe

Thisbe


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Asleep, m) love8What, "ea", m) "ove8 3)ramus, arise4peak, speak. #uite "um%8Dea", "ea"8 A tom%

Must over th) sweet e)es.These M) lips,This herr) nose,These )ellow owslip heeks,Are &one, are &one0(overs, make moan0His e)es were &reen as leeks.Ton&ue, not a wor"0Come, trust) swor"/Come, %la"e, m) %reast im%rue0

Stabs +ersel$

An", farewell, frien"s/Thus This%) en"s0A"ieu, a"ieu, a"ieu.

Dies

T'ESEUSMoonshine an" (ion are left to %ur) the "ea".

DEMETRIUSA), an" Wall too.

+TT+M@4tartin& up -o assure )ou/ the wall is "own thatparte" their fathers. Will it please )ou to see theepilo&ue8

T'ESEUS-o epilo&ue, 5 pra) )ou/ for )our pla) nee"s noe9use. -ever e9use/ for when the pla)ers are all

"ea", there nee"s none to %e %lame". Marr), if hethat writ it ha" pla)e" 3)ramus an" han&e" himselfin This%e6s &arter, it woul" have %een a ;netra&e")0 an" so it is, trul)/ an" ver) nota%l)"ishar&e".

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The iron ton&ue of mi"ni&ht hath tol" twelve0(overs, to %e"/ 6tis almost fair) time.5 fear we shall out!sleep the omin& mornAs muh as we this ni&ht have overwath6".This palpa%le!&ross pla) hath well %e&uile"

The heav) &ait of ni&ht. 4weet frien"s, to %e".A fortni&ht hol" we this solemnit),5n ni&htl) revels an" new 7ollit).

Exeunt

Enter PU)

#U!/-ow the hun&r) lion roars,An" the wolf %ehowls the moon/

An" we fairies, that "o run) the triple Heate6s team,From the presene of the sun,Followin& "arkness like a "ream,-ow are froli0 not a mouse4hall "istur% this hallow6" house05 am sent with %room %efore,To sweep the "ust %ehin" the "oor.

Enter O!ERON and TITANIA *it+ t+eir train

+ER+NThrou&h the house &ive &atherin& li&ht,'ver) elf an" fair) spriteAn" this "itt), after me,4in&, an" "ane it trippin&l).

TITANIAFirst, rehearse )our son& %) roteTo eah wor" a war%lin& note0

Han" in han", with fair) &rae,Will we sin&, an" %less this plae.

S%n- and dan6e

+ER+N-ow, until the %reak of "a),Throu&h this house eah fair) stra).


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Trip awa)/ make no sta)/Meet me all %) %reak of "a).

Exeunt O!ERON, TITANIA, and train

#U!/5f we sha"ows have o>en"e",Think %ut this, an" all is men"e",That )ou have %ut slum%er6" hereWhile these visions "i" appear.An" this weak an" i"le theme,-o more )iel"in& %ut a "ream,+entles, "o not reprehen"0if )ou par"on, we will men"0An", as 5 am an honest 3uk,5f we have unearne" luk

-ow to 6sape the serpent6s ton&ue,We will make amen"s ere lon&/'lse the 3uk a liar all/4o, &oo" ni&ht unto )ou all.+ive me )our han"s, if we %e frien"s,An" Ro%in shall restore amen"s.

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