Ken's Blogspot: A Midsummer Nights Dream

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Elizabethan English			Modern English

DRAMATIS PERSONAE			CHARACTERS



THESEUS, Duke of Athens			Theseus, Duke of Athens

EGEUS, father to Hermia			Egeus, father of Hermia

LYSANDER, in love with Hermia			Lysander, in love with Hermia

DEMETRIUS, in love with Hermia			Demetrius, in love with Hermia

PHILOSTRATE, Master of the Revels to Theseus			Philostrate, master of the celebrations of these

QUINCE, a carpenter			Quinces, a carpenter

SNUG, a joiner			Tight, a carpenter

BOTTOM, a weaver			Below, a weaver

FLUTE, a bellows-mender			Flute, a balgly

SNOUT, a tinker			Snout, a handicraft

STARVELING, a tailor			Fortress, a tailor



HIPPOLYTA, Queen of the Amazons, bethrothed to Theseus			Hippolyta, Queen of the Amazons, Bethroth according to these

HERMIA, daughter to Egeus, in love with Lysander			Hermia, daughter of Egeus, in love with Lysander

HELENA, in love with Demetrius			Helena, in love with Demetrius



OBERON, King of the Fairies			Oberon, king of the fairies

TITANIA, Queen of the Fairies			Titania, queen of the fairies

PUCK, or ROBIN GOODFELLOW			Puck oder Robin Goodfellow

PEASEBLOSSOM, fairy			PeaseBlossom, Fee

COBWEB, fairy			Spinnnetz, Fee

MOTH, fairy			Motte, Fee

MUSTARDSEED, fairy			Senffaire, Fee



PROLOGUE, PYRAMUS, THISBY, WALL, MOONSHINE, LION are presented			Prolog, pyramus, thisby, wall, moonlight, lion are presented

by:			through:

QUINCE, BOTTOM, FLUTE, SNOUT, STARVELING, AND SNUG			Quinces, floor, flute, snout, star



Other Fairies attending their King and Queen			Other fairies who participate in their king and queen

Attendants on Theseus and Hippolyta			Companion of these and hippolyta







SCENE:			SCENE:

Athens and a wood near it			Athens and a wood nearby





ACT I. SCENE I.			Act I. Sene I.

Athens. The palace of THESEUS			Athens. The palace of these



Enter THESEUS, HIPPOLYTA, PHILOSTRATE, and ATTENDANTS			Enter these, hippolyta, philostrates and companions



THESEUS. Now, fair Hippolyta, our nuptial hour			Thesus. Well, fair hippolyta, our wedding hour

Draws on apace; four happy days bring in			Draw on Apace; Four happy days bring in

Another moon; but, O, methinks, how slow			Another moon; But, o, I'm like slow

This old moon wanes! She lingers my desires,			This old moon disappears! She lends my wishes

Like to a step-dame or a dowager,			Like to get a step or widow,

Long withering out a young man's revenue.			Long earnings of a young man.

HIPPOLYTA. Four days will quickly steep themselves in night;			Hippolyta. Four days will be steering quickly at night;

Four nights will quickly dream away the time;			Four nights will quickly dream the time away;

And then the moon, like to a silver bow			And then the moon, like a silver bow

New-bent in heaven, shall behold the night			New bent in heaven, the night will see

Of our solemnities.			Our celebrations.

THESEUS. Go, Philostrate,			Theseus. Geh, Philostrate,

Stir up the Athenian youth to merriments;			Stir the Athens youth to Merriments;

Awake the pert and nimble spirit of mirth;			Wake up the pert and nimble spirit of joy;

Turn melancholy forth to funerals;			Convert melancholy into funerals;

The pale companion is not for our pomp. Exit PHILOSTRATE			The pale companion is not for our pomp. Leave philostrat

Hippolyta, I woo'd thee with my sword,			Hippolyta, I consecrated you with my sword,

And won thy love doing thee injuries;			And won your love to make you injuries;

But I will wed thee in another key,			But I'll marry you in another key

With pomp, with triumph, and with revelling.			With pomp, with triumph and with indulgence.



Enter EGEUS, and his daughter HERMIA, LYSANDER,			Enter Egeus and his daughter Hermia, Lysander,

and DEMETRIUS			and Demetrius



EGEUS. Happy be Theseus, our renowned Duke!			Egeus. Happy Be thisus, our renowned duke!

THESEUS. Thanks, good Egeus; what's the news with thee?			Thesus. Thanks, good Egeus; What are the news with you?

EGEUS. Full of vexation come I, with complaint			Egeus. Full of trouble, I come with a complaint

Against my child, my daughter Hermia.			Against my child, my daughter Hermia.

Stand forth, Demetrius. My noble lord,			Stand out, Demetrius. My noble gentleman,

This man hath my consent to marry her.			This man has my consent to marry her.

Stand forth, Lysander. And, my gracious Duke,			Stand out, Lysander. And my amiable duke,

This man hath bewitch'd the bosom of my child.			This man decorated my child's breasts.

Thou, thou, Lysander, thou hast given her rhymes,			You, you, lysander, you gave your rhymes

And interchang'd love-tokens with my child;			And with my child loves how she loves;

Thou hast by moonlight at her window sung,			You sang at the moonlight at your window,

With feigning voice, verses of feigning love,			In fake voice, verses of the previous love,

And stol'n the impression of her fantasy			And stumble the impression of your imagination

With bracelets of thy hair, rings, gawds, conceits,			With bracelets with your hair, wrestling, gawds, locals,

Knacks, trifles, nosegays, sweetmeats- messengers			Cracks, little things, nasal gays, candy messengers

Of strong prevailment in unhardened youth;			The strong sink in unhindered young people;

With cunning hast thou filch'd my daughter's heart;			With torn you have the heart of my daughter Filch;

Turn'd her obedience, which is due to me,			Turned their obedience to what I owe to

To stubborn harshness. And, my gracious Duke,			Too stubborn hardness. And my amiable duke,

Be it so she will not here before your Grace			Be it so that she doesn't get here before your grace

Consent to marry with Demetrius,			Approval of getting married with Demetrius,

I beg the ancient privilege of Athens:			I ask the old privilege of Athens:

As she is mine I may dispose of her;			Since it belongs to me, I can dispose of it;

Which shall be either to this gentleman			That should either be for this gentleman

Or to her death, according to our law			Or for your death according to our law

Immediately provided in that case.			Provided in this case immediately.

THESEUS. What say you, Hermia? Be advis'd, fair maid.			Thesus. What do you say, Hermia? Be advis'd, fair maid.

To you your father should be as a god;			For her, your father should be as God;

One that compos'd your beauties; yea, and one			One that has your beauties compos; Yes, and one

To whom you are but as a form in wax,			Who you are only in wax as a form,

By him imprinted, and within his power			Shaped by him and in his power

To leave the figure, or disfigure it.			Leave the figure or disfigure them.

Demetrius is a worthy gentleman.			Demetrius is a worthy gentleman.

HERMIA. So is Lysander.			Hermia. So is Lysander.

THESEUS. In himself he is;			Thesus. He is in himself;

But, in this kind, wanting your father's voice,			But in this way of wanting to want her father's voice,

The other must be held the worthier.			The other must be held the Worther.

HERMIA. I would my father look'd but with my eyes.			Hermia. I would look my father, but with my eyes.

THESEUS. Rather your eyes must with his judgment look.			Thesus. Rather, your eyes have to look with his judgment.

HERMIA. I do entreat your Grace to pardon me.			Hermia. I ask your grace to forgive myself.

I know not by what power I am made bold,			I don't know which power I made brave

Nor how it may concern my modesty			Still as my modesty concerns

In such a presence here to plead my thoughts;			In such a presence here to advocate my thoughts;

But I beseech your Grace that I may know			But I ask your grace that I might know

The worst that may befall me in this case,			The worst thing that hits me in this case,

If I refuse to wed Demetrius.			When I refuse to marry Demetrius.

THESEUS. Either to die the death, or to abjure			Thesus. Either to die or wipe away death

For ever the society of men.			Forever, people's society.

Therefore, fair Hermia, question your desires,			Therefore Fair Hermia, question your wishes,

Know of your youth, examine well your blood,			If you know your youth, examine your blood well

Whether, if you yield not to your father's choice,			Whether if you don't give in to your father's choice,

You can endure the livery of a nun,			You can endure the painting of a nun,

For aye to be shady cloister mew'd,			So that Aye is shady, Mew'd,

To live a barren sister all your life,			To live a barren sister all their lives,

Chanting faint hymns to the cold fruitless moon.			Weak hymns sing to the cold fruitless moon.

Thrice-blessed they that master so their blood			She blessed three times, which you master as your blood

To undergo such maiden pilgrimage;			To undergo such virgin travel;

But earthlier happy is the rose distill'd			But the rose is happy to be earthlier.

Than that which withering on the virgin thorn			As what blows into the Jungfrau Dorn

Grows, lives, and dies, in single blessedness.			Grows, lives and dies in a single bliss.

HERMIA. So will I grow, so live, so die, my lord,			Hermia. So I will grow, so live, so die, my lord,

Ere I will yield my virgin patent up			I will give up my virgin patent

Unto his lordship, whose unwished yoke			To his rule, whose uncertainty yoke

My soul consents not to give sovereignty.			My soul agrees not to give sovereignty.

THESEUS. Take time to pause; and by the next new moon-			Thesus. Take your time to get a break; and through the next new moon

The sealing-day betwixt my love and me			The Sealing Day between my love and me

For everlasting bond of fellowship-			For eternal binding of community

Upon that day either prepare to die			On this day, they either have to die

For disobedience to your father's will,			Out of disobedience to her father's will,

Or else to wed Demetrius, as he would,			Or otherwise to marry Demetrius how he would,

Or on Diana's altar to protest			Or on Diana's altar to protest

For aye austerity and single life.			For Aye austerity measures and individual life.

DEMETRIUS. Relent, sweet Hermia; and, Lysander, yield			Demetrius. Leave, sweet Hermia; and Lysander, result

Thy crazed title to my certain right.			Your crazy title on my specific right.

LYSANDER. You have her father's love, Demetrius;			Lysander. You have the love of her father, Demetrius;

Let me have Hermia's; do you marry him.			Let me have Hermia; Do you marry him?

EGEUS. Scornful Lysander, true, he hath my love;			Egeus. Respectful Lysander, true, he has my love;

And what is mine my love shall render him;			And what my love will render him;

And she is mine; and all my right of her			And it belongs to me; And all my right from her

I do estate unto Demetrius.			I make a discount on Demetrius.

LYSANDER. I am, my lord, as well deriv'd as he,			Lysander. I am, my Lord, also like him, like him,

As well possess'd; my love is more than his;			Also obsessed; My love is more than his;

My fortunes every way as fairly rank'd,			My assets rated as rather in every respect,

If not with vantage, as Demetrius';			If not with vantage, as a dementrius';

And, which is more than all these boasts can be,			And what more than all of these boastings can be,

I am belov'd of beauteous Hermia.			I referred to a beautiful Hermia.

Why should not I then prosecute my right?			Then why shouldn't I pursue my right?

Demetrius, I'll avouch it to his head,			Demetrius, I will enforce it on his head,

Made love to Nedar's daughter, Helena,			Love for Nedar's daughter Helena, love

And won her soul; and she, sweet lady, dotes,			And won her soul; And she, sweet lady, dots, points,

Devoutly dotes, dotes in idolatry,			Fromm dotes, dots in idolatry,

Upon this spotted and inconstant man.			On this discovered and inconsistent man.

THESEUS. I must confess that I have heard so much,			Thesus. I have to admit that I heard so much

And with Demetrius thought to have spoke thereof;			And with Demetrius I thought they had spoken;

But, being over-full of self-affairs,			But to overlook affairs,

My mind did lose it. But, Demetrius, come;			My mind lost it. But Demetrius, come;

And come, Egeus; you shall go with me;			And come, Egeus; You should go with me;

I have some private schooling for you both.			I have a few private schools for both of you.

For you, fair Hermia, look you arm yourself			For you, fair Hermia, look at yourself

To fit your fancies to your father's will,			To fit their ideas in their father's will,

Or else the law of Athens yields you up-			Or the law of Athens provides it

Which by no means we may extenuate-			What we cannot ally.

To death, or to a vow of single life.			To death or to a vow of individual life.

Come, my Hippolyta; what cheer, my love?			Come on, my hippolyta; What a jubilation, my love?

Demetrius, and Egeus, go along;			Demetrius and Egeus go;

I must employ you in some business			I have to employ her in a business

Against our nuptial, and confer with you			Against our wedding and with you

Of something nearly that concerns yourselves.			Of something almost concerned.

EGEUS. With duty and desire we follow you.			Egeus. We follow you with duty and desire.

Exeunt all but LYSANDER and HERMIA			Leave all out of Lysander and Hermia

LYSANDER. How now, my love! Why is your cheek so pale?			Lysander. Like now, my love! Why is your cheek so pale?

How chance the roses there do fade so fast?			How happily do the roses fade so quickly?

HERMIA. Belike for want of rain, which I could well			Hermia. Belike for the lack of rain, which I could do well

Beteem them from the tempest of my eyes.			Purchase them out of the storm of my eyes.

LYSANDER. Ay me! for aught that I could ever read,			Lysander. Ay me! For something I could ever read,

Could ever hear by tale or history,			Could ever hear through history or history,

The course of true love never did run smooth;			The course of true love never went smoothly;

But either it was different in blood-			But either it was different in the blood

HERMIA. O cross! too high to be enthrall'd to low.			Hermia. O cross! Too high to be enthusiastic.

LYSANDER. Or else misgraffed in respect of years-			Lysander. Or otherwise wrong in relation to years

HERMIA. O spite! too old to be engag'd to young.			Hermia. O Despite! Too old to get young.

LYSANDER. Or else it stood upon the choice of friends-			Lysander. Or it was at the choice of friends

HERMIA. O hell! to choose love by another's eyes.			Hermia. O hell! Choose love by the eyes of another.

LYSANDER. Or, if there were a sympathy in choice,			Lysander. Or if there was a sympathy in the election,

War, death, or sickness, did lay siege to it,			War, death or illness besieged

Making it momentary as a sound,			Do it as a sound at the moment

Swift as a shadow, short as any dream,			Swift as a shadow, short as every dream,

Brief as the lightning in the collied night			Kurz like the flash in the collected night

That, in a spleen, unfolds both heaven and earth,			This unfolds in a spleen both heaven and earth,

And ere a man hath power to say 'Behold!'			And um a man has the power to say: "See!"

The jaws of darkness do devour it up;			The jaws of darkness devour it;

So quick bright things come to confusion.			So fast bright things come to confusion.

HERMIA. If then true lovers have ever cross'd,			Hermia. If true lovers have ever crossed,

It stands as an edict in destiny.			It stands as an edict in fate.

Then let us teach our trial patience,			Then let us teach our experiments patience,

Because it is a customary cross,			Because it's a common cross

As due to love as thoughts and dreams and sighs,			Like love as thoughts and dreams and sighs,

Wishes and tears, poor Fancy's followers.			Wishes and tears, the supporters of the poor imagination.

LYSANDER. A good persuasion; therefore, hear me, Hermia.			Lysander. A good conviction; So listen to me, Hermia.

I have a widow aunt, a dowager			I have a widow's widow, a widow

Of great revenue, and she hath no child-			Of great income and she has no child

From Athens is her house remote seven leagues-			From Athens your house is remote seven leagues

And she respects me as her only son.			And she respects me as her only son.

There, gentle Hermia, may I marry thee;			There, gentle Hermia, I can marry you;

And to that place the sharp Athenian law			And the sharp Athenian law for this place

Cannot pursue us. If thou lovest me then,			Can't follow us. If you love me then, then

Steal forth thy father's house to-morrow night;			Steal your father tomorrow night;

And in the wood, a league without the town,			And in the wood, a league without a city,

Where I did meet thee once with Helena			Where I once met you with Helena

To do observance to a morn of May,			Compliance to do one morning from May,

There will I stay for thee.			I'll stay for you.

HERMIA. My good Lysander!			Hermia. My good Lysander!

I swear to thee by Cupid's strongest bow,			I swear through Cupid's strongest sheet,

By his best arrow, with the golden head,			Through its best arrow, with the golden head,

By the simplicity of Venus' doves,			Due to the simplicity of Venus' pigeon,

By that which knitteth souls and prospers loves,			Through what souls and thrive, loves,

And by that fire which burn'd the Carthage Queen,			And through the fire that the Carthage Queen burned,

When the false Troyan under sail was seen,			When the wrong Troyan was seen under sail,

By all the vows that ever men have broke,			From all the vows that men have ever broken,

In number more than ever women spoke,			In the number more than ever women spoke,

In that same place thou hast appointed me,			In the same place you have appointed me

To-morrow truly will I meet with thee.			Tomorrow I'll really meet you.

LYSANDER. Keep promise, love. Look, here comes Helena.			Lysander. Promise, love. Look here comes Helena.



Enter HELENA			Enter Helena



HERMIA. God speed fair Helena! Whither away?			Hermia. God Speed Fair Helena! Where to go?

HELENA. Call you me fair? That fair again unsay.			Helena. Call yourself fair? This fair is unay again.

Demetrius loves your fair. O happy fair!			Demetrius loves your trade fair. O happy fair!

Your eyes are lode-stars and your tongue's sweet air			Your eyes are lode stars and the sweet air of your tongue

More tuneable than lark to shepherd's ear,			More voice than lark to Shepherd's ear,

When wheat is green, when hawthorn buds appear.			When wheat is green when Hawthorn buds appear.

Sickness is catching; O, were favour so,			Illness catches; O, were favor, so,

Yours would I catch, fair Hermia, ere I go!			I would catch your, fair Hermia, um I go!

My ear should catch your voice, my eye your eye,			My ear should catch your voice, my eye your eye,

My tongue should catch your tongue's sweet melody.			My tongue should catch the sweet melody of her tongue.

Were the world mine, Demetrius being bated,			Were the world mates, Demetrius, were sent?

The rest I'd give to be to you translated.			The rest I would give you to be translated.

O, teach me how you look, and with what art			Oh, teach me what you look like and with what art

You sway the motion of Demetrius' heart!			They influence the movement of Demetrius' heart!

HERMIA. I frown upon him, yet he loves me still.			Hermia. I frowned, but he still loves me.

HELENA. O that your frowns would teach my smiles such skill!			Helena. Oh that her frowns would prove my smile like that!

HERMIA. I give him curses, yet he gives me love.			Hermia. I give him curses, but he gives me love.

HELENA. O that my prayers could such affection move!			Helena. Oh that my prayers could move such an affection!

HERMIA. The more I hate, the more he follows me.			Hermia. The more I hate, the more he follows me.

HELENA. The more I love, the more he hateth me.			Helena. The more I love, the more he has me.

HERMIA. His folly, Helena, is no fault of mine.			Hermia. His foolishness, Helena, is not a fault of me.

