THESEUS, Duke of AthensHIPPOLYTA, Queen of the Amazons, betrothed to TheseusEGEUS, an Athenian courtier, father to HermiaLYSANDER, in love with HermiaHERMIA, in love with Lysander, but ordered by her father to marry DemetriusDEMETRIUS, in love with Hermia, though once a suitor to HelenaHELENA, in love with DemetriusPeter QUINCE, a carpenter and leader of an amateur dramatic group, who speaks the PROLOGUE to their playNick BOTTOM, a weaver, who plays PYRAMUS in the amateur playFrancis FLUTE, a bellows-mender, who plays ...
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THESEUS, Duke of AthensHIPPOLYTA, Queen of the Amazons, betrothed to TheseusEGEUS, an Athenian courtier, father to HermiaLYSANDER, in love with HermiaHERMIA, in love with Lysander, but ordered by her father to marry DemetriusDEMETRIUS, in love with Hermia, though once a suitor to HelenaHELENA, in love with DemetriusPeter QUINCE, a carpenter and leader of an amateur dramatic group, who speaks the PROLOGUE to their playNick BOTTOM, a weaver, who plays PYRAMUS in the amateur playFrancis FLUTE, a bellows-mender, who plays THISBE in the amateur playSNUG, a joiner, who plays a LION in the amateur playTom SNOUT, a tinker, who plays a WALL in the amateur playRobin STARVELING, a tailor, who plays MOONSHINE in the amateur playOBERON, King of FairiesTITANIA, Queen of FairiesROBIN Goodfellow, also known as Puck, a sprite in the service of OberonPEASEBLOSSOMCOBWEBMOTHMUSTARDSEEDPHILOSTRATE, an official in Theseus' courtOther Attendants at the court of Theseus; other Fairies attendant upon OberonAthens. The palace of THESEUS.[Enter THESEUS, HIPPOLYTA, PHILOSTRATE, and Attendants]THESEUSNow, fair Hippolyta, our nuptial hourDraws on apace; four happy days bring inAnother moon: but, O, methinks, how slowThis old moon wanes! she lingers my desires, Like to a step-dame or a dowagerLong withering out a young man revenue.HIPPOLYTAFour days will quickly steep themselves in night;Four nights will quickly dream away the time;And then the moon, like to a silver bowNew-bent in heaven, shall behold the nightOf our solemnities.THESEUSGo, Philostrate, Stir up the Athenian youth to merriments;Awake the pert and nimble spirit of mirth;Turn melancholy forth to funerals;The pale companion is not for our pomp.[Exit PHILOSTRATE]Hippolyta, I woo'd thee with my sword, And won thy love, doing thee injuries;But I will wed thee in another key, With pomp, with triumph and with revelling.[Enter EGEUS, HERMIA, LYSANDER, and DEMETRIUS]EGEUSHappy be Theseus, our renowned duke!THESEUSThanks, good Egeus: what's the news with thee?EGEUSFull of vexation come I, with complaintAgainst my child, my daughter Hermia.Stand forth, Demetrius. My noble lord, This man hath my consent to marry her.Stand forth, Lysander: and my gracious duke, This man hath bewitch'd the bosom of my child;Thou, thou, Lysander, thou hast given her rhymes, And interchanged love-tokens with my child: Thou hast by moonlight at her window sung, With feigning voice verses of feigning love, And stolen the impression of her fantasyWith bracelets of thy hair, rings, gawds, conceits, Knacks, trifles, nosegays, sweetmeats, messengersOf strong prevailment in unharden'd youth: With cunning hast thou filch'd my daughter's heart, Turn'd her obedience, which is due to me, To stubborn harshness: and, my gracious duke, Be it so she; will not here before your graceConsent to marry with Demetrius, I beg the ancient privilege of Athens, As she is mine, I may dispose of her: Which shall be either to this gentlemanOr to her death, according to our lawImmediately provided in that case.THESEUSWhat say you, Hermia? be advised fair maid: To you your father should be as a god;One that composed your beauties, yea, and oneTo whom you are but as a form in waxBy him imprinted and within his powerTo leave the figure or disfigure it.Demetrius is
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Add this copy of A Midsummer Night's Dream: Large Print to cart. $32.49, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2020 by Independently published.
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