PUCKThou speakest aright;I am that merry wanderer of the night.I jest to Oberon, and make him smileWhen I a fat and bean-fed horse beguile, Neighing in likeness of a silly foal.And sometime lurk I in a gossip's bowl, In very likeness of a roasted crab, And when she drinks, against her lips I bob, And on her withered dewlap pour the ale.The wisest aunt telling the saddest taleSometime for three-foot stool mistaketh me.Then slip I from her bum, down topples she, And "tailor" cries, and falls into a cough.And then the whole ...
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PUCKThou speakest aright;I am that merry wanderer of the night.I jest to Oberon, and make him smileWhen I a fat and bean-fed horse beguile, Neighing in likeness of a silly foal.And sometime lurk I in a gossip's bowl, In very likeness of a roasted crab, And when she drinks, against her lips I bob, And on her withered dewlap pour the ale.The wisest aunt telling the saddest taleSometime for three-foot stool mistaketh me.Then slip I from her bum, down topples she, And "tailor" cries, and falls into a cough.And then the whole quire hold their hips, and laugh, And waxen in their mirth, and sneeze, and swear.A merrier hour was never wasted there!But room, fairy. Here comes Oberon.
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Add this copy of A Midsummer Night's Dream to cart. $17.82, new condition, Sold by Revaluation Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Exeter, DEVON, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2019 by Independently published.
This copy has activities and discussion questions on the left for every page of text on the right. It also includes pictures of costuming and sets for production ideas and a full section in the back to supplement with extension activities.
Shirley4157
Mar 17, 2011
The book is really old, but at least no page is missing
Selina
Oct 12, 2007
A comedy
I didn't find this play very funny. This tale of lovers placed under a spell was just a mass to read. Shakespeare writes some awesome plays, but this is not his best work. The characters are irritating and while the fairies are interesting they cannot support the entire play.