HELENA. None, but your beauty; would that fault were mine!			Helena. None, but your beauty; Would be my fault!

HERMIA. Take comfort: he no more shall see my face;			Hermia. Accept the consolation: he will no longer see my face;

Lysander and myself will fly this place.			Lysander and I will fly this place.

Before the time I did Lysander see,			Before the time I saw Lysander,

Seem'd Athens as a paradise to me.			Athens seemed to be a paradise for me.

O, then, what graces in my love do dwell,			Oh then what lives in my love gnä,

That he hath turn'd a heaven unto a hell!			That he has a sky to a hell!

LYSANDER. Helen, to you our minds we will unfold:			Lysander. Helen, for them we will develop:

To-morrow night, when Phoebe doth behold			Tomorrow night when Phoebe looks

Her silver visage in the wat'ry glass,			Your silver face in the water glass,

Decking with liquid pearl the bladed grass,			Decking with liquid pearl the decorated grass,

A time that lovers' flights doth still conceal,			A time when the flights of the lovers are still hiding, still hide,

Through Athens' gates have we devis'd to steal.			We have to steal Devis'days through Athens Gates.

HERMIA. And in the wood where often you and I			Hermia. And in the wood where you and I often you and me

Upon faint primrose beds were wont to lie,			In the case of weak primrose beds, it was usually

Emptying our bosoms of their counsel sweet,			Emperting our breasts of your advice sweet,

There my Lysander and myself shall meet;			My Lysander and I will meet there;

And thence from Athens turn away our eyes,			And from there from Athens our eyes turn off,

To seek new friends and stranger companies.			Looking for new friends and third -party companies.

Farewell, sweet playfellow; pray thou for us,			Farewell, sweet playfellow; You pray for us

And good luck grant thee thy Demetrius!			And good luck grant your Demetrius!

Keep word, Lysander; we must starve our sight			Hold Word, Lysander; We have to starve our visibility

From lovers' food till morrow deep midnight.			From the food of lovers to Morrow deep midnight.

LYSANDER. I will, my Hermia. [Exit HERMIA] Helena, adieu;			Lysander. I will, my Hermia. [Output Hermia] Helena, Adieu;

As you on him, Demetrius dote on you. Exit			Like you on him, Demetrius dote on her. Exit

HELENA. How happy some o'er other some can be!			Helena. How happy you can be!

Through Athens I am thought as fair as she.			Through Athens I am as fair as you.

But what of that? Demetrius thinks not so;			But what about it? Demetrius doesn't think so;

He will not know what all but he do know.			He won't know what everything except he knows.

And as he errs, doting on Hermia's eyes,			And when he is wrong, he encounters Hermia's eyes,

So I, admiring of his qualities.			So I admire its properties.

Things base and vile, holding no quantity,			Things based and hideous that don't keep a lot,

Love can transpose to form and dignity.			Love can be shaped and dignity.

Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind;			Love does not look with the eyes, but with the spirit;

And therefore is wing'd Cupid painted blind.			And is therefore painted blind by cupid.

Nor hath Love's mind of any judgment taste;			The love of the love of a taste of judgment is still available;

Wings and no eyes figure unheedy haste;			Wings and no eyes find a unuckbacked hurry;

And therefore is Love said to be a child,			And therefore love is said as a child

Because in choice he is so oft beguil'd.			Because he is so often enthusiastic about in the election.

As waggish boys in game themselves forswear,			As a Wagische Boy in the game itself

So the boy Love is perjur'd everywhere;			So the boy is penetrated everywhere;

For ere Demetrius look'd on Hermia's eyne,			For Ere Demetrius, Hermia's Eyne looked,

He hail'd down oaths that he was only mine;			He lay down that he was only mine;

And when this hail some heat from Hermia felt,			And when this heat stuffed Hermia, felt

So he dissolv'd, and show'rs of oaths did melt.			So he dissolved and showed that oath has melted.

I will go tell him of fair Hermia's flight;			I will tell him about Fair Hermia's flight;

Then to the wood will he to-morrow night			Then he will become the forest tomorrow night

Pursue her; and for this intelligence			They pursue; And for this intelligence

If I have thanks, it is a dear expense.			If I thank you, it's a love.

But herein mean I to enrich my pain,			But here I mean to enrich my pain

To have his sight thither and back again. Exit			Have his gaze there and back. Exit









SCENE II.			Scene II.

Athens. QUINCE'S house			Athens. Quince house



Enter QUINCE, SNUG, BOTTOM FLUTE, SNOUT, and STARVELING			Enter quinces, narrow, lower flute, snout and star



QUINCE. Is all our company here?			QUINCE. Is all our company here?

BOTTOM. You were best to call them generally, man by man,			BOTTOM. They were best to call them in general, man from humans,

according			according to

to the scrip.			To the scrip.

QUINCE. Here is the scroll of every man's name which is thought			QUINCE. Here is the scroll of the name of every man who is thought

fit, through all Athens, to play in our interlude before the			Fit, through all Athens to play in our interlude

Duke			Herzog

and the Duchess on his wedding-day at night.			And the Duchess on his wedding day at night.

BOTTOM. First, good Peter Quince, say what the play treats on;			BOTTOM. First, good Peter Quince, say what the piece treats;

then			then

read the names of the actors; and so grow to a point.			Read the names of the actors; And so up to one point grow.

QUINCE. Marry, our play is 'The most Lamentable Comedy and most			QUINCE. Get married, our piece is' the most complaining comedy and most

Cruel Death of Pyramus and Thisby.'			Cruel death of Pyramus and Thisby. '

BOTTOM. A very good piece of work, I assure you, and a merry.			BOTTOM. A very good job, I assure you and a happy one.

Now,			Now,

good Peter Quince, call forth your actors by the scroll.			Good Peter Quince, call your actors on the scroll.

Masters,			Master,

spread yourselves.			Spread each other.

QUINCE. Answer, as I call you. Nick Bottom, the weaver.			QUINCE. Answer how I call you. Nick below, the weaver.

BOTTOM. Ready. Name what part I am for, and proceed.			BOTTOM. Ready. Name for which part I am and continue.

QUINCE. You, Nick Bottom, are set down for Pyramus.			QUINCE. You, Nick Bottom, are set for pyramus.

BOTTOM. What is Pyramus? A lover, or a tyrant?			BOTTOM. What is pyramus? A lover or a tyrant?

QUINCE. A lover, that kills himself most gallant for love.			QUINCE. A lover who kills the most gallant for love.

BOTTOM. That will ask some tears in the true performing of it.			BOTTOM. This will represent some tears in the true execution.

If I			If I

do it, let the audience look to their eyes; I will move			Do it, let the audience look into their eyes; I will move

storms; I			Storms; I

will condole in some measure. To the rest- yet my chief			Wants Condole in a way. But my boss

humour is			Humor is

for a tyrant. I could play Ercles rarely, or a part to tear a			For a tyrant. I could rarely play or a role in tearing A

cat			Cat

in, to make all split.			in to leave all columns.



The raging rocks			The rigid stones

And shivering shocks			And shivering shocks

Shall break the locks			Should the locks break

Of prison gates;			Of prison gates;



And Phibbus' car			And Phibbus' car

Shall shine from far,			Should shine from afar,

And make and mar			And do and march

The foolish Fates.'			The stupid fate. '



This was lofty. Now name the rest of the players. This is			That was high. Now call the rest of the players. That is

Ercles' vein, a tyrant's vein: a lover is more condoling.			Erlecles' ain, a tyranny vein: a lover is more condolential.

QUINCE. Francis Flute, the bellows-mender.			QUINCE. Francis Flute, the Balgmender.

FLUTE. Here, Peter Quince.			FLUTE. Here, Peter Quince.

QUINCE. Flute, you must take Thisby on you.			QUINCE. Flute, you have to take thisby.

FLUTE. What is Thisby? A wand'ring knight?			FLUTE. What is thisby? A wall knight?

QUINCE. It is the lady that Pyramus must love.			QUINCE. It is the lady who has to love pyramus.

FLUTE. Nay, faith, let not me play a woman; I have a beard			FLUTE. No, believe, don't let me play a woman; I have a beard

coming.			Come.

QUINCE. That's all one; you shall play it in a mask, and you			QUINCE. That's all one; You should play it in a mask and you

may			can

speak as small as you will.			Talk as small as you want.

BOTTOM. An I may hide my face, let me play Thisby too.			BOTTOM. I can hide my face, let's also play.

I'll speak in a monstrous little voice: 'Thisne, Thisne!'			I will speak with a monstrous little voice: "Thisne, Thisne!"

[Then speaking small] 'Ah Pyramus, my lover dear! Thy			[Then speak Klein] 'ah pyramus, my lover love! Yours

Thisby dear, and lady dear!'			Thisby, dear and lady, dear! '

QUINCE. No, no, you must play Pyramus; and, Flute, you Thisby.			QUINCE. No, no, you have to play pyramus; And flute, you thisby.

BOTTOM. Well, proceed.			BOTTOM. Well, go away.

QUINCE. Robin Starveling, the tailor.			QUINCE. Robin Starveling, the tailor.

STARVELING. Here, Peter Quince.			Starter. Here, Peter Quince.

QUINCE. Robin Starveling, you must play Thisby's mother.			QUINCE. Robin Starveling, you have to play this mother.

Tom Snout, the tinker.			Tom Schnauze, The Handicraft.

SNOUT. Here, Peter Quince.			SNOUT. Here, Peter Quince.

QUINCE. You, Pyramus' father; myself, Thisby's father; Snug,			QUINCE. You, Pyramus' father; I myself, Thisby's father; Cozy,

the			the

joiner, you, the lion's part. And, I hope, here is a play			Tischler, you, the lion. And I hope here is a piece

fitted.			waist.

SNUG. Have you the lion's part written? Pray you, if it be,			COZY. Did you write the lion part? Pray when it is

give it			give it

me, for I am slow of study.			I, because I'm studying slowly.

QUINCE. You may do it extempore, for it is nothing but roaring.			QUINCE. You like Extempore because it is nothing more than roaring.

BOTTOM. Let me play the lion too. I will roar that I will do			BOTTOM. Let me play the lion too. I'll roar that I'll do

any			any

man's heart good to hear me; I will roar that I will make the			The heart of man is nice to hear me; I'll brew that I'll do that

Duke say 'Let him roar again, let him roar again.'			Duke says: "Let him roar again, let him roar again."

QUINCE. An you should do it too terribly, you would fright the			QUINCE. And you should do it too terribly, you would scary that

Duchess and the ladies, that they would shriek; and that were			Duchess and the ladies that they would scream; And this was

enough to hang us all.			Enough to hang all of us.

ALL. That would hang us, every mother's son.			EVERYONE. That would hang us, every mother's son.

BOTTOM. I grant you, friends, if you should fright the ladies			BOTTOM. I grant you, friends if you are supposed to frighten the ladies

out			out

of their wits, they would have no more discretion but to hang			They would have no discretion from their minds to hang

us;			us;

but I will aggravate my voice so, that I will roar you as			But I will worsen my voice so that I will roar you as

gently			soft

as any sucking dove; I will roar you an 'twere any			Like every sucking pigeon; I will roar you and any twere

nightingale.			Nightingale.

QUINCE. You can play no part but Pyramus; for Pyramus is a			QUINCE. You can not play a role as a pyramus; For PYRAMUS A

sweet-fac'd man; a proper man, as one shall see in a summer's			Mann-Fac man; A real man, as you should see in a summer

day; a most lovely gentleman-like man; therefore you must			Day; A beautiful gentleman-like man; So you have to

needs			needs

play Pyramus.			PYRAMUS Spielen.

BOTTOM. Well, I will undertake it. What beard were I best to			BOTTOM. Well, I'll do it. Which beard was I best

play			play

it in?			it in?

QUINCE. Why, what you will.			QUINCE. Why what you want.

BOTTOM. I will discharge it in either your straw-colour beard,			BOTTOM. I will discharge it in your straw beard

your			your

orange-tawny beard, your purple-in-grain beard, or your			Orange-Tawny Bart, her purple-in-grain beard or her

French-crown-colour beard, your perfect yellow.			French-crown-color-beard, your perfect yellow.

QUINCE. Some of your French crowns have no hair at all, and			QUINCE. Some of their French crowns have no hair at all, and

then			then

you will play bare-fac'd. But, masters, here are your parts;			You will play bare-fac'd. But, master, here are their parts;

and			and

I am to entreat you, request you, and desire you, to con them			I should ask you, request you and wish you to operate you

by			through

to-morrow night; and meet me in the palace wood, a mile			Tomorrow night; and meet me in the palace wood, a mile

without			without

the town, by moonlight; there will we rehearse; for if we			the city, according to moonlight; We will rehearse there; Because if we

meet in			Meet yourself

the city, we shall be dogg'd with company, and our devices			The city, we will be threatened with society and our devices

known.			known.

In the meantime I will draw a bill of properties, such as our			In the meantime I will draw a Bill of Properties like ours

play wants. I pray you, fail me not.			Want to play. I pray you, don't fail.

BOTTOM. We will meet; and there we may rehearse most obscenely			BOTTOM. We will meet; And there we can rehearse the obscene

and			and

courageously. Take pains; be perfect; adieu.			brave. Endure pain; Be perfect; Adieu.

QUINCE. At the Duke's oak we meet.			QUINCE. We meet in the duke's oak.

BOTTOM. Enough; hold, or cut bow-strings. Exeunt			BOTTOM. Enough; Hold holding or cutting arch strings. Exeunt



ACT II. SCENE I.			ACT II. Sente I.

A wood near Athens			A wood near Athens



Enter a FAIRY at One door, and PUCK at another			Enter a fairy at a door and puck another



PUCK. How now, spirit! whither wander you?			PUCK. Like now, spirit! Where do you go?

FAIRY. Over hill, over dale,			FAIRY. About Hill, about Dale,

Thorough bush, thorough brier,			Thorough bush, thorough Brier,

Over park, over pale,			Via park, about pale, pale,

Thorough flood, thorough fire,			Flood, thorough fire,

I do wander every where,			I hike everywhere

Swifter than the moon's sphere;			Swift as the sphere of the moon;

And I serve the Fairy Queen,			And I serve the feet of the fairy,

To dew her orbs upon the green.			They disappoint their balls on the green.

The cowslips tall her pensioners be;			The cows that are their pensioners big;

In their gold coats spots you see;			They see in their gold coats;

Those be rubies, fairy favours,			These are rubies, fairy gifts,

In those freckles live their savours.			Your pars live in these freckles.



I must go seek some dewdrops here,			I have to look for a few Dewdrops here

And hang a pearl in every cowslip's ear.			And hang a pearl in every ear of every KUGLAS -ear.

Farewell, thou lob of spirits; I'll be gone.			Farewell, you praise the spirits; I'll be gone.

Our Queen and all her elves come here anon.			Our queen and all of her elves come here.

PUCK. The King doth keep his revels here to-night;			PUCK. The king keeps his celebrations here tonight;

Take heed the Queen come not within his sight;			Note that the queen does not come into his eyes;

For Oberon is passing fell and wrath,			Because Oberon is over and anger,

Because that she as her attendant hath			Because she has like her companion

A lovely boy, stolen from an Indian king.			A beautiful boy, stolen by an Indian king.

She never had so sweet a changeling;			She has never had so cute;

And jealous Oberon would have the child			And jealous Oberon would have the child

Knight of his train, to trace the forests wild;			Knight of his train to pursue the forests wildly;

But she perforce withholds the loved boy,			But she stops the beloved boy to force,

Crowns him with flowers, and makes him all her joy.			Crown it with flowers and make him happy.

And now they never meet in grove or green,			And now they never meet in Grove or Green,

By fountain clear, or spangled starlight sheen,			With clear filling cutters or star lamp sheen,

But they do square, that all their elves for fear			But they square that all of their elves out of fear

Creep into acorn cups and hide them there.			Creep into a glans and hide them there.

FAIRY. Either I mistake your shape and making quite,			FAIRY. Either I mix up your shape and make pretty, quite,

Or else you are that shrewd and knavish sprite			Or otherwise they are so clever and navigation sprite

Call'd Robin Goodfellow. Are not you he			Robin Goodfellow. Are you not he?

That frights the maidens of the villagery,			This frightens the girls of the village aces,

Skim milk, and sometimes labour in the quern,			Fire milk and sometimes work in the cross,

And bootless make the breathless housewife churn,			And Bootless make the breathless housewife who screeching,

And sometime make the drink to bear no barm,			And at some point make the drink so as not to wear a barm,

Mislead night-wanderers, laughing at their harm?			Misleading night hikers, laugh at their damage?

Those that Hobgoblin call you, and sweet Puck,			The one who calls you hobgoblin, and sweet puck,

You do their work, and they shall have good luck.			You do your job and you will be lucky.

Are not you he?			Are you not he?

PUCK. Thou speakest aright:			PUCK. You speak Aright:

I am that merry wanderer of the night.			I am this happy hiker of the night.

I jest to Oberon, and make him smile			I joke to the top and make him smile

When I a fat and bean-fed horse beguile,			When I seduce a fat and fed with beans,

Neighing in likeness of a filly foal;			Approach in similarity with a foal foal;

And sometime lurk I in a gossip's bowl			And sometimes I lurk in a gossip bowl

In very likeness of a roasted crab,			In a very similar way with a roasted crab,

And, when she drinks, against her lips I bob,			And when she drinks, against her lips, I bob,

And on her withered dewlap pour the ale.			And Dewlap withered the Ale on her.

The wisest aunt, telling the saddest tale,			The wisest aunt that tells the saddest story,

Sometime for three-foot stool mistaketh me;			At some point with three feet high chair, I get involved;

Then slip I from her bum, down topples she,			Then I slip from your penn

And 'tailor' cries, and falls into a cough;			And "Schneider" cries and falls into a cough;

And then the whole quire hold their hips and laugh,			And then the whole quire holds her hips and laughs,

And waxen in their mirth, and neeze, and swear			And waxes in their joy, Neeze and swears

A merrier hour was never wasted there.			There was never wasted an hour of Merrier.

But room, fairy, here comes Oberon.			But space, fairy, here comes Oberon.

FAIRY. And here my mistress. Would that he were gone!			FAIRY. And here my beloved. Would he be gone!



Enter OBERON at one door, with his TRAIN, and TITANIA,			Enter Oberon on a door with his train and Titania.

at another, with hers			With another, with theirs



OBERON. Ill met by moonlight, proud Titania.			Oberon. I met by Moonlight, proud Titania.

TITANIA. What, jealous Oberon! Fairies, skip hence;			Titania. What, jealous Oberon! Fairy, skip;

I have forsworn his bed and company.			I threw his bed and society.

OBERON. Tarry, rash wanton; am not I thy lord?			Oberon. Arry, decisive willing; Am I not your gentleman

TITANIA. Then I must be thy lady; but I know			Titania. Then I have to be your lady; but I know

When thou hast stolen away from fairy land,			When you stole away from the fairytale country,

And in the shape of Corin sat all day,			And in the form of corin sitting all day,

Playing on pipes of corn, and versing love			Playing on corn tips and giving away love

To amorous Phillida. Why art thou here,			To be in love Phillida. Why are you here,

Come from the farthest steep of India,			Come from the most steepest India,

But that, forsooth, the bouncing Amazon,			But that, the correct, the jumping Amazon,

Your buskin'd mistress and your warrior love,			Your buskinte mistress and her love of war,

To Theseus must be wedded, and you come			To Thisus must be married and you come

To give their bed joy and prosperity?			To give your bed joy and your prosperity?

OBERON. How canst thou thus, for shame, Titania,			Oberon. How can you for shame, Titania,

Glance at my credit with Hippolyta,			View of my loan with hippolyta,

Knowing I know thy love to Theseus?			Knowing that I know your love for this?

Didst not thou lead him through the glimmering night			Didn't you lead him through the shimmering night?

From Perigouna, whom he ravished?			From Perigouna, whom he raved?

And make him with fair Aegles break his faith,			And let him break his faith with fair Aegles,

With Ariadne and Antiopa?			With Ariadne and Antiopa?

TITANIA. These are the forgeries of jealousy;			Titania. These are the forgeries of jealousy;

And never, since the middle summer's spring,			And never, since spring of the middle summer,

Met we on hill, in dale, forest, or mead,			Met us on Hill, in Dale, Forest or Mead,

By paved fountain, or by rushy brook,			From asphalted fountain or through a noisy stream,

Or in the beached margent of the sea,			Or in the beach margin of the sea,

To dance our ringlets to the whistling wind,			To dance our ringlets to the whistling wind,

But with thy brawls thou hast disturb'd our sport.			But you bothered our sport with your fights.

Therefore the winds, piping to us in vain,			Hence the winds that lead us in vain,

As in revenge, have suck'd up from the sea			As in revenge, they sucked out of the sea

Contagious fogs; which, falling in the land,			Infectious fog; What, fall into the country

Hath every pelting river made so proud			Has made every Pelting river so proud

That they have overborne their continents.			That you have overwhelmed your continents.

The ox hath therefore stretch'd his yoke in vain,			The ox therefore stretched out for free

The ploughman lost his sweat, and the green corn			The Pflugmann lost his sweat and the green corn

Hath rotted ere his youth attain'd a beard;			Rotted before his youth reached a beard;

The fold stands empty in the drowned field,			The fold is empty in the drowned field,

And crows are fatted with the murrion flock;			And crows are fat with the Murron herd;

The nine men's morris is fill'd up with mud,			The nine men Morris are filled with mud,

And the quaint mazes in the wanton green,			And the picturesque labyrinths in the willful green,

For lack of tread, are undistinguishable.			There are no distinction from a lack of profile.

The human mortals want their winter here;			The human mortals want their winter here;

No night is now with hymn or carol blest;			No night is now with anthem or Carol blest;

Therefore the moon, the governess of floods,			Hence the moon, the governor of the floods,

Pale in her anger, washes all the air,			Blown in her anger, wash the whole air,

That rheumatic diseases do abound.			These rheumatic diseases are abundant.

And thorough this distemperature we see			And thoroughly this jam we see

The seasons alter: hoary-headed frosts			The seasons change: Hoary-headed frosts

Fall in the fresh lap of the crimson rose;			Fall into the fresh round of the purple rose;

And on old Hiems' thin and icy crown			And on old Hiems' thin and icy crown

An odorous chaplet of sweet summer buds			A smell chaplet with sweet summer buds

Is, as in mockery, set. The spring, the summer,			Is set as in mockery. Spring, summer,

The childing autumn, angry winter, change			Children's autumn, angry winter, change them

Their wonted liveries; and the mazed world,			Their paintings obtained; and the Herrafische world,

By their increase, now knows not which is which.			With her increase, it doesn't know which one is.

And this same progeny of evils comes			And the same offspring comes the evil

From our debate, from our dissension;			From our debate from our dung;

We are their parents and original.			We are your parents and original.

OBERON. Do you amend it, then; it lies in you.			Oberon. Then change it; It's in you.

Why should Titania cross her Oberon?			Why should Titania cross her upperon?

I do but beg a little changeling boy			But I ask for a little exchange

To be my henchman.			Be my henchman.

TITANIA. Set your heart at rest;			Titania. Set your heart alone;

The fairy land buys not the child of me.			The fairytale land does not buy the child from me.

His mother was a vot'ress of my order;			His mother was a choice of my command;

And, in the spiced Indian air, by night,			And in the spiced Indian air at night,

Full often hath she gossip'd by my side;			She has fully clapping my side;

And sat with me on Neptune's yellow sands,			And sat with me on Neptuns yellow sand,

Marking th' embarked traders on the flood;			Marked TH 'committed traders on the flood;

When we have laugh'd to see the sails conceive,			When we laughed to see the sails that imagine

And grow big-bellied with the wanton wind;			And grow with the willful wind with a large stomach;

Which she, with pretty and with swimming gait			What you do with pretty and with floating gait

Following- her womb then rich with my young squire-			The following- your womb, then rich on my young bone.

Would imitate, and sail upon the land,			Would imitate and sail on the country,

To fetch me trifles, and return again,			To get little things and return to me,

As from a voyage, rich with merchandise.			As if from a trip, rich.

But she, being mortal, of that boy did die;			But she had died mortally from this boy;

And for her sake do I rear up her boy;			And for her will, I put up your boy;

And for her sake I will not part with him.			And for her will I will not separate myself from him.

OBERON. How long within this wood intend you stay?			Oberon. How long do you intend to stay in this wood?

TITANIA. Perchance till after Theseus' wedding-day.			Titania. Perhage until after the wedding anniversary of thesus.

If you will patiently dance in our round,			If you patiently dance in our round, you dance,

And see our moonlight revels, go with us;			And see how our moon lights indulge, go with us;

If not, shun me, and I will spare your haunts.			If not, avoid me and I will save your meeting points.

OBERON. Give me that boy and I will go with thee.			Oberon. Give me this boy and I'll go with you.

TITANIA. Not for thy fairy kingdom. Fairies, away.			Titania. Not for your fairy tale. Fairy, gone.

We shall chide downright if I longer stay.			We'll hunt if I stay longer.

Exit TITANIA with her train			Leave Titania with your train

OBERON. Well, go thy way; thou shalt not from this grove			Oberon. Well, go your way; You shouldn't get out of this grove

Till I torment thee for this injury.			Until I torture you for this injury.

My gentle Puck, come hither. Thou rememb'rest			My gentle puck come here. You remember

Since once I sat upon a promontory,			I was sitting on a promontory,

And heard a mermaid on a dolphin's back			And heard a mermaid on the back of a dolphin

Uttering such dulcet and harmonious breath			Pronounce such a dulcet and harmonious breath

That the rude sea grew civil at her song,			That the rude sea became civilian in its song,

And certain stars shot madly from their spheres			And certain stars shot insanely out of their balls

To hear the sea-maid's music.			Listen to the music of the Sea maid.

PUCK. I remember.			PUCK. I remember.

OBERON. That very time I saw, but thou couldst not,			Oberon. I saw during this time, but you couldn't

Flying between the cold moon and the earth			Fly between the cold moon and the earth

Cupid, all arm'd; a certain aim he took			Amor, all arms; A certain goal he took

At a fair vestal, throned by the west,			In a fair vestal that is enthroned by the West,

And loos'd his love-shaft smartly from his bow,			And lured his wave of love intelligently from his bow,

As it should pierce a hundred thousand hearts;			How it should drill a hundred thousand hearts;

But I might see young Cupid's fiery shaft			But I could see the young amor's fiery shaft

Quench'd in the chaste beams of the wat'ry moon;			Deleted in the chachest rays of the water moon;

And the imperial vot'ress passed on,			And passed on the imperial choice,

In maiden meditation, fancy-free.			In Maiden meditation, fate -free.

Yet mark'd I where the bolt of Cupid fell.			But I brand where the Amorbügel fell.

It fell upon a little western flower,			It fell on a small western flower,

Before milk-white, now purple with love's wound,			Before milk white, now purple with the wound of love,

And maidens call it Love-in-idleness.			And girls call it love in the range.

Fetch me that flow'r, the herb I showed thee once.			Get me this river, the herb that I once showed you.

The juice of it on sleeping eyelids laid			The juice placed on sleeping eyelids

Will make or man or woman madly dote			Will do or man or wife incredibly dote

Upon the next live creature that it sees.			At the next living creature that sees it.

Fetch me this herb, and be thou here again			Get me this herb and be here again here

Ere the leviathan can swim a league.			Um the Leviathan can swim a league.

PUCK. I'll put a girdle round about the earth			PUCK. I'll put a belt around the earth

In forty minutes. Exit PUCK			In forty minutes. Leave puck

OBERON. Having once this juice,			Oberon. Once have this juice

I'll watch Titania when she is asleep,			I will watch Titania when she sleeps

And drop the liquor of it in her eyes;			And let the alcohol fall into her eyes;

The next thing then she waking looks upon,			The next thing she wakes up looks at

Be it on lion, bear, or wolf, or bull,			Be it on lions, bear or wolf or bull,

On meddling monkey, or on busy ape,			On interference Monkey or on a busy monkey,

She shall pursue it with the soul of love.			She will follow it with the soul of love.

And ere I take this charm from off her sight,			And um I am seeing this charm from vision,

As I can take it with another herb,			How I can take it with another herb,

I'll make her render up her page to me.			I will make you give up your site for me.

But who comes here? I am invisible;			But who comes here? I am invisible;

And I will overhear their conference.			And I will burden your conference.



Enter DEMETRIUS, HELENA following him			Enter Demetrius, Helena him



DEMETRIUS. I love thee not, therefore pursue me not.			Demetrius. I don't love you and don't follow myself.

Where is Lysander and fair Hermia?			Where are Lysander and Fair Hermia?

The one I'll slay, the other slayeth me.			I will kill one, the other kills me.

Thou told'st me they were stol'n unto this wood,			You tell me that they were painted in this wood

And here am I, and wood within this wood,			And here I am and wood in this wood,

Because I cannot meet my Hermia.			Because I can't meet my Hermia.

Hence, get thee gone, and follow me no more.			So get away and no longer follow me.

HELENA. You draw me, you hard-hearted adamant;			Helena. You draw me, you hard -hearted relentless Adamant;

But yet you draw not iron, for my heart			But you don't draw iron for my heart

Is true as steel. Leave you your power to draw,			Is true as steel. Leave them your strength to draw

And I shall have no power to follow you.			And I will not have any power to follow you.

DEMETRIUS. Do I entice you? Do I speak you fair?			Demetrius. Do I lick you? Do I speak to you fairly?

Or, rather, do I not in plainest truth			Or rather, am I not in the truth?

Tell you I do not nor I cannot love you?			Tell you that I can't love you yet?

HELENA. And even for that do I love you the more.			Helena. And even for that I love you all the more.

I am your spaniel; and, Demetrius,			I am your Spaniel; and Demetrius,

The more you beat me, I will fawn on you.			The more you hit me, I'll roughen you on you.

Use me but as your spaniel, spurn me, strike me,			Use me, but as your Spaniel, I taste myself, beat myself,

Neglect me, lose me; only give me leave,			Neglect me, lose me; Just give me vacation

Unworthy as I am, to follow you.			Unworthy like me to follow you.

What worser place can I beg in your love,			What worse place can I beg in your love

And yet a place of high respect with me,			And yet a place with high respect for me,

Than to be used as you use your dog?			As if you use your dog?

DEMETRIUS. Tempt not too much the hatred of my spirit;			Demetrius. Didn't try too much of the hatred of my mind;

For I am sick when I do look on thee.			Because I am sick when I look at you.

HELENA. And I am sick when I look not on you.			Helena. And I'm sick when I don't look at you.

DEMETRIUS. You do impeach your modesty too much			Demetrius. They prove their modesty too much

To leave the city and commit yourself			To leave the city and commit yourself

Into the hands of one that loves you not;			In the hands of someone who doesn't love you;

To trust the opportunity of night,			Trust the opportunity of the night,

And the ill counsel of a desert place,			And the sick advice of a desert place,

With the rich worth of your virginity.			With the rich value of their virginity.

HELENA. Your virtue is my privilege for that:			Helena. Your virtue is my privilege for this:

It is not night when I do see your face,			It's not a night when I see your face

Therefore I think I am not in the night;			So I think I'm not at night;

Nor doth this wood lack worlds of company,			This wood also lacks worlds of society,

For you, in my respect, are all the world.			For them, the whole world is in my respect.

Then how can it be said I am alone			Then how can you be said that I am alone

When all the world is here to look on me?			When is the whole world here to watch me?

DEMETRIUS. I'll run from thee and hide me in the brakes,			Demetrius. I will run in front of you and hide in the brakes

And leave thee to the mercy of wild beasts.			And leave the mercy of wild animals.

HELENA. The wildest hath not such a heart as you.			Helena. The wildest does not have a heart like her.

Run when you will; the story shall be chang'd:			Run if you want; The story should be changed:

Apollo flies, and Daphne holds the chase;			Apollo flies and Daphne holds the chase;

The dove pursues the griffin; the mild hind			The pigeon follows the grip; The mild hindquarters

Makes speed to catch the tiger- bootless speed,			Makes the speed to catch the speed without tiger,

When cowardice pursues and valour flies.			When cowardice is pursued and bravery flies.

DEMETRIUS. I will not stay thy questions; let me go;			Demetrius. I will not stay your questions; Let me go;

Or, if thou follow me, do not believe			Or if you follow me, you don't believe

But I shall do thee mischief in the wood.			But I will do me mischief in the wood.

HELENA. Ay, in the temple, in the town, the field,			Helena. Ay, in the temple, in the city, in the field,

You do me mischief. Fie, Demetrius!			You make me mischief. Fie, Demetrius!

Your wrongs do set a scandal on my sex.			Your wrong put my sex a scandal.

We cannot fight for love as men may do;			We cannot fight for love how men may do;

We should be woo'd, and were not made to woo.			We should be used to us and did not have to rejuvenate.

Exit DEMETRIUS			Leave Demetrius

I'll follow thee, and make a heaven of hell,			I will follow you and make a sky of hell,

To die upon the hand I love so well. Exit HELENA			To die on hand, I love so well. Leave Helena

OBERON. Fare thee well, nymph; ere he do leave this grove,			Oberon. Tariff you well, nymph; Before he leaves this grove,

Thou shalt fly him, and he shall seek thy love.			You should fly him and he will look for your love.



Re-enter PUCK			Take puck again



Hast thou the flower there? Welcome, wanderer.			Do you have the flower there? Welcome, hiker.

PUCK. Ay, there it is.			PUCK. Yes, there is.

OBERON. I pray thee give it me.			Oberon. I pray that you give it to me.

I know a bank where the wild thyme blows,			I know a bank in which the wild thyme blows,

Where oxlips and the nodding violet grows,			Where oxen and the nod grow violet,

Quite over-canopied with luscious woodbine,			Quite above average with lush wooden bin,

With sweet musk-roses, and with eglantine;			With sweet musk roses and with Eglantine;

There sleeps Titania sometime of the night,			Titania sleeps there at some point at some point,

Lull'd in these flowers with dances and delight;			Escape in these flowers with dances and joy;

And there the snake throws her enamell'd skin,			And there the snake throws her enamelled skin,

Weed wide enough to wrap a fairy in;			Weeds wide enough to wrap a fairy;

And with the juice of this I'll streak her eyes,			And with the juice I will roam my eyes

And make her full of hateful fantasies.			And make them full of hateful fantasies.

Take thou some of it, and seek through this grove:			Take some of it and search for this grove:

A sweet Athenian lady is in love			A sweet Athenian woman is in love

With a disdainful youth; anoint his eyes;			With a contemptuous youth; His eyes anoint;

But do it when the next thing he espies			But do it when he speaks next

May be the lady. Thou shalt know the man			Can be the lady. You should get to know the man

By the Athenian garments he hath on.			Through the Athenian clothing in which he is located.

Effect it with some care, that he may prove			Do it with some care so that it can prove

More fond on her than she upon her love.			She loves more than her in her love.

And look thou meet me ere the first cock crow.			And look, you meet me before the first tail cross.

PUCK. Fear not, my lord; your servant shall do so. Exeunt			PUCK. Fear not, my lord; Your servant should do this. Exeunt









SCENE II.			Scene II.

Another part of the wood			Another part of the wood



Enter TITANIA, with her train			Enter Titania with your train



TITANIA. Come now, a roundel and a fairy song;			Titania. Come now a round and a fairytale song;

Then, for the third part of a minute, hence:			Then for the third part of a minute, hence:

Some to kill cankers in the musk-rose buds;			Some kill hackers in the Muschus rose buds;

Some war with rere-mice for their leathern wings,			A war with rere mice for their leather,

To make my small elves coats; and some keep back			To make my little elf coats; And some hold back

The clamorous owl that nightly hoots and wonders			The Laugle Owl, the nocturnal and wonders

At our quaint spirits. Sing me now asleep;			In our picturesque spirits. Sing me sleep now;

Then to your offices, and let me rest.			Then to your offices and let me rest.



The FAIRIES Sing			The fairies sing



FIRST FAIRY. You spotted snakes with double tongue,			First fairy. They discovered snakes with double tongue,

Thorny hedgehogs, be not seen;			Thorny hedgehog, not be seen;

Newts and blind-worms, do no wrong,			Newts and blind worms, don't go wrong,

Come not near our fairy Queen.			Don't come near our fairy queen.

CHORUS. Philomel with melody			CHOIR. Philomel with melody

Sing in our sweet lullaby.			Sing in our sweet lullaby.

Lulla, lulla, lullaby; lulla, lulla, lullaby.			Lulla, meadow, lullaby; Lulla, meadow, lullaby.

Never harm			Never harm

Nor spell nor charm			Still spell or charm

Come our lovely lady nigh.			Come on our beautiful lady.

So good night, with lullaby.			So good night with a lullaby.

SECOND FAIRY. Weaving spiders, come not here;			Second fairy. Weap, not come here;

Hence, you long-legg'd spinners, hence.			Hence you with long -legged spinners, so.

Beetles black, approach not near;			Beetle black, do not approach nearby;

Worm nor snail do no offence.			Worm or snail do not insult.

CHORUS. Philomel with melody, etc. [TITANIA Sleeps]			CHOIR. Philomel with melody etc. [Titania sleeps]

FIRST FAIRY. Hence away; now all is well.			First fairy. From now on; Now everything is good.

One aloof stand sentinel. Exeunt FAIRIES			A distant stand Sentinel. Leave fairies



Enter OBERON and squeezes the flower on TITANIA'S eyelids			Enter Oberon and press the flower on Titania's eyelid



OBERON. What thou seest when thou dost wake,			Oberon. What do you see when you woke up

Do it for thy true-love take;			Do it for your true love;

Love and languish for his sake.			Love and shameful for his will.

Be it ounce, or cat, or bear,			Be it ounce or cat or bear,

Pard, or boar with bristled hair,			Pardon or boar with painted hair,

In thy eye that shall appear			In your eye that should appear

When thou wak'st, it is thy dear.			If you guard, it's your dear.

Wake when some vile thing is near. Exit			Wake up when there is something hideous thing nearby. Exit



Enter LYSANDER and HERMIA			Enter Lysander and Hermia



LYSANDER. Fair love, you faint with wand'ring in the wood;			Lysander. Fair love, you faint with wand in the wood;

And, to speak troth, I have forgot our way;			And to speak to Troth, I forgot our way;

We'll rest us, Hermia, if you think it good,			We will rest, Hermia if you hold it well

And tarry for the comfort of the day.			And lend for the comfort of the day.

HERMIA. Be it so, Lysander: find you out a bed,			Hermia. Be it like that, Lysander: Find you a bed

For I upon this bank will rest my head.			Because I will rest on this bench.

LYSANDER. One turf shall serve as pillow for us both;			Lysander. A lawn should serve as pillows for both of us;

One heart, one bed, two bosoms, and one troth.			A heart, a bed, two breasts and a troth.

HERMIA. Nay, good Lysander; for my sake, my dear,			Hermia. No, good Lysander; To my sake, my dear

Lie further off yet; do not lie so near.			Lies even further; Don't lie so close.

LYSANDER. O, take the sense, sweet, of my innocence!			Lysander. Oh, take the meaning, sweet, my innocence!

Love takes the meaning in love's conference.			Love takes the importance of the conference of love.

I mean that my heart unto yours is knit,			I mean that my heart is knitted on your heart

So that but one heart we can make of it;			So that we can only make a heart out of it;

Two bosoms interchained with an oath,			Two breasts moved with one oath,

So then two bosoms and a single troth.			So then two breasts and a single troth.

Then by your side no bed-room me deny,			Then no bedroom at your side, I deny,

For lying so, Hermia, I do not lie.			I don't lie for lies, Hermia.

HERMIA. Lysander riddles very prettily.			Hermia. Lysander clears very nicely.

Now much beshrew my manners and my pride,			Now a lot like my manners and my pride

If Hermia meant to say Lysander lied!			When Hermia said Lysander lied!

But, gentle friend, for love and courtesy			But gentle friend, out of love and courtesy

Lie further off, in human modesty;			Lie further in human modesty;

Such separation as may well be said			Such a separation, as you can also say

Becomes a virtuous bachelor and a maid,			Becomes a virtuous bachelor and a maid,

So far be distant; and good night, sweet friend.			So far being far away; And good night, sweet friend.

Thy love ne'er alter till thy sweet life end!			Your love do not change to your sweet life end!

LYSANDER. Amen, amen, to that fair prayer say I;			Lysander. Amen, amen, I say to this fair prayer;

And then end life when I end loyalty!			And then end life when I end loyalty!

Here is my bed; sleep give thee all his rest!			Here is my bed; Sleep give you all your peace!

HERMIA. With half that wish the wisher's eyes be press'd!			Hermia. With half the wish that the eyes of the wish are pressed!

[They sleep]			[They sleep]



Enter PUCK			Enter puck



PUCK. Through the forest have I gone,			PUCK. I went through the forest

But Athenian found I none			But I didn't find Athenian

On whose eyes I might approve			On whose eyes I could agree

This flower's force in stirring love.			The power of this flower in the stirring of love.

Night and silence- Who is here?			Night and silence- who is here?

Weeds of Athens he doth wear:			Weeds of Athens, he wears:

This is he, my master said,			This is he, my master said:

Despised the Athenian maid;			Despised the Athenian maid;

And here the maiden, sleeping sound,			And here the girl, sleeping sound,

On the dank and dirty ground.			On the damp and dirty floor.

Pretty soul! she durst not lie			Pretty soul! She was not allowed to lie

Near this lack-love, this kill-courtesy.			Near this poor love, this Kill Course.

Churl, upon thy eyes I throw			Churl, I throw on your eyes

All the power this charm doth owe:			The whole strength that this charm owes:

When thou wak'st let love forbid			If you had love forbid, leave you

Sleep his seat on thy eyelid.			Sleep his seat on your eyelid.

So awake when I am gone;			So awake when I'm gone;

For I must now to Oberon. Exit			Because now I have to be upperon. Exit



Enter DEMETRIUS and HELENA, running			Enter Demetrius and Helena, race



HELENA. Stay, though thou kill me, sweet Demetrius.			Helena. Stay, even though you kill me, sweeter Demetrius.

DEMETRIUS. I charge thee, hence, and do not haunt me thus.			Demetrius. I therefore calculate you, so and don't follow myself.

HELENA. O, wilt thou darkling leave me? Do not so.			Helena. Oh, do you want to leave me dark? Not so.

DEMETRIUS. Stay on thy peril; I alone will go. Exit			Demetrius. Stay at your danger; I will go alone. Exit

HELENA. O, I am out of breath in this fond chase!			Helena. Oh, I am out of breath in this beautiful chase!

The more my prayer, the lesser is my grace.			The more my prayer, the less my grace.

Happy is Hermia, wheresoe'er she lies,			Hermia is happy where she lies

For she hath blessed and attractive eyes.			Because she blessed and attractive eyes.

How came her eyes so bright? Not with salt tears;			How did your eyes get so bright? Not with salt tears;

If so, my eyes are oft'ner wash'd than hers.			If so, my eyes are often washed than theirs.

No, no, I am as ugly as a bear,			No, no, I'm as ugly as a bear,

For beasts that meet me run away for fear;			For beasts that meet me, run away out of fear;

Therefore no marvel though Demetrius			Therefore no wonder, although Demetrius

Do, as a monster, fly my presence thus.			As a monster, fly my presence that way.

What wicked and dissembling glass of mine			What bad and dissipating glass of me

Made me compare with Hermia's sphery eyne?			I compared myself to Hermias Sphäry Eyne?

But who is here? Lysander! on the ground!			But who is here? Lysander! on the ground!

Dead, or asleep? I see no blood, no wound.			Dead or sleeping? I don't see any blood, no wound.

Lysander, if you live, good sir, awake.			Lysander when they live, good gentleman, awake.

LYSANDER. [Waking] And run through fire I will for thy sweet			Lysander. [Wake up] and run through the fire, I will be for your sweetness

sake.			Sake.

Transparent Helena! Nature shows art,			Transparent Helena! Nature shows art,

That through thy bosom makes me see thy heart.			That through your breast lets me see your heart.

Where is Demetrius? O, how fit a word			Where is Demetrius? O, how matching a word fits

Is that vile name to perish on my sword!			Is this hideous name to prevent my sword!

HELENA. Do not say so, Lysander; say not so.			Helena. Don't say it, Lysander; Don't say that.

What though he love your Hermia? Lord, what though?			What even though he loves your Hermia? Lord, but what?

Yet Hermia still loves you; then be content.			But Hermia still loves you; Then be satisfied.

LYSANDER. Content with Hermia! No: I do repent			Lysander. Content with Hermia! No: I regret regret

The tedious minutes I with her have spent.			The tedious minutes I spent with her.

Not Hermia but Helena I love:			Not Hermia, but Helena, I love:

Who will not change a raven for a dove?			Who will not change a raven for a pigeon?

The will of man is by his reason sway'd,			The will of man is fluctuating through its reason

And reason says you are the worthier maid.			And reason says that they are more worthy.

Things growing are not ripe until their season;			The growing things are only ripe in their season;

So I, being young, till now ripe not to reason;			So, I am young, so far not to argue;

And touching now the point of human skill,			And now touch the meaning of human abilities,

Reason becomes the marshal to my will,			The reason becomes the marshal of my will,

And leads me to your eyes, where I o'erlook			And leads me to your eyes where I am overlooked

Love's stories, written in Love's richest book.			The stories of Love, written in love of love.

HELENA. Wherefore was I to this keen mockery born?			Helena. Why was I born for this sharp mockery?

When at your hands did I deserve this scorn?			If I deserve this contempt in your hands?

Is't not enough, is't not enough, young man,			Is not enough, is not enough, young man,

That I did never, no, nor never can,			That I never did, no and can never do it

Deserve a sweet look from Demetrius' eye,			Earn a sweet look from Demetrius's eye,

But you must flout my insufficiency?			But you have to beat my insufficiency?

Good troth, you do me wrong, good sooth, you do,			Good troth, you make me wrong, well calmed down, you do,

In such disdainful manner me to woo.			In this contemptuous way to advertise.

But fare you well; perforce I must confess			But you are fine; I have to confess Perforce

I thought you lord of more true gentleness.			I thought you Lord of more true gentleness.

O, that a lady of one man refus'd			O that a man of a man refused

Should of another therefore be abus'd! Exit			So another should be off! Exit

LYSANDER. She sees not Hermia. Hermia, sleep thou there;			Lysander. She doesn't see Hermia. Hermia, you sleep there;

And never mayst thou come Lysander near!			And never Mayst, you come near Lysander!

For, as a surfeit of the sweetest things			Because as a surface of the sweetest things

The deepest loathing to the stomach brings,			The deepest dismissing of the stomach brings,

Or as the heresies that men do leave			Or as heresia, the men leave

Are hated most of those they did deceive,			Are most hated that they have deceived

So thou, my surfeit and my heresy,			So you, my surfing and my heresy,

Of all be hated, but the most of me!			Are hated by everyone, but the best of me!

And, all my powers, address your love and might			And all my powers address their love and could

To honour Helen, and to be her knight! Exit			To honor Helen and be her knight! Exit

HERMIA. [Starting] Help me, Lysander, help me; do thy best			Hermia. [Start] Help me, Lysander, help me; Do your best

To pluck this crawling serpent from my breast.			To pick this creeping snake out of my chest.

Ay me, for pity! What a dream was here!			Yes, for pity! What a dream was here!

Lysander, look how I do quake with fear.			Lysander, see how I am for pliers.

Methought a serpent eat my heart away,			A snake, my heart eats away,

And you sat smiling at his cruel prey.			And you were sitting on his cruel prey with a smile.

Lysander! What, remov'd? Lysander! lord!			Lysander! What, removed? Lysander! Mister!

What, out of hearing gone? No sound, no word?			What, from listening away? No sound, no word?

Alack, where are you? Speak, an if you hear;			Alack, where are you? Talk, and when you hear;

Speak, of all loves! I swoon almost with fear.			Talk to everyone! I'm almost afraid anyway.

No? Then I well perceive you are not nigh.			No? Then I perceive that you are not close.

Either death or you I'll find immediately. Exit			Either death or you will find immediately. Exit



ACT III. SCENE I.			ACT III. Sente I.

The wood. TITANIA lying asleep			The wood. Titania sleep



Enter QUINCE, SNUG, BOTTOM, FLUTE, SNOUT, and STARVELING			Enter quinces, tight, below, flute, snout and star



BOTTOM. Are we all met?			BOTTOM. Are we all hit?

QUINCE. Pat, pat; and here's a marvellous convenient place for			QUINCE. Pat, Pat; And here is a wonderfully comfortable place for

our			our

rehearsal. This green plot shall be our stage, this hawthorn			Sample. This green property should be our stage, this hawthorn

brake our tiring-house; and we will do it in action, as we			Brake our exhausting house; And we will do it in action like us

will			Will

do it before the Duke.			Do it before the duke.

BOTTOM. Peter Quince!			BOTTOM. Peter Quince!

QUINCE. What sayest thou, bully Bottom?			QUINCE. What do you say, Moby Bottom?

BOTTOM. There are things in this comedy of Pyramus and Thisby			BOTTOM. There are things in this comedy of Pyramus and Thisby

that			the

will never please. First, Pyramus must draw a sword to kill			I will never like. First, Pyramus has to kill a sword

himself; which the ladies cannot abide. How answer you that?			even; What the ladies cannot adhere to. How do you answer that?

SNOUT. By'r lakin, a parlous fear.			SNOUT. From Lakin, a parlous fear.

STARVELING. I believe we must leave the killing out, when all			Starter. I think we have to let it out when everyone

is			is

done.			done.

BOTTOM. Not a whit; I have a device to make all well. Write me			BOTTOM. No white; I have a device to make everything well. text me

a			a

prologue; and let the prologue seem to say we will do no harm			Prolog; And let the prologue say that we will not do any damage

with our swords, and that Pyramus is not kill'd indeed; and			With our swords, and this pyramus is indeed not killed; and

for			to the

the more better assurance, tell them that I Pyramus am not			Tell them that I am not pyramus, not

Pyramus but Bottom the weaver. This will put them out of			Pyramus but the weaver below. This will expose you

fear.			Fear.

QUINCE. Well, we will have such a prologue; and it shall be			QUINCE. Well, we will have such a prologue; And it should be

written			written

in eight and six.			In eight and six.

BOTTOM. No, make it two more; let it be written in eight and			BOTTOM. No, do it two more; Let it be written in eight and

eight.			Act.

SNOUT. Will not the ladies be afeard of the lion?			SNOUT. Will the ladies not have from the lion?

STARVELING. I fear it, I promise you.			Starter. I'm afraid, I promise you.

BOTTOM. Masters, you ought to consider with yourself to bring			BOTTOM. Masters, you should consider yourself to bring along

in-			in-

God shield us!- a lion among ladies is a most dreadful thing;			God protect us!- A lion among women is a very terrible thing;

for			to the

there is not a more fearful wild-fowl than your lion living;			There is no more anxious wild cavity than her lion;

and			and

we ought to look to't.			We shouldn't look.

SNOUT. Therefore another prologue must tell he is not a lion.			SNOUT. Therefore, another prologue has to say that he is not a lion.

BOTTOM. Nay, you must name his name, and half his face must be			BOTTOM. No, you have to give his name and half of his face must be

seen			seen

through the lion's neck; and he himself must speak through,			through the lion's neck; And he himself has to speak through

saying thus, or to the same defect: 'Ladies,' or 'Fair			So say or to the same mistake: 'ladies' or' fair

ladies, I			Ladies, me

would wish you' or 'I would request you' or 'I would entreat			I wish you or "I would ask you" or "I would ask

you			she

not to fear, not to tremble. My life for yours! If you think			Not afraid, don't tremble. My life for your! If you think

I			I

come hither as a lion, it were pity of my life. No, I am no			Come here as a lion, it was pity with my life. No, I'm no

such			such

thing; I am a man as other men are.' And there, indeed, let			Thing; I am a man like other men. 'And actually let it up there

him			him

name his name, and tell them plainly he is Snug the joiner.			Name his name and tell them clearly that the carpenter is tight.

QUINCE. Well, it shall be so. But there is two hard things-			QUINCE. Well, it will be so. But there are two difficult things

that			the

is, to bring the moonlight into a chamber; for, you know,			is the moonlight in a chamber; Because you know

Pyramus			PYRAMUS

and Thisby meet by moonlight.			And thisby meet through moonlight.

SNOUT. Doth the moon shine that night we play our play?			SNOUT. The moon shine this evening, do we play our game?

BOTTOM. A calendar, a calendar! Look in the almanack; find out			BOTTOM. A calendar, a calendar! Look into the Almanack; Experienced

moonshine, find out moonshine.			Moonlight, find out the moonlight.

QUINCE. Yes, it doth shine that night.			QUINCE. Yes, it shines that night.

BOTTOM. Why, then may you leave a casement of the great chamber			BOTTOM. Why, then you can leave a destruction of the big chamber

window, where we play, open; and the moon may shine in at the			Windows where we play, open; and the moon can appear in the

casement.			Wing.

QUINCE. Ay; or else one must come in with a bush of thorns and			QUINCE. AY; Or otherwise you have to come in with a bust of thorns and

a			a

lantern, and say he comes to disfigure or to present the			Lantern and legend, he comes to disfigurement or to present that

person			Person

of Moonshine. Then there is another thing: we must have a			from moonlight. Then there is another thing: we have to have one

wall in			Wall inside

the great chamber; for Pyramus and Thisby, says the story,			the big chamber; The story says for Pyramus and Thisby,

did			give

talk through the chink of a wall.			Talk through the crack of a wall.

SNOUT. You can never bring in a wall. What say you, Bottom?			SNOUT. You can never bring in a wall. What do you say, below?

BOTTOM. Some man or other must present Wall; and let him have			BOTTOM. One or another must present a wall; and let him have

some			some

plaster, or some loam, or some rough-cast about him, to			Plaster or a little clay or something rough caste around him

signify			mean

wall; and let him hold his fingers thus, and through that			Wall; and let him keep his fingers like that and thereby

cranny			Craanny

shall Pyramus and Thisby whisper.			Should Pyramus and thisby whispered.

QUINCE. If that may be, then all is well. Come, sit down, every			QUINCE. If that may be the case, everything is fine. Come, sit down, everyone

mother's son, and rehearse your parts. Pyramus, you begin;			Mother's son and they rehearse their parts. Pyramus, you started;

when			if

you have spoken your speech, enter into that brake; and so			You spoke your speech, entering this brake. and so

every			everyone

one according to his cue.			One after his keyword.



Enter PUCK behind			Give Puck back



PUCK. What hempen homespuns have we swagg'ring here,			PUCK. Which hempen homespuns we swung here,

So near the cradle of the Fairy Queen?			So near the cradle's cradle?

What, a play toward! I'll be an auditor;			What, a piece in the direction! I will be an auditor;

An actor too perhaps, if I see cause.			An actor maybe when I see the cause.

QUINCE. Speak, Pyramus. Thisby, stand forth.			QUINCE. Talk, pyramus. Thisby, stand out.

BOTTOM. Thisby, the flowers of odious savours sweet-			BOTTOM. Thisby, the flowers of the hideous species

QUINCE. 'Odious'- odorous!			QUITS. 'Sodus'-Sodorug!

BOTTOM. -odours savours sweet;			BOTTOM. -odours saved sweet;

So hath thy breath, my dearest Thisby dear.			So have your breath, my dearest Thisby, treasure.

But hark, a voice! Stay thou but here awhile,			But Hark, one voice! But you stay here for a while

And by and by I will to thee appear. Exit			And through and through I will appear to you. Exit

PUCK. A stranger Pyramus than e'er played here! Exit			PUCK. A strange pyramus played here as an e'er! Exit

FLUTE. Must I speak now?			FLUTE. Do I have to speak now?

QUINCE. Ay, marry, must you; for you must understand he goes			QUINCE. Yes, get married, you have to; Because you have to understand that he works

but to			but to

see a noise that he heard, and is to come again.			See a sound that he heard and that should come again.

FLUTE. Most radiant Pyramus, most lily-white of hue,			FLUTE. Radiant Pyramus, on the most lilder color, the color,

Of colour like the red rose on triumphant brier,			Of color like the red rose on triumphals Brier,

Most brisky juvenal, and eke most lovely Jew,			Most of the most lively youngsters and the most beautiful Jew,

As true as truest horse, that would never tire,			As true as true horse, that would never get tired,

I'll meet thee, Pyramus, at Ninny's tomb.			I will meet you, Pyramus, in Ninny's grave.

QUINCE. 'Ninus' tomb,' man! Why, you must not speak that yet;			QUINCE. 'Ninus' grave', man! Why, you can't speak that yet;

that			the

you answer to Pyramus. You speak all your part at once, cues,			You answer pyramus. They all speak their part at the same time, cues,

and			and

all. Pyramus enter: your cue is past; it is 'never tire.'			Everyone. Pyramus admission: Your keyword is over; It is "never tired".

FLUTE. O- As true as truest horse, that y et would never tire.			FLUTE. O- so true as true horse that y et never tired.



Re-enter PUCK, and BOTTOM with an ass's head			Puck back in the head and travel with the head of an ass below



BOTTOM. If I were fair, Thisby, I were only thine.			BOTTOM. If I were fair, I was just yours.

QUINCE. O monstrous! O strange! We are haunted. Pray, masters!			QUINCE. O monstrous! O strange! We are haunted. Pray, master!

fly,			to fly,

masters! Help!			Master! Help!

Exeunt all but BOTTOM and PUCK			Exeunt everything outside and puck

PUCK. I'll follow you; I'll lead you about a round,			PUCK. I will follow you; I will lead you because of a round

Through bog, through bush, through brake, through brier;			Through moor, through Bush, through brake, through Brier;

Sometime a horse I'll be, sometime a hound,			Sometimes I will be a horse, at some point a dog,

A hog, a headless bear, sometime a fire;			A pig, a headless bear, at some point a fire;

And neigh, and bark, and grunt, and roar, and burn,			And neighbor and bark and grunt and roar and burn,

Like horse, hound, hog, bear, fire, at every turn.			Like horse, hound, pig, bear, fire, at every step.

Exit			Exit

BOTTOM. Why do they run away? This is a knavery of them to make			BOTTOM. Why do you run away? This is to be ridden by you

me			me

afeard.			AFFORTED.



Re-enter SNOUT			Take the snout again



SNOUT. O Bottom, thou art chang'd! What do I see on thee?			SNOUT. O below, you are changed! What do I see you?

BOTTOM. What do you see? You see an ass-head of your own, do			BOTTOM. What do you see? You see your own ass

you?			From?

Exit SNOUT			End snouts



Re-enter QUINCE			Re -entry into the quince



QUINCE. Bless thee, Bottom, bless thee! Thou art translated.			QUINCE. Bless yourself, below, bless you! You are translated.

Exit			Exit

BOTTOM. I see their knavery: this is to make an ass of me; to			BOTTOM. I see her riddle: this is to make an ass of mine; to

fright me, if they could. But I will not stir from this			Are you scared if you could. But I won't stir myself

place, do			Place, do

what they can; I will walk up and down here, and will sing,			what you can; I will go up and down here and sing,

that			the

they shall hear I am not afraid. [Sings]			You will hear that I'm not afraid. [Sing]



The ousel cock, so black of hue,			The ous cock, so black from color,

With orange-tawny bill,			With orange barrier Bill,

The throstle with his note so true,			The throstle with its note so true,

The wren with little quill.			The circuit with little feather.



TITANIA. What angel wakes me from my flow'ry bed?			Titania. Which angel wakes me out of my flowing bed?

BOTTOM. [Sings]			BOTTOM. [Sing]

The finch, the sparrow, and the lark,			The Finch, the Sparrow and the Lerche,

The plain-song cuckoo grey,			DAS EASY LONGKUCKUCELY,

Whose note full many a man doth mark,			Whose note also many men brand,

And dares not answer nay-			And do not dare to answer no-

for, indeed, who would set his wit to so foolish a bird?			Because who would indeed be so stupid?

Who would give a bird the he, though he cry 'cuckoo' never			Who would give a bird that he would never cry "cuckoo"

so?			Also?

TITANIA. I pray thee, gentle mortal, sing again.			Titania. I pray you, gentle mortal, sing again.

Mine ear is much enamoured of thy note;			My ear is very in love with your grade;

So is mine eye enthralled to thy shape;			So my eye is enthusiastic about your shape;

And thy fair virtue's force perforce doth move me,			And the power of their fair virtue moves me.

On the first view, to say, to swear, I love thee.			On the first view to say I love you.

BOTTOM. Methinks, mistress, you should have little reason for			BOTTOM. I think the mistress, you should have little reason

that.			the.

And yet, to say the truth, reason and love keep little			And yet to say the truth, reason and love, they keep little

company			company

together now-a-days. The more the pity that some honest			Together together in the day. The more a shame, like some honest

neighbours will not make them friends. Nay, I can gleek upon			Neighbors will not find friends. No, I can make myself Gleek

occasion.			Opportunity.

TITANIA. Thou art as wise as thou art beautiful.			Titania. You are as wise as you are beautiful.

BOTTOM. Not so, neither; but if I had wit enough to get out of			BOTTOM. Not so, not even; But when I had enough joke to get out

this			Dies

wood, I have enough to serve mine own turn.			Wood, I have enough to serve my own turn.

TITANIA. Out of this wood do not desire to go;			Titania. This wood does not want to go;

Thou shalt remain here whether thou wilt or no.			You should stay here whether you become or no.

I am a spirit of no common rate;			I am a ghost without a rate;

The summer still doth tend upon my state;			Summer is still taking my condition;

And I do love thee; therefore, go with me.			And I love you; That's why they go with me.

I'll give thee fairies to attend on thee;			I will give you fairies to take part in you.

And they shall fetch thee jewels from the deep,			And they will get jewels out of the depths,

And sing, while thou on pressed flowers dost sleep;			And sing while you sleep on pressed flowers;

And I will purge thy mortal grossness so			And I'll clean your mortal gross like this

That thou shalt like an airy spirit go.			You should go like an airy spirit.

Peaseblossom! Cobweb! Moth! and Mustardseed!			Peasonlosoma! Spider web! Moth! And mustard seed!



Enter PEASEBLOSSOM, COBWEB, MOTH, and MUSTARDSEED			Enter PeaseLlossom, Spinnweb, Moth and mustardseed



PEASEBLOSSOM. Ready.			Peasonlosoma. Ready.

COBWEB. And I.			SPIDER WEB. And me.

MOTH. And I.			MOTH. And me.

MUSTARDSEED. And I.			Mustard seed. And me.

ALL. Where shall we go?			EVERYONE. Where shall we go?

TITANIA. Be kind and courteous to this gentleman;			Titania. Be friendly and polite to this gentleman;

Hop in his walks and gambol in his eyes;			Bounce in his walks and chamois in his eyes;

Feed him with apricocks and dewberries,			Feed it with apricocks and divertes,

With purple grapes, green figs, and mulberries;			With purple grapes, green figs and mulberries;

The honey bags steal from the humble-bees,			The honey bag steal the humble bees,

And for night-tapers crop their waxen thighs,			And for night harps their waxless thighs dive,

And light them at the fiery glow-worm's eyes,			And light them in the eyes of the fiery fireflies,

To have my love to bed and to arise;			Have my love to bed and get up;

And pluck the wings from painted butterflies,			And pluck the wings from painted butterflies,

To fan the moonbeams from his sleeping eyes.			To subject the moon rays from his sleeping eyes.

Nod to him, elves, and do him courtesies.			Nod on him, elves, and make him courtesy.

PEASEBLOSSOM. Hail, mortal!			PeaseBlossom. Hagel, sterblich!

COBWEB. Hail!			SPIDER WEB. Hail!

MOTH. Hail!			OF. Hail!

MUSTARDSEED. Hail!			Senfsseed. Hagel!

BOTTOM. I cry your worships mercy, heartily; I beseech your			BOTTOM. I cry your worship, the mercy from the heart; I ask yours

worship's name.			Name of worship.

COBWEB. Cobweb.			SPIDER WEB. Spider web.

BOTTOM. I shall desire you of more acquaintance, good Master			BOTTOM. I will wish them from more acquaintances, good master

Cobweb. If I cut my finger, I shall make bold with you. Your			Spider web. When I cut my finger, I'll make you brave with you. Your

name, honest gentleman?			Name, honest gentleman?

PEASEBLOSSOM. Peaseblossom.			Peaseblossom. Peaseblossom.

BOTTOM. I pray you, commend me to Mistress Squash, your mother,			BOTTOM. I pray you, Mistress Squash, your mother,

and			and

to Master Peascod, your father. Good Master Peaseblossom, I			To master Peascod, your father. Good Master Peaseflossom, I

shall			target

desire you of more acquaintance too. Your name, I beseech			I also wish you more friends. Your name, please

you,			She,

sir?			Mister?

MUSTARDSEED. Mustardseed.			Senfsseed. Senfsseed.

BOTTOM. Good Master Mustardseed, I know your patience well.			BOTTOM. Good master mustard seed, I know your patience well.

That			That

same cowardly giant-like ox-beef hath devour'd many a			Same cowardly, huge similar oxenbeeef has devoured many others

gentleman			Gentleman

of your house. I promise you your kindred hath made my eyes			From your house. I promise you, your relative has directed my eyes

water			water

ere now. I desire you of more acquaintance, good Master			before now. I wish you more well -known, good masters

Mustardseed.			Senfsseed.

TITANIA. Come, wait upon him; lead him to my bower.			Titania. Come on, wait for him; Give him to my Bower.

The moon, methinks, looks with a wat'ry eye;			The moon that is concerned looks with a water eye;

And when she weeps, weeps every little flower;			And when she cries, every little flower cries;

Lamenting some enforced chastity.			Complain about some forced chastity.

Tie up my love's tongue, bring him silently. Exeunt			Bind the tongue of my love, bring it silently. Exeunt









SCENE II.			Scene II.

Another part of the wood			Another part of the wood



Enter OBERON			Enter Oberon



OBERON. I wonder if Titania be awak'd;			Oberon. I wonder if Titania is awakened;

Then, what it was that next came in her eye,			Then it came what came next in her,

Which she must dote on in extremity.			What she has to do in the extremities.



Enter PUCK			Enter puck



Here comes my messenger. How now, mad spirit!			Here comes my messenger. Like now, crazy spirit!

What night-rule now about this haunted grove?			What night rule now on this haunt?

PUCK. My mistress with a monster is in love.			PUCK. My lover with a monster is in love.

Near to her close and consecrated bower,			Near their narrow and consecrated Bower,

While she was in her dull and sleeping hour,			While she was in her blunt and sleeping hour,

A crew of patches, rude mechanicals,			A crew of patches, rude mechanics,

That work for bread upon Athenian stalls,			This works for bread at Athenian stands,

Were met together to rehearse a play			Were hit together to rehearse a piece

Intended for great Theseus' nuptial day.			Intended for the Großheiger day of the Theseus.

The shallowest thickskin of that barren sort,			The shallow thickness of this barren species,

Who Pyramus presented, in their sport			Who presented pyramus in their sport

Forsook his scene and ent'red in a brake;			Wut up his scene and talked into a brake;

When I did him at this advantage take,			When I did him with this advantage, took it,

An ass's nole I fixed on his head.			An ass nole that I fixed on his head.

Anon his Thisby must be answered,			Anon his thisby must be answered

And forth my mimic comes. When they him spy,			And my mimic comes. If you spy

As wild geese that the creeping fowler eye,			As a wild geese that the creeping fowler eye,

Or russet-pated choughs, many in sort,			Or Russian choughs, many in sorting,

Rising and cawing at the gun's report,			Rising and scratching in the weapon report,

Sever themselves and madly sweep the sky,			Separate yourself and sweep the sky insanely,

So at his sight away his fellows fly;			So his companions fly at his gaze;

And at our stamp here, o'er and o'er one falls;			And fall on our stamp here, O'er and O'er;

He murder cries, and help from Athens calls.			He murdered wine and helps from Athen's calls.

Their sense thus weak, lost with their fears thus strong,			Their meaning so weak, so strongly lost with their fears, so strong, so strong

Made senseless things begin to do them wrong,			Misseless things begin to do wrong

For briers and thorns at their apparel snatch;			For Briers and Thorns on their clothing tear;

Some sleeves, some hats, from yielders all things catch.			Some sleeves, some hats, from appearance all things catch.

I led them on in this distracted fear,			I led her in this distracted fear

And left sweet Pyramus translated there;			And had sweet pyramus translated there;

When in that moment, so it came to pass,			At that moment, so it happened

Titania wak'd, and straightway lov'd an ass.			Titania Witte and loved an ass.

OBERON. This falls out better than I could devise.			Oberon. This is better than I could develop.

But hast thou yet latch'd the Athenian's eyes			But did you still have the eyes of the Athenians

With the love-juice, as I did bid thee do?			With the love security as I offered you?

PUCK. I took him sleeping- that is finish'd too-			PUCK. I slept him- that's done too.

And the Athenian woman by his side;			And the Athenian wife at his side;

That, when he wak'd, of force she must be ey'd.			That, if he won from violence, she has to be ey'd.



Enter DEMETRIUS and HERMIA			Enter Demetrius and Hermia



OBERON. Stand close; this is the same Athenian.			Oberon. Stand nearby; This is the same Athenian.

PUCK. This is the woman, but not this the man.			PUCK. This is the woman, but not that the man.

DEMETRIUS. O, why rebuke you him that loves you so?			Demetrius. Oh, why blame him, what loves you?

Lay breath so bitter on your bitter foe.			So take your breath bitter on your bitter enemy.

HERMIA. Now I but chide, but I should use thee worse,			Hermia. Now I'm just then, but I should use you worse

For thou, I fear, hast given me cause to curse.			Because you fear, I'm scared because I cursed.

If thou hast slain Lysander in his sleep,			If you killed Lysander in your sleep,

Being o'er shoes in blood, plunge in the deep,			O'er shoes in the blood, dive into the depths,

And kill me too.			And kill me too.

The sun was not so true unto the day			The sun was not that true for the day

As he to me. Would he have stolen away			Like him to me. If he had removed

From sleeping Hermia? I'll believe as soon			From sleeping Hermia? I will believe so quickly

This whole earth may be bor'd, and that the moon			This whole earth can be born and that the moon

May through the centre creep and so displease			Can crawl through the center and dislike so

Her brother's noontide with th' Antipodes.			The supply of her brother with the antipodes.

It cannot be but thou hast murd'red him;			It can't be, but you have him;

So should a murderer look- so dead, so grim.			So a murderer should look so dead, so dark.

DEMETRIUS. So should the murdered look; and so should I,			Demetrius. So the murdered should look; And I should too

Pierc'd through the heart with your stern cruelty;			Pierc through the heart with your strict cruelty;

Yet you, the murderer, look as bright, as clear,			But you, the murderer, look as smart as it is clear,

As yonder Venus in her glimmering sphere.			As a venus over there in her shimmering sphere.

HERMIA. What's this to my Lysander? Where is he?			Hermia. What is that for my Lysander? Where is he?

Ah, good Demetrius, wilt thou give him me?			Ah, good Demetrius, do you want to give him?

DEMETRIUS. I had rather give his carcass to my hounds.			Demetrius. I preferred to give my dogs his carcass.

HERMIA. Out, dog! out, cur! Thou driv'st me past the bounds			Hermia. Get out, dog! Get out, cur! You drove me past the borders

Of maiden's patience. Hast thou slain him, then?			From Maidens patience. Did you kill him then?

Henceforth be never numb'red among men!			From now on never be deaf among men!

O, once tell true; tell true, even for my sake!			Oh, once they say; Say true, also for my sake!

Durst thou have look'd upon him being awake,			Thirst you looked for him that he was awake

And hast thou kill'd him sleeping? O brave touch!			And did you sleep him? O Brave touch!

Could not a worm, an adder, do so much?			Couldn't the worm, an addierer, do that much?

An adder did it; for with doubler tongue			An addier did it; Because with the double tongue

Than thine, thou serpent, never adder stung.			When your, you snake, never stung.

DEMETRIUS. You spend your passion on a mispris'd mood:			Demetrius. You spend your passion for a Mispris mood:

I am not guilty of Lysander's blood;			I'm not to blame Lysander's blood;

Nor is he dead, for aught that I can tell.			He's not dead either, because something I can say.

HERMIA. I pray thee, tell me then that he is well.			Hermia. I pray you, then tell myself that he is doing well.

DEMETRIUS. An if I could, what should I get therefore?			Demetrius. And if I could, what should I get?

HERMIA. A privilege never to see me more.			Hermia. A privilege to never see me again.

And from thy hated presence part I so;			And from your hated present part I so;

See me no more whether he be dead or no. Exit			Don't see me anymore whether he's dead or no. Exit

DEMETRIUS. There is no following her in this fierce vein;			Demetrius. There are no following in this violent vein;

Here, therefore, for a while I will remain.			So I will stay here for a while.

So sorrow's heaviness doth heavier grow			So the severity of grief grows more heavily

For debt that bankrupt sleep doth sorrow owe;			For debts that bustle bankrupt sleep;

Which now in some slight measure it will pay,			What will pay now to a small extent

If for his tender here I make some stay. [Lies down]			If I stay here for his offer. [Lays down]

OBERON. What hast thou done? Thou hast mistaken quite,			Oberon. What have you done? You made yourself completely wrong

And laid the love-juice on some true-love's sight.			And put love security on the eyes of a true love.

Of thy misprision must perforce ensue			Your misery must be run through

Some true love turn'd, and not a false turn'd true.			Some true love turned and no wrong turning around.

PUCK. Then fate o'er-rules, that, one man holding troth,			PUCK. Then fate over Rulen, this, a man who holds troth,

A million fail, confounding oath on oath.			A million failure, confusing oath on the oath.

OBERON. About the wood go swifter than the wind,			Oberon. Go over the wood swim as the wind,

And Helena of Athens look thou find;			And Helena von Athens you look stuck;

All fancy-sick she is and pale of cheer,			Everything that she is and pale of cheers,

With sighs of love that costs the fresh blood dear.			With sigh of love that the fresh blood costs.

By some illusion see thou bring her here;			Through an illusion you can see them here;

I'll charm his eyes against she do appear.			I will appear his eyes against them.

PUCK. I go, I go; look how I go,			PUCK. I go, I'm going; Look how I go

Swifter than arrow from the Tartar's bow. Exit			Swifter as a arrow from the arch of the tartar. Exit

OBERON. Flower of this purple dye,			Oberon. Flower of this purple dye,

Hit with Cupid's archery,			Beat with cupids archery,

Sink in apple of his eye.			Sink in apple of his eye.

When his love he doth espy,			When he makes his love Spy, Espy,

Let her shine as gloriously			Let them seem so wonderful

As the Venus of the sky.			Like the Venus of heaven.

When thou wak'st, if she be by,			If you jerry when she's over

Beg of her for remedy.			Bed from her for remedies.



Re-enter PUCK			Take puck again



PUCK. Captain of our fairy band,			PUCK. Captain of our fairy tale band,

Helena is here at hand,			Helena is at hand here

And the youth mistook by me			And the young person confused with me

Pleading for a lover's fee;			Argue after the fee of a lover;

Shall we their fond pageant see?			Should we see your beautiful pageant?

Lord, what fools these mortals be!			Lord, what kind of fool of these mortals!

OBERON. Stand aside. The noise they make			Oberon. Stand aside. The noise you make

Will cause Demetrius to awake.			Will let Demetrius wake up.

PUCK. Then will two at once woo one.			PUCK. Then two becomes one at the same time.

That must needs be sport alone;			That has to be sport alone;

And those things do best please me			And I can best like these things

That befall prepost'rously.			This kicks prepost.



Enter LYSANDER and HELENA			Enter Lysander and Helena



LYSANDER. Why should you think that I should woo in scorn?			Lysander. Why should you think that I should rejoice in contempt?

Scorn and derision never come in tears.			Contempt and ridicule are never in tears.

Look when I vow, I weep; and vows so born,			Look when I swear, I cry; and vow born so

In their nativity all truth appears.			All truth appears in her crib.

How can these things in me seem scorn to you,			How can these things appear contemptuously in me?

Bearing the badge of faith, to prove them true?			Wear the badge of faith to prove it true?

HELENA. You do advance your cunning more and more.			Helena. They promote their cunning more and more.

When truth kills truth, O devilish-holy fray!			When the truth kills the truth, oh devilish Holy fight!

These vows are Hermia's. Will you give her o'er?			These vows are Hermias. Will you give her O'er?

Weigh oath with oath, and you will nothing weigh:			Weigh oath with oath and you won't weigh anything:

Your vows to her and me, put in two scales,			Your vows to them and me, put two scales,

Will even weigh; and both as light as tales.			Will even weigh; And both as light as stories.

LYSANDER. I hod no judgment when to her I swore.			Lysander. I have no judgment when I swore.

HELENA. Nor none, in my mind, now you give her o'er.			Helena. You don't give her in my head either.

LYSANDER. Demetrius loves her, and he loves not you.			Lysander. Demetrius loves her and he doesn't love you.

DEMETRIUS. [Awaking] O Helen, goddess, nymph, perfect, divine!			Demetrius. [Awakening] o Helen, goddess, nymph, perfect, divine!

To what, my love, shall I compare thine eyne?			To what, my love, should I compare your eyne?

Crystal is muddy. O, how ripe in show			Crystal is muddy. O, how ripe on the show

Thy lips, those kissing cherries, tempting grow!			Your lips, these kissing cherries, grow tempting!

That pure congealed white, high Taurus' snow,			This pure, huge white snow snow, high taurus,

Fann'd with the eastern wind, turns to a crow			Fann'd with the eastern wind, turns to a crow

When thou hold'st up thy hand. O, let me kiss			If you hold your hand. Oh, let me kiss me

This princess of pure white, this seal of bliss!			This princess of Pure White, this seal of bliss!

HELENA. O spite! O hell! I see you all are bent			Helena. O Despite! O hell! I see you are all bent

To set against me for your merriment.			Hire against me for your amusement.

If you were civil and knew courtesy,			If they were civilian and knew with kind permission,

You would not do me thus much injury.			You wouldn't do that much injury to me.

Can you not hate me, as I know you do,			Can't you hate me, as I know that you do it

But you must join in souls to mock me too?			But you have to join souls to mock me too?

If you were men, as men you are in show,			If you were men, as men you are on show,

You would not use a gentle lady so:			You would not use a gentle lady, so:

To vow, and swear, and superpraise my parts,			To swear and swear and overload my parts,

When I am sure you hate me with your hearts.			When I'm sure you hate me with your hearts.

You both are rivals, and love Hermia;			They are both rivals and love Hermia;

And now both rivals, to mock Helena.			And now both rivals to mock Helena.

A trim exploit, a manly enterprise,			A trim use, a male company,

To conjure tears up in a poor maid's eyes			To conjure up tears in the eyes of a poor maid

With your derision! None of noble sort			With your mockery! No noble species

Would so offend a virgin, and extort			Would insult and blackmail a virgin

A poor soul's patience, all to make you sport.			The patience of a poor soul, everything to take you to sport.

LYSANDER. You are unkind, Demetrius; be not so;			Lysander. You are unfriendly, Demetrius; not be so;

For you love Hermia. This you know I know;			For you love Hermia. You know that, I know;

And here, with all good will, with all my heart,			And here, with all good will, with all my heart,

In Hermia's love I yield you up my part;			In Hermia's love I give you my part;

And yours of Helena to me bequeath,			And your from Helena leaves me after me,

Whom I do love and will do till my death.			Who I love and will do until my death.

HELENA. Never did mockers waste more idle breath.			Helena. Mocker never wasted more inactive.

DEMETRIUS. Lysander, keep thy Hermia; I will none.			Demetrius. Lysander, hold your Hermia; I will not.

If e'er I lov'd her, all that love is gone.			When I loved her, all this love is gone.

My heart to her but as guest-wise sojourn'd,			My heart to her, but as a gasping like

And now to Helen is it home return'd,			And now it has returned to Helen at home,

There to remain.			Stay there.

LYSANDER. Helen, it is not so.			Lysander. Helen, it's not like that.

DEMETRIUS. Disparage not the faith thou dost not know,			Demetrius. Do not falsify the belief that you don't know, do not know

Lest, to thy peril, thou aby it dear.			So, to your danger, you love it, honey.

Look where thy love comes; yonder is thy dear.			Look where your love is going; There is your dear.



Enter HERMIA			Enter Hermia



HERMIA. Dark night, that from the eye his function takes,			Hermia. Dark night, which takes its function out of the eye,

The ear more quick of apprehension makes;			The ear that is faster makes;

Wherein it doth impair the seeing sense,			Whereby it affects the sense of seeing

It pays the hearing double recompense.			It pays the hearing twice the reward.

Thou art not by mine eye, Lysander, found;			You are not to my eye, Lysander;

Mine ear, I thank it, brought me to thy sound.			My ear, I thank him, brought me to your sound.

But why unkindly didst thou leave me so?			But why did you leave me unfriendly?

LYSANDER. Why should he stay whom love doth press to go?			Lysander. Why should he stay, whom the love press to go?

HERMIA. What love could press Lysander from my side?			Hermia. What love could Lysander press on my side?

LYSANDER. Lysander's love, that would not let him bide-			Lysander. Lysander's love, that wouldn't let him bide.

Fair Helena, who more engilds the night			Fair Helena, who is more committed to the night

Than all yon fiery oes and eyes of light.			As all the Yon fiery oes and eyes of light.

Why seek'st thou me? Could not this make thee know			Why are you looking for me Couldn't let you know

The hate I bare thee made me leave thee so?			The hatred that I naked you let me leave you so much?

HERMIA. You speak not as you think; it cannot be.			Hermia. You don't speak as you think; It can not be.

HELENA. Lo, she is one of this confederacy!			Helena. Lo, she is one of this confederation!

Now I perceive they have conjoin'd all three			Now I notice that you have connected all three

To fashion this false sport in spite of me.			To design this wrong sport despite me.

Injurious Hermia! most ungrateful maid!			Injured Hermia! The most ungrateful maid!

Have you conspir'd, have you with these contriv'd,			If you have conspiracy, you have with these Contriv'Ds,

To bait me with this foul derision?			To bait me with this bad mockery?

Is all the counsel that we two have shar'd,			Is everything the lawyer we both have Shar'd,

The sisters' vows, the hours that we have spent,			The sisters vow, the hours we spent

When we have chid the hasty-footed time			When we have cracked the hasty time

For parting us- O, is all forgot?			To separate us, is everything forgotten?

All school-days' friendship, childhood innocence?			The friendship of all school days, innocence in childhood?

We, Hermia, like two artificial gods,			We, Hermia, like two artificial gods,

Have with our needles created both one flower,			With our needles, both have created a flower,

Both on one sampler, sitting on one cushion,			Both on a sampler, sit on a pillow,

Both warbling of one song, both in one key;			Both of the wars of a song, both in one key;

As if our hands, our sides, voices, and minds,			As if our hands, our sides, voices and minds,

Had been incorporate. So we grew together,			Had been installed. So we grew together

Like to a double cherry, seeming parted,			Like to go to a double cherry, apparently separated,

But yet an union in partition,			But a union in partition,

Two lovely berries moulded on one stern;			Two beautiful berries that are shaped on a rear;

So, with two seeming bodies, but one heart;			So with two apparent bodies, but a heart;

Two of the first, like coats in heraldry,			Two of the first, like coats in heraldry,

Due but to one, and crowned with one crest.			Due, but crowned with a coat of arms.

And will you rent our ancient love asunder,			And become our old love within rents,

To join with men in scorning your poor friend?			Working with men with their poor friend?

It is not friendly, 'tis not maidenly;			It's not friendly, it's not girl;

Our sex, as well as I, may chide you for it,			Our sex, as best I can blame it,

Though I alone do feel the injury.			Although I feel the injury alone.

HERMIA. I am amazed at your passionate words;			Hermia. I am amazed at her passionate words;

I scorn you not; it seems that you scorn me.			I don't despise them; It seems that you despise me.

HELENA. Have you not set Lysander, as in scorn,			Helena. Didn't you put Lysander as in contempt?

To follow me and praise my eyes and face?			To follow me and praise my eyes and face?

And made your other love, Demetrius,			And made your other love, Demetrius,

Who even but now did spurn me with his foot,			But who has now spurned me with his foot

To call me goddess, nymph, divine, and rare,			Me goddess, nymph, divine and rare,

Precious, celestial? Wherefore speaks he this			Precious, heavenly? That's why he speaks that

To her he hates? And wherefore doth Lysander			He hates her? And that's what Lysander goes

Deny your love, so rich within his soul,			Deny your love, so rich in his soul,

And tender me, forsooth, affection,			And draw me, Zumooth, affection,

But by your setting on, by your consent?			But through their attitude through their consent?

What though I be not so in grace as you,			What although I am not as in mercy as you,

So hung upon with love, so fortunate,			So attached with love, so happy,

But miserable most, to love unlov'd?			But most miserable to love Unlov'd?

This you should pity rather than despise.			You should feel pity rather than despise.

HERMIA. I understand not what you mean by this.			Hermia. I don't understand what you mean by that.

HELENA. Ay, do- persever, counterfeit sad looks,			Helena. Is, but crazy, fake sad appearance,

Make mouths upon me when I turn my back,			Make my mouth on me when I turn my back

Wink each at other; hold the sweet jest up;			Wink with each other; Hold the sweet joke;

This sport, well carried, shall be chronicled.			This sport, well worn, should be recorded.

If you have any pity, grace, or manners,			If you have pity, grace or manners

You would not make me such an argument.			You would not make me such an argument.

But fare ye well; 'tis partly my own fault,			But you are fine; It is partly my own fault

Which death, or absence, soon shall remedy.			Which death or absence will soon be fixed.

LYSANDER. Stay, gentle Helena; hear my excuse;			Lysander. Stay, gentle Helena; Listen my apology;

My love, my life, my soul, fair Helena!			My love, my life, my soul, fair Helena!

HELENA. O excellent!			Helen. Oh excellent!

HERMIA. Sweet, do not scorn her so.			Hermia. Sweet, don't despise them.

DEMETRIUS. If she cannot entreat, I can compel.			Demetrius. If she cannot ask, I can force.

LYSANDER. Thou canst compel no more than she entreat;			Lysander. You can't force more than she asks;

Thy threats have no more strength than her weak prayers			Your threats have no more strength than their weak prayers

Helen, I love thee, by my life I do;			Helen, I love you through my life I do;

I swear by that which I will lose for thee			I swear by what I will lose for you

To prove him false that says I love thee not.			To prove him wrongly that I don't love you.

DEMETRIUS. I say I love thee more than he can do.			Demetrius. I say I love you more than he can.

LYSANDER. If thou say so, withdraw, and prove it too.			Lysander. If you say it, you withdraw and prove it too.

DEMETRIUS. Quick, come.			Derstrius. Swift, come.

HERMIA. Lysander, whereto tends all this?			Hermia. Lysander while all of this tends?

LYSANDER. Away, you Ethiope!			Lysander. Way, you Ethiope!

DEMETRIUS. No, no, he will			Demetrius. No, no, he will

Seem to break loose- take on as you would follow,			Seem to get started- take up how you would follow

But yet come not. You are a tame man; go!			But not. You are a tame man; walk!

LYSANDER. Hang off, thou cat, thou burr; vile thing, let loose,			Lysander. Hang yourself off, you cat, you burr; Hideous, let go, let go,

Or I will shake thee from me like a serpent.			Or I'll shake you like a snake.

HERMIA. Why are you grown so rude? What change is this,			Hermia. Why did you become so rude? What a change is it

Sweet love?			Sweet love?

LYSANDER. Thy love! Out, tawny Tartar, out!			Lysander. Your love! Get out, Tawny Tartar, out!

Out, loathed med'cine! O hated potion, hence!			Out, loathe med'cine! O Haser drank, so!

HERMIA. Do you not jest?			Hermia. Don't you joke?

HELENA. Yes, sooth; and so do you.			Helena. Yes, soothing; And you too.

LYSANDER. Demetrius, I will keep my word with thee.			Lysander. Demetrius, I'll keep my word with you.

DEMETRIUS. I would I had your bond; for I perceive			Demetrius. I would have your bond; Because I perceive

A weak bond holds you; I'll not trust your word.			A weak bond holds you; I will not trust your word.

LYSANDER. What, should I hurt her, strike her, kill her dead?			Lysander. What, should I hurt them, they beat, they kill?

Although I hate her, I'll not harm her so.			Although I hate her, I won't harm her like that.

HERMIA. What! Can you do me greater harm than hate?			Hermia. What! Can you harm me more than hate?

Hate me! wherefore? O me! what news, my love?			Hate me! why? O me! What news, my love?

Am not I Hermia? Are not you Lysander?			Am I not Hermia? Are you not Lysander?

I am as fair now as I was erewhile.			I'm as fair now as me.

Since night you lov'd me; yet since night you left me.			You have loved me since night; But you have left me since night.

Why then, you left me- O, the gods forbid!-			Then why you left me- b for the gods!-

In earnest, shall I say?			Should I seriously say?

LYSANDER. Ay, by my life!			Lysander. Ay, after my life!

And never did desire to see thee more.			And never wanted to see you again.

Therefore be out of hope, of question, of doubt;			Therefore outside of hope, the question of doubt;

Be certain, nothing truer; 'tis no jest			Be sure, nothing true; It's not a joke

That I do hate thee and love Helena.			That I hate you and love you.

HERMIA. O me! you juggler! you cankerblossom!			Hermia. O me! You juggler! You Cankerblossom!

You thief of love! What! Have you come by night,			You thief of love! What! Did you come at night

And stol'n my love's heart from him?			And Stolpe the heart of my love from him?

HELENA. Fine, i' faith!			Helena. Well, I'm thinking!

Have you no modesty, no maiden shame,			Do you have no modesty, no disgrace,

No touch of bashfulness? What! Will you tear			No touch of chills? What! Will you tear

Impatient answers from my gentle tongue?			Impatient answers from my gentle tongue?

Fie, fie! you counterfeit, you puppet you!			Fie, fie! You fake, you do do do to do!

HERMIA. 'Puppet!' why so? Ay, that way goes the game.			Hermia. 'Marionette!' Why so? Ay, that's how the game goes.

Now I perceive that she hath made compare			Now I notice that it is comparable

Between our statures; she hath urg'd her height;			Between our states; It was her size;

And with her personage, her tall personage,			And with your personality, her great personality,

Her height, forsooth, she hath prevail'd with him.			Her size, which has succumbed to it, has existed with him.

And are you grown so high in his esteem			And have you become so high in his appreciation?

Because I am so dwarfish and so low?			Because I'm so dwarfs and so low?

How low am I, thou painted maypole? Speak.			How low am I painted Maypole? Speak.

How low am I? I am not yet so low			How low am I? I'm not that low yet

But that my nails can reach unto thine eyes.			But that my nails can grab your eyes.

HELENA. I pray you, though you mock me, gentlemen,			Helena. I pray you, even though you mock me, gentlemen,

Let her not hurt me. I was never curst;			Don't let me hurt me. I was never curst;

I have no gift at all in shrewishness;			I have no gift in smooth at all;

I am a right maid for my cowardice;			I am a real maid for my cowardice;

Let her not strike me. You perhaps may think,			Don't let me beat me. You may think

Because she is something lower than myself,			Because it is something lower than me

That I can match her.			I can match that with her.

HERMIA. 'Lower' hark, again.			Hermia. Again "Lower" Hark.

HELENA. Good Hermia, do not be so bitter with me.			Helena. Good Hermia, don't be so bitter with me.

I evermore did love you, Hermia,			I always loved you, Hermia,

Did ever keep your counsels, never wrong'd you;			Have ever kept your advice, never did wrong;

Save that, in love unto Demetrius,			Save that, in love for Demetrius,

I told him of your stealth unto this wood.			I told him about your stealth about this wood.

He followed you; for love I followed him;			He followed you; I followed him for love;

But he hath chid me hence, and threat'ned me			But he got me from now

To strike me, spurn me, nay, to kill me too;			To beat me, to smoke me, no, to kill me;

And now, so you will let me quiet go,			And now, that's how you will let me go

To Athens will I bear my folly back,			After Athens I will withdraw my foolishness

And follow you no further. Let me go.			And don't follow more. Let me go.

You see how simple and how fond I am.			You see how easy and how good I am.

HERMIA. Why, get you gone! Who is't that hinders you?			Hermia. Why, bring you away! Who doesn't hinder you?

HELENA. A foolish heart that I leave here behind.			Helena. A stupid heart that I leave here.

HERMIA. What! with Lysander?			Hermia. What! With Lysander?

HELENA. With Demetrius.			Helen. With Demetrius.

LYSANDER. Be not afraid; she shall not harm thee, Helena.			Lysander. Have no fear; She shouldn't harm you, Helena.

DEMETRIUS. No, sir, she shall not, though you take her part.			Demetrius. No, sir, it shouldn't, even though they take their part.

HELENA. O, when she is angry, she is keen and shrewd;			Helena. Oh, if it is angry, it is sharp and clever;

She was a vixen when she went to school;			She was a fox when she went to school;

And, though she be but little, she is fierce.			And although it is little, it is violent.

HERMIA. 'Little' again! Nothing but 'low' and 'little'!			Hermia. Small again! Nothing but 'low' and 'little'!

Why will you suffer her to flout me thus?			Why will you suffer to beat me like that?

Let me come to her.			Let me come to her.

LYSANDER. Get you gone, you dwarf;			Lysander. Leave out, you dwarf;

You minimus, of hind'ring knot-grass made;			You minimus, made by Hind'ring Knot grass;

You bead, you acorn.			You pearl, you acorn.

DEMETRIUS. You are too officious			Demetrius. You are too open

In her behalf that scorns your services.			This despises their services in their name.

Let her alone; speak not of Helena;			Leave her alone; Do not speak of Helena;

Take not her part; for if thou dost intend			Don't take your part; Because if you intend

Never so little show of love to her,			Never so little love of love for her,

Thou shalt aby it.			You should do it.

LYSANDER. Now she holds me not.			Lysander. Now she doesn't keep me.

Now follow, if thou dar'st, to try whose right,			Now follow if you strive to try his right

Of thine or mine, is most in Helena.			Of your or mine is the most in Helena.

DEMETRIUS. Follow! Nay, I'll go with thee, cheek by jowl.			Demetrius. Consequences! No, I'll go with you, cheek at jowl.

Exeunt LYSANDER and DEMETRIUS			Leave Lysander and Demetrius

HERMIA. You, mistress, all this coil is long of you.			Hermia. You, mistress, all this coil is long of you.

Nay, go not back.			No, don't go back.

HELENA. I will not trust you, I;			Helena. I will not trust you, me;

Nor longer stay in your curst company.			Stay in your Curst company even longer.

Your hands than mine are quicker for a fray;			Your hands than mine are faster for a fight;

My legs are longer though, to run away. Exit			However, my legs are longer to run away. Exit

HERMIA. I am amaz'd, and know not what to say. Exit			Hermia. I am Amazs and I don't know what to say. Exit

OBERON. This is thy negligence. Still thou mistak'st,			Oberon. That is your negligence. Still you involved

Or else committ'st thy knaveries wilfully.			Or did your damage occurred on purpose.

PUCK. Believe me, king of shadows, I mistook.			PUCK. Believe me, king of the shadow, I confused.

Did not you tell me I should know the man			Didn't you tell me that I should know the man?

By the Athenian garments he had on?			Through the Athenian clothing that he had?

And so far blameless proves my enterprise			And so far my company has been proven perfectly

That I have 'nointed an Athenian's eyes;			That I have the eyes of an Athenian no;

And so far am I glad it so did sort,			And so far I am glad that it has also been sorted

As this their jangling I esteem a sport.			Since this rings her, I appreciate a sport.

OBERON. Thou seest these lovers seek a place to fight.			Oberon. You see these lovers who are looking for a place to fight.

Hie therefore, Robin, overcast the night;			Therefore, Robin, cloudy the night;

The starry welkin cover thou anon			The starry with Welkin cover you anon

With drooping fog as black as Acheron,			With a cheerful fog as black as Acheron,

And lead these testy rivals so astray			And so mislead these testing rivals

As one come not within another's way.			If you don't get into someone else.

Like to Lysander sometime frame thy tongue,			Lysander likes to frame your tongue at some point,

Then stir Demetrius up with bitter wrong;			Then stir Demetrius with a bitter wrong;

And sometime rail thou like Demetrius;			And at some point you seem like Demetrius;

And from each other look thou lead them thus,			And look like this, so,

Till o'er their brows death-counterfeiting sleep			Until her eyebrow fighting sleep

With leaden legs and batty wings doth creep.			Crawl with gone legs and batty wings.

Then crush this herb into Lysander's eye;			Then crush this herb into Lysander's eye;

Whose liquor hath this virtuous property,			Whose alcohol has this virtuous property,

To take from thence all error with his might			Take all mistakes with his power from there

And make his eyeballs roll with wonted sight.			And let his eyeballs roll with a sighted sight.

When they next wake, all this derision			If you wake up next, all this mockery

Shall seem a dream and fruitless vision;			A dream and a fruitless vision should appear;

And back to Athens shall the lovers wend			And back to Athens the lovers should turn

With league whose date till death shall never end.			With league, the date of which will never end until death.

Whiles I in this affair do thee employ,			While I use you in this affair,

I'll to my queen, and beg her Indian boy;			I will ask my queen and her Indian boy;

And then I will her charmed eye release			And then I will publish your enchanting eye -free

From monster's view, and all things shall be peace.			From Monster's view, and all things will be peace.

PUCK. My fairy lord, this must be done with haste,			PUCK. My fairy lord, that has to be done with a hurry,

For night's swift dragons cut the clouds full fast;			The clouds quickly cut fed up for the fast dragons of the night;

And yonder shines Aurora's harbinger,			And over there, Auroras Lets lights,

At whose approach ghosts, wand'ring here and there,			At whose approaches ghosts, here and there hiking,

Troop home to churchyards. Damned spirits all			Troop home in churchyards. Damn spirits all

That in cross-ways and floods have burial,			The funeral, in cross diagrams and floods

Already to their wormy beds are gone,			Already for their wormbettes have disappeared

For fear lest day should look their shames upon;			For fear that the day should not look at their shame;

They wilfully themselves exil'd from light,			You have deliberately banished from the light

And must for aye consort with black-brow'd night.			And has to go for a wife with black brow night.

OBERON. But we are spirits of another sort:			Oberon. But we are ghosts of a different kind:

I with the Morning's love have oft made sport;			I often did sports with the love of the morning;

And, like a forester, the groves may tread			And like a forester, the hoes can step

Even till the eastern gate, all fiery red,			Even up to the east gate, all fiery red,

Opening on Neptune with fair blessed beams,			Opening on Neptune with fair blessed rays,

Turns into yellow gold his salt green streams.			Its salt green streams turn into yellow gold.

But, notwithstanding, haste, make no delay;			But despite the hurry, do not make a delay;

We may effect this business yet ere day. Exit OBERON			We can influence this business, still a day. Leave Oberon

PUCK. Up and down, up and down,			PUCK. High and down, up and below,

I will lead them up and down.			I will lead them up and down.

I am fear'd in field and town.			I'm afraid on site and city.

Goblin, lead them up and down.			Goblin, lead them up and down.

Here comes one.			Here comes one.



Enter LYSANDER			Enter Lysander



LYSANDER. Where art thou, proud Demetrius? Speak thou now.			Lysander. Where are you, proud Demetrius? Speak Now.

PUCK. Here, villain, drawn and ready. Where art thou?			PUCK. Here, villain, drawn and ready. Where are you?

LYSANDER. I will be with thee straight.			Lysander. I'll be with you.

PUCK. Follow me, then,			PUCK. Follow me then, then

To plainer ground. Exit LYSANDER as following the voice			To be easier. Leave Lysander like the voice



Enter DEMETRIUS			Enter Demetrius



DEMETRIUS. Lysander, speak again.			Demetrius. Lysander, i.e. again.

Thou runaway, thou coward, art thou fled?			You are cleared, you will have to fled?

Speak! In some bush? Where dost thou hide thy head?			Speak! In some bush? Where do you hide your head?

PUCK. Thou coward, art thou bragging to the stars,			PUCK. You are celebrating, you are with the stars, you boast.

Telling the bushes that thou look'st for wars,			Tell the bushes that you look like wars

And wilt not come? Come, recreant, come, thou child;			And won't come? Come on, clever, come, you child;

I'll whip thee with a rod. He is defil'd			I'll whip you with a pole. He is dirty

That draws a sword on thee.			This pulls a sword on you.

DEMETRIUS. Yea, art thou there?			Demetrius. Yes, are you there?

PUCK. Follow my voice; we'll try no manhood here. Exeunt			PUCK. Follow my voice; We will not try masculinity here. Exeunt



Re-enter LYSANDER			Step back in Lysander



LYSANDER. He goes before me, and still dares me on;			Lysander. He goes in front of me and still dares;

When I come where he calls, then he is gone.			When I come where he calls, he's gone.

The villain is much lighter heel'd than I.			The villain is much easier than me.

I followed fast, but faster he did fly,			I followed quickly, but he flew faster,

That fallen am I in dark uneven way,			I am this fallen in a dark uneven way

And here will rest me. [Lies down] Come, thou gentle day.			And here I will rest. [Lean down] Come on, you gently.

For if but once thou show me thy grey light,			But if you show me your gray light

I'll find Demetrius, and revenge this spite. [Sleeps]			I will find Demetrius and take revenge. [Is sleeping]



Re-enter PUCK and DEMETRIUS			Enter Puck and Demetrius again



PUCK. Ho, ho, ho! Coward, why com'st thou not?			PUCK. HO, HO, HO! Coward, why don't you come?

DEMETRIUS. Abide me, if thou dar'st; for well I wot			Demetrius. Detire me when you are present; For good I wot

Thou run'st before me, shifting every place,			You run in front of me and shift every place

And dar'st not stand, nor look me in the face.			And they don't stand there, they're still looking in my face.

Where art thou now?			Where are you now?

PUCK. Come hither; I am here.			PUCK. Come here; I'm here.

DEMETRIUS. Nay, then, thou mock'st me. Thou shalt buy this			Demetrius. No, then, you mocked me. You should buy that

dear,			Darling,

If ever I thy face by daylight see;			If I can ever see your face in daylight;

Now, go thy way. Faintness constraineth me			Now go your way. Fainting limits me

To measure out my length on this cold bed.			Measure my length on this cold bed.

By day's approach look to be visited.			They seem to be visited in the day of the day.

[Lies down and sleeps]			[Leans and sleeps]



Enter HELENA			Enter Helena



HELENA. O weary night, O long and tedious night,			Helena. O tired night, o long and boring, night,

Abate thy hours! Shine comforts from the east,			Make your hours off! Gloss comfort from the east,

That I may back to Athens by daylight,			So that I can return to Athens in daylight,

From these that my poor company detest.			Of these that my poor company loathes.

And sleep, that sometimes shuts up sorrow's eye,			And sleep, that sometimes closes the eye of grief,

Steal me awhile from mine own company. [Sleeps]			Steal me from my own company for a while. [Is sleeping]

PUCK. Yet but three? Come one more;			PUCK. But three? Come one more;

Two of both kinds makes up four.			Two of both species make up four.

Here she comes, curst and sad.			Here she comes, curst and sad.

Cupid is a knavish lad,			Amor is a Knaviser boy,

Thus to make poor females mad.			So to drive poor women crazy.



Enter HERMIA			Enter Hermia



HERMIA. Never so weary, never so in woe,			Hermia. Never so tired, never so hurt,

Bedabbled with the dew, and torn with briers,			Bed with the dew and torn with Briers, torn, torn,

I can no further crawl, no further go;			I can't crawl further, no further going;

My legs can keep no pace with my desires.			My legs cannot keep a step with my wishes.

Here will I rest me till the break of day.			Here I will rest until the daily newspaper.

Heavens shield Lysander, if they mean a fray!			Heavens Shield Lysander when you mean a fight!

[Lies down and sleeps]			[Leans and sleeps]

PUCK. On the ground			PUCK. On the ground

Sleep sound;			Sleep noise;

I'll apply			I will apply

To your eye,			To your eye,

Gentle lover, remedy.			Gentle lover, remedy.

[Squeezing the juice on LYSANDER'S eyes]			[Press the juice on Lysander's eyes]

When thou wak'st,			If you jerry

Thou tak'st			You are like that

True delight			True joy

In the sight			In the sight

Of thy former lady's eye;			From your eye of your former lady;

And the country proverb known,			And known the well -known proverb,

That every man should take his own,			That every man should take his own

In your waking shall be shown:			It is shown in your wake:

Jack shall have Jill;			Jack is said to have Jill;

Nought shall go ill;			Nothing will get sick;

The man shall have his mare again, and all shall be well.			The man will have his mare again and everything will be good.

Exit			Exit





ACT IV. SCENE I.			ACT IV. Sente I.

The wood. LYSANDER, DEMETRIUS, HELENA, and HERMIA, lying asleep			The wood. Lysander, Demetrius, Helena and Hermia who sleep



Enter TITANIA and Bottom; PEASEBLOSSOM, COBWEB, MOTH,			Enter Titania and below; Peaseflossom, Spinnweb, Moth,

MUSTARDSEED,			Senfsense,

and other FAIRIES attending;			and other fairies present;

OBERON behind, unseen			Oberon behind, invisible



TITANIA. Come, sit thee down upon this flow'ry bed,			Titania. Come on, sit on this flowing bed,

While I thy amiable cheeks do coy,			While I shyly make your lovable cheeks, I do

And stick musk-roses in thy sleek smooth head,			And stock muscle roses in your slim smooth head, stand

And kiss thy fair large ears, my gentle joy.			And kiss your beautiful big ears, my gentle joy.

BOTTOM. Where's Peaseblossom?			BOTTOM. Where is peaseutlosoma?

PEASEBLOSSOM. Ready.			Peasonlosoma. Ready.

BOTTOM. Scratch my head, Peaseblossom.			BOTTOM. Scratch my head, peased losoma.

Where's Mounsieur Cobweb?			Where is Mounsieur spider web?

COBWEB. Ready.			SPIDER WEB. Ready.

BOTTOM. Mounsieur Cobweb; good mounsieur, get you your weapons			BOTTOM. Mounsieur spider network; Good mounsieur, get your weapons

in			in

your hand and kill me a red-hipp'd humble-bee on the top of a			Your hand and kills me a red -down modest bees on the top of A

thistle; and, good mounsieur, bring me the honey-bag. Do not			Thistle; And good mounsieur, bring me the honeybag. Do not

fret			Bund

yourself too much in the action, mounsieur; and, good			Too much in the campaign, Mounsieur; and good

mounsieur,			Mounsieur,

have a care the honey-bag break not; I would be loath to have			Do not worry, the honey bag break; I would have it rejected

you			she

overflown with a honey-bag, signior. Where's Mounsieur			With a honeybag, significant. Where is Mounsieur?

Mustardseed?			Senfsenseed?

MUSTARDSEED. Ready.			Mustard seed. Ready.

BOTTOM. Give me your neaf, Mounsieur Mustardseed. Pray you,			BOTTOM. Give me your Neaf, Mounsieur mustard seed. Pray

leave			leaving

your curtsy, good mounsieur.			Your kinker, good mounieur.

MUSTARDSEED. What's your will?			Mustard seed. What is your will?

BOTTOM. Nothing, good mounsieur, but to help Cavalery Cobweb to			BOTTOM. Nothing, good mounsieur, but to help Cavalery -Spinnweb

scratch. I must to the barber's, mounsieur; for methinks I am			scratch. I have to the hairdresser, Mounsieur; I am for Methinks

marvellous hairy about the face; and I am such a tender ass,			Wonderfully hairy over the face; And I'm such a tender ass,

if			if

my hair do but tickle me I must scratch.			My hair does it, but I have to scratch myself.

TITANIA. What, wilt thou hear some music, my sweet love?			Titania. What do you hear music, my sweet love?

BOTTOM. I have a reasonable good ear in music. Let's have the			BOTTOM. I have a reasonable good ear in music. Let's have that

tongs			Never

and the bones.			And the bones.

TITANIA. Or say, sweet love, what thou desirest to eat.			Titania. Or say, sweet love, what do you want to eat.

BOTTOM. Truly, a peck of provender; I could munch your good dry			BOTTOM. Really a purchase of provender; I could nibble your good dryness

oats. Methinks I have a great desire to a bottle of hay. Good			Oats. I think I have a big wish for a bottle of hay. Good

hay, sweet hay, hath no fellow.			Hay, sweet hay, has no guy.

TITANIA. I have a venturous fairy that shall seek			Titania. I have a venturous fairy that is supposed to search

The squirrel's hoard, and fetch thee new nuts.			The hoist of the squirrel and get new nuts.

BOTTOM. I had rather have a handful or two of dried peas. But,			BOTTOM. I preferred to have one or two dried peas. But,

I			I

pray you, let none of your people stir me; I have an			If you pray, none of your people stir me; I have a

exposition			Exposition

of sleep come upon me.			of sleep comes to me.

TITANIA. Sleep thou, and I will wind thee in my arms.			Titania. Sleep, and I'll wrap you in my arms.

Fairies, be gone, and be all ways away. Exeunt FAIRIES			Fairy, be gone and all paths away. Fairy exeunt

So doth the woodbine the sweet honeysuckle			So the wooden bin of the sweet goat blade

Gently entwist; the female ivy so			Gently elected; The female efeus so

Enrings the barky fingers of the elm.			Enrings the barky fingers of the elms.

O, how I love thee! how I dote on thee! [They sleep]			Oh, how I love you! How I send you to you! [They sleep]



Enter PUCK			Enter puck



OBERON. [Advancing] Welcome, good Robin. Seest thou this sweet			Oberon. [Progress] Welcome, good robin. Do you see so cute

sight?			View?

Her dotage now I do begin to pity;			I am starting your daily days now.

For, meeting her of late behind the wood,			Because they have recently hit the wood,

Seeking sweet favours for this hateful fool,			Search for sweet favors for this hateful fool,

I did upbraid her and fall out with her.			I expanded her and failed with her.

For she his hairy temples then had rounded			Because they then rounded off his hairy temple

With coronet of fresh and fragrant flowers;			With coronet of fresh and fragrant flowers;

And that same dew which sometime on the buds			And the same rope that at some point on the buds

Was wont to swell like round and orient pearls			Was not oriented as round swells and pearls

Stood now within the pretty flowerets' eyes,			Stood in the eyes of the Pretty Flowerets,

Like tears that did their own disgrace bewail.			Like tears that complain about their own shame.

When I had at my pleasure taunted her,			When I had my pleasure, she mocked

And she in mild terms begg'd my patience,			And she begged my patience in mild term

I then did ask of her her changeling child;			I then asked her changing child of her;

Which straight she gave me, and her fairy sent			What she just gave me gave me and her fairy

To bear him to my bower in fairy land.			To wear him to my journey in the fairytale country.

And now I have the boy, I will undo			And now I have the boy, I'll undo

This hateful imperfection of her eyes.			This hateful imperfection of her eyes.

And, gentle Puck, take this transformed scalp			And gentle puck, take this transformed scalp

From off the head of this Athenian swain,			From the head of this Athenian swain,

That he awaking when the other do			That he wakes up when the other

May all to Athens back again repair,			Can repair everyone to repair Athens again,

And think no more of this night's accidents			And no longer think about the accidents of that night

But as the fierce vexation of a dream.			But as a violent annoyance of a dream.

But first I will release the Fairy Queen.			But first I will publish the Fe Queen.

[Touching her eyes]			[Touch your eyes]

Be as thou wast wont to be;			Be like you won't be;

See as thou was wont to see.			See how you shouldn't see it.

Dian's bud o'er Cupid's flower			Dia's Knospe O'er Cupids Blume

Hath such force and blessed power.			Has such strength and blessed power.

Now, my Titania; wake you, my sweet queen.			Now my Titania; Wake up, my sweet queen.

TITANIA. My Oberon! What visions have I seen!			Titania. My top! What visions did I see!

Methought I was enamour'd of an ass.			Keulgung I was distorted by an ass.

OBERON. There lies your love.			Oberon. Your love is there.

TITANIA. How came these things to pass?			Titania. How did these things come to pass?

O, how mine eyes do loathe his visage now!			Oh, how my eyes loathe his face now!

OBERON. Silence awhile. Robin, take off this head.			Oberon. Silence for a while. Robin, take out this head.

Titania, music call; and strike more dead			Titania, music call; and strike more dead

Than common sleep of all these five the sense.			As a common sleep of all these five meaning.

TITANIA. Music, ho, music, such as charmeth sleep!			Titania. Music, HO, music like Charmeth Sleep!

PUCK. Now when thou wak'st with thine own fool's eyes peep.			PUCK. Well if you force your own fools.

OBERON. Sound, music. Come, my Queen, take hands with me,			Oberon. Sound, music. Come on my queen, take her hands with them,

[Music]			[Music]

And rock the ground whereon these sleepers be.			And rock the soil on which these sleepers are located.

Now thou and I are new in amity,			Now you and I are new to amity

And will to-morrow midnight solemnly			And wants to solemn in the morning

Dance in Duke Theseus' house triumphantly,			Dance in the house of Duke Theseus triumphantly,

And bless it to all fair prosperity.			And bless it for all fair prosperity.

There shall the pairs of faithful lovers be			It should be the few loyal lovers

Wedded, with Theseus, an in jollity.			Married, with these, in Jollity.

PUCK. Fairy King, attend and mark;			PUCK. Fairy tale king, visit and mark;

I do hear the morning lark.			I hear the morning lark.

OBERON. Then, my Queen, in silence sad,			Oberon. Then, my queen, silently sad,

Trip we after night's shade.			We travel to nightshade.

We the globe can compass soon,			We The Globe can soon become compass

Swifter than the wand'ring moon.			Swifter than the wall ring moon.

TITANIA. Come, my lord; and in our flight,			Titania. Come on, my lord; and in our flight,

Tell me how it came this night			Tell me how it came this night

That I sleeping here was found			It was found that I sleep here

With these mortals on the ground. Exeunt			With these mortals on the ground. Exeunt



To the winding of horns, enter THESEUS, HIPPOLYTA,			To wind up horns, enter these, hippolyta,

EGEUS, and train			Egeus and Zug



THESEUS. Go, one of you, find out the forester;			Thesus. Go, one of you, find out the forester;

For now our observation is perform'd,			At the moment our observation is being carried out

And since we have the vaward of the day,			And since we have the Vaward of the day,

My love shall hear the music of my hounds.			My love will hear the music of my dogs.

Uncouple in the western valley; let them go.			Decouple in the West Valley; Let them go.

Dispatch, I say, and find the forester. Exit an ATTENDANT			Shipping, I say and find the forester. Leave a companion

We will, fair Queen, up to the mountain's top,			We will, fair queen, to the summit of the mountain,

And mark the musical confusion			And mark the musical confusion

Of hounds and echo in conjunction.			From dogs and echo in connection.

HIPPOLYTA. I was with Hercules and Cadmus once			Hippolyta. I was once with Hercules and Cadmus

When in a wood of Crete they bay'd the bear			They gave the bear in a wood of Crete

With hounds of Sparta; never did I hear			With dogs from Sparta; I never heard

Such gallant chiding, for, besides the groves,			Such a gallant type, for, next to the horses, next to the groves,

The skies, the fountains, every region near			The sky, the fountain, every region nearby

Seem'd all one mutual cry. I never heard			Seemed to cry each other. I've never heard of

So musical a discord, such sweet thunder.			So musically a discord, so sweet thunder.

THESEUS. My hounds are bred out of the Spartan kind,			Thesus. My dogs are bred from the Spartan way

So flew'd, so sanded; and their heads are hung			So I flew, so sanded; and their heads are hung up

With ears that sweep away the morning dew;			With ears that sweep away the morning rope;

Crook-knee'd and dew-lapp'd like Thessalian bulls;			Crook knee and dew lapps like Thessalian Bullen;

Slow in pursuit, but match'd in mouth like bells,			Slowly in the persecution, but fit in the mouth like bells, bells,

Each under each. A cry more tuneable			Each. A crystable

Was never holla'd to, nor cheer'd with horn,			Was never hit horn, still cheer

In Crete, in Sparta, nor in Thessaly.			In Crete, in Sparta, still in Thessaly.

Judge when you hear. But, soft, what nymphs are these?			Assess when you hear. But, soft, what are the nymphs?

EGEUS. My lord, this is my daughter here asleep,			Egeus. My Lord, this is my daughter sleeping here

And this Lysander, this Demetrius is,			And this Lysander, this dementrius, is

This Helena, old Nedar's Helena.			Die Helena, Die Helena von Old Nedar.

I wonder of their being here together.			I wonder that they are together here.

THESEUS. No doubt they rose up early to observe			Thesus. Undoubtedly, they rose early to observe

The rite of May; and, hearing our intent,			The rite of May; and hear our intentions

Came here in grace of our solemnity.			Came here in mercy of our ceremony.

But speak, Egeus; is not this the day			But speak, Egeus; Isn't that the day

That Hermia should give answer of her choice?			Should Hermia give the answer to your choice?

EGEUS. It is, my lord.			Egeus. It is my gentleman.

THESEUS. Go, bid the huntsmen wake them with their horns.			Thesus. Go and offer the hunters with their horns.

[Horns and shout within. The sleepers			[Horns and screams inside. The sleepers

awake and kneel to THESEUS]			Wake up and kneel to thisus]

Good-morrow, friends. Saint Valentine is past;			Good Morrow, friends. Saint Valentine is over;

Begin these wood-birds but to couple now?			Are you starting these wooden birds, but for couples now?

LYSANDER. Pardon, my lord.			Lysander. Sorry, my lord.

THESEUS. I pray you all, stand up.			Thesus. I pray you all, get up.

I know you two are rival enemies;			I know that you are two competing enemies;

How comes this gentle concord in the world			How does this gentle concord get in the world?

That hatred is so far from jealousy			This hatred is so far from jealousy

To sleep by hate, and fear no enmity?			Sleep through hatred and not fear hostility?

LYSANDER. My lord, I shall reply amazedly,			Lysander. My Lord, I will answer amazingly,

Half sleep, half waking; but as yet, I swear,			Half sleep, half wake up; But so far I swear

I cannot truly say how I came here,			I can't really say how I came here

But, as I think- for truly would I speak,			But as I think I would really speak

And now I do bethink me, so it is-			And now I'm going to make myself, so it is

I came with Hermia hither. Our intent			I came here with Hermia. Our intentions

Was to be gone from Athens, where we might,			Should be away from Athens where we could,

Without the peril of the Athenian law-			Without the risk of Athenian law

EGEUS. Enough, enough, my Lord; you have enough;			Egeus. Enough, my gentleman; you have enough;

I beg the law, the law upon his head.			I ask for the law, the law on his head.

They would have stol'n away, they would, Demetrius,			You would have pulled away that you would, Demetrius,

Thereby to have defeated you and me:			So that you and me have defeated:

You of your wife, and me of my consent,			Her from your wife and me of my approval,

Of my consent that she should be your wife.			My approval that she should be her wife.

DEMETRIUS. My lord, fair Helen told me of their stealth,			Demetrius. My lord, fair Helen told me about her stealth.

Of this their purpose hither to this wood;			From this purpose to this wood;

And I in fury hither followed them,			And I followed them in Fury here

Fair Helena in fancy following me.			Fair Helena in the imagination follows me.

But, my good lord, I wot not by what power-			But my good gentleman, I was not through what strength

But by some power it is- my love to Hermia,			But through a power it is my love for Hermia,

Melted as the snow, seems to me now			Melted like the snow, seems to me now

As the remembrance of an idle gaud			As a memory of an inactive Gaud

Which in my childhood I did dote upon;			What I did in my childhood;

And all the faith, the virtue of my heart,			And all the belief, the virtue of my heart,

The object and the pleasure of mine eye,			The object and the pleasure of my eye,

Is only Helena. To her, my lord,			Is only Helena. To her, sir,

Was I betroth'd ere I saw Hermia.			Was I amazed before I saw Hermia?

But, like a sickness, did I loathe this food;			But like an illness I loathed this meal;

But, as in health, come to my natural taste,			But as with health, come to my natural taste,

Now I do wish it, love it, long for it,			Now I wish it, love it long after

And will for evermore be true to it.			And it will always be loyal forever.

THESEUS. Fair lovers, you are fortunately met;			Thesus. Fair lovers, fortunately they are met;

Of this discourse we more will hear anon.			We will hear more anon from this discourse.

Egeus, I will overbear your will;			Egeus, I will bake your will;

For in the temple, by and by, with us			Because in the temple, gradually, with us

These couples shall eternally be knit.			These couples should be knitted forever.

And, for the morning now is something worn,			And for the morning there is now something worn,

Our purpos'd hunting shall be set aside.			Our well -kept hunting is put aside.

Away with us to Athens, three and three;			Way with us to Athens, three and three;

We'll hold a feast in great solemnity.			We will keep a festival in great solemnity.

Come, Hippolyta.			Come, hippolytta.

Exeunt THESEUS, HIPPOLYTA, EGEUS, and train			Leave these, hippolyta, Ege and train

DEMETRIUS. These things seem small and undistinguishable,			Demetrius. These things seem to be small and continuous,

Like far-off mountains turned into clouds.			How far away mountains turned into clouds.

HERMIA. Methinks I see these things with parted eye,			Hermia. I see these things with a separate eye

When every thing seems double.			When everything seems twice.

HELENA. So methinks;			Helena. So that you;

And I have found Demetrius like a jewel,			And I found Demetrius like a jewel,

Mine own, and not mine own.			My own and not mine.

DEMETRIUS. Are you sure			Demetrius. Are you sure

That we are awake? It seems to me			That we are awake? It seems to me

That yet we sleep, we dream. Do not you think			We still sleep, we dream. Do not you think

The Duke was here, and bid us follow him?			The Duke was here and asked us to follow him?

HERMIA. Yea, and my father.			Hermia. Yes, and my father.

HELENA. And Hippolyta.			Helena. And hippolyta.

LYSANDER. And he did bid us follow to the temple.			Lysander. And he offered us to follow the temple.

DEMETRIUS. Why, then, we are awake; let's follow him;			Demetrius. Then why are we awake; Let us follow him;

And by the way let us recount our dreams. Exeunt			And by the way, let's tell us our dreams. Exeunt

BOTTOM. [Awaking] When my cue comes, call me, and I will			BOTTOM. [Awakening] When my keyword comes, call me and I'll do it

answer. My			Answers. my

next is 'Most fair Pyramus.' Heigh-ho! Peter Quince! Flute,			Next Earl "Fairster Pyramus". Heigh-ho! Peter Quince! Flute;

the			the

bellows-mender! Snout, the tinker! Starveling! God's my life,			Balgmender! Schnauze, the handicraft! Start! God is my life, my life,

stol'n hence, and left me asleep! I have had a most rare			Stol'n now and let me fall asleep! I had a very rare one

vision.			Vision.

I have had a dream, past the wit of man to say what dream it			I had a dream beyond the joke of man to say what it dreams

was.			war.

Man is but an ass if he go about to expound this dream.			Man is only an ass when he explains this dream.

Methought			Medkotent

I was- there is no man can tell what. Methought I was, and			I was- there is no man who can say. I made and I was and

methought I had, but man is but a patch'd fool, if he will			I had the view that I had it, but man is just a braided fool if he wants

offer			offer

to say what methought I had. The eye of man hath not heard,			to say what I had. The man's eye is not heard

the			the

ear of man hath not seen, man's hand is not able to taste,			The human ear did not see that man's hand is unable to taste,

his			his

tongue to conceive, nor his heart to report, what my dream			Receive tongue to report his heart what my dream

was. I			was. I

will get Peter Quince to write a ballad of this dream. It			I will make Peter Quince write a ballad of this dream. It

shall			target

be call'd 'Bottom's Dream,' because it hath no bottom; and I			Be called "Bottom's Dream" because it has no floor; and me

will			Will

sing it in the latter end of a play, before the Duke.			Sing it in the latter end of a piece in front of the duke.

Peradventure, to make it the more gracious, I shall sing it			Peradventure to make it more graciously, I'll sing it

at			at

her death. Exit			her death. Exit









SCENE II.			Scene II.

Athens. QUINCE'S house			Athens. Quince house



Enter QUINCE, FLUTE, SNOUT, and STARVELING			Enter quinces, flute, snout and star



QUINCE. Have you sent to Bottom's house? Is he come home yet?			QUINCE. Did you send to the house? Is he already coming home?

STARVELING. He cannot be heard of. Out of doubt he is			Starter. It cannot be heard. Out of doubt he is

transported.			transported.

FLUTE. If he come not, then the play is marr'd; it goes not			FLUTE. If he does not come, the piece is marryed; it's not working

forward, doth it?			forward, after that?

QUINCE. It is not possible. You have not a man in all Athens			QUINCE. It is not possible. You don't have a man all over Athens

able			able to

to discharge Pyramus but he.			PYRAMUS, aber er.

FLUTE. No; he hath simply the best wit of any handicraft man in			FLUTE. No; He just has the best joke of a craft man in

Athens.			Athens.

QUINCE. Yea, and the best person too; and he is a very paramour			QUINCE. Yes, and the best person too; And he is a very glossy

for			to the

a sweet voice.			A sweet voice.

FLUTE. You must say 'paragon.' A paramour is- God bless us!- A			FLUTE. You have to say "Paragon". A paramour is God, God bless us!- A

thing of naught.			Ding von Naught.



Enter SNUG			Fixed



SNUG. Masters, the Duke is coming from the temple; and there is			COZY. Master, the Duke comes from the temple; and there is

two			two

or three lords and ladies more married. If our sport had gone			Or three lords and women who are more married. When our sport had gone



forward, we had all been made men.			Forward, we had been made all men.

FLUTE. O sweet bully Bottom! Thus hath he lost sixpence a day			FLUTE. O Sweet Bully Bottom! So he lost six pence a day

during his life; he could not have scaped sixpence a day. An			during his life; He could not have affected Sixpence a day. A

the			the

Duke had not given him sixpence a day for playing Pyramus,			Duke hadn't given him a Sixpence a day for the pyramus,

I'll			Sick

be hanged. He would have deserved it: sixpence a day in			be hanged. He deserved it: Sixpence per day in

Pyramus,			PYRAMUS;

or nothing.			or nothing.



Enter BOTTOM			Enter one below



BOTTOM. Where are these lads? Where are these hearts?			BOTTOM. Where are these boys? Where are these hearts?

QUINCE. Bottom! O most courageous day! O most happy hour!			QUINCE. Bottom! O brave day! O Most Happy Hour!

BOTTOM. Masters, I am to discourse wonders; but ask me not			BOTTOM. Master, I should discuss miracles; But don't ask me

what;			was;

for if I tell you, I am not true Athenian. I will tell you			Because if I tell you it, I'm not true, Athener. I will tell you

everything, right as it fell out.			Everything, right than it fell out.

QUINCE. Let us hear, sweet Bottom.			QUINCE. Let us hear sweet soil.

BOTTOM. Not a word of me. All that I will tell you is, that the			BOTTOM. Not a word from me. Everything I will tell you is that the

Duke hath dined. Get your apparel together; good strings to			Duke ate. Get your clothes together; Good strings too

your			your

beards, new ribbons to your pumps; meet presently at the			Bearings, new ligaments on their pumps; Meet at the

palace;			Palace;

every man look o'er his part; for the short and the long is,			Every man looks over his part; For the short and that is long

our			our

play is preferr'd. In any case, let Thisby have clean linen;			The game is preferred. In any case, let this have a clean linen;

and			and

let not him that plays the lion pare his nails, for they			Don't let him play the lion playing his nails because you

shall			target

hang out for the lion's claws. And, most dear actors, eat no			Hang out for the claws of the lion. And most dear actors eat no

onions nor garlic, for we are to utter sweet breath; and I do			Onions or garlic, because we should correspond to sweet breath; And I do

not			Not

doubt but to hear them say it is a sweet comedy. No more			Doubts, but to hear that you say it's a sweet comedy. No longer

words.			Words.

Away, go, away! Exeunt			Way, go, away! Exit



ACT V. SCENE I.			Nude V. SENE I.

Athens. The palace of THESEUS			Athens. The palace of these



Enter THESEUS, HIPPOLYTA, PHILOSTRATE, LORDS, and ATTENDANTS			Enter these, hippolyta, philostrates, lords and companions



HIPPOLYTA. 'Tis strange, my Theseus, that these lovers speak			Hippolyta. It's strange, my thesis that these lovers speak

of.			from.

THESEUS. More strange than true. I never may believe			Thesus. More strange than true. I can never believe

These antique fables, nor these fairy toys.			These ancient fables, still these fairy toys.

Lovers and madmen have such seething brains,			Lovers and crazy people have so boiling brains,

Such shaping fantasies, that apprehend			Such forming fantasies that record

More than cool reason ever comprehends.			It ever understands more than a cool reason.

The lunatic, the lover, and the poet,			The lunatic, the lover and the poet,

Are of imagination all compact.			Are all compact of imagination.

One sees more devils than vast hell can hold;			You can see more devil than a huge hell can hold;

That is the madman. The lover, all as frantic,			That is the crazy one. The lover, everything so hectic,

Sees Helen's beauty in a brow of Egypt.			Looks Helen's beauty in a forehead of Egypt.

The poet's eye, in a fine frenzy rolling,			The eye of the poet, in a fine roll, rolling,

Doth glance from heaven to earth, from earth to heaven;			A look from heaven to earth, from earth to heaven;

And as imagination bodies forth			And like imagination bodies

The forms of things unknown, the poet's pen			The forms of the unknown things, the poet's pen

Turns them to shapes, and gives to airy nothing			They turn into shapes and does not give airy anything

A local habitation and a name.			A local dwelling and a name.

Such tricks hath strong imagination			Such tricks have a strong imagination

That, if it would but apprehend some joy,			That if it only grasped a little joy,

It comprehends some bringer of that joy;			It understands a fire of this joy;

Or in the night, imagining some fear,			Or at night to present fear,

How easy is a bush suppos'd a bear?			How simple is a bush a bear?

HIPPOLYTA. But all the story of the night told over,			Hippolyta. But tells the whole story of the night,

And all their minds transfigur'd so together,			And all their thoughts that were done together,

More witnesseth than fancy's images,			More witnesses than imagination pictures,

And grows to something of great constancy,			And grows to a little great resistance,

But howsoever strange and admirable.			But whatever strange and admirable.



Enter LYSANDER, DEMETRIUS, HERMIA, and HELENA			Enter Lysander, Demetrius, Hermia and Helena



THESEUS. Here come the lovers, full of joy and mirth.			Thesus. Here the lovers come, full of joy and joy.

Joy, gentle friends, joy and fresh days of love			Joy, gentle friends, joy and fresh days of love

Accompany your hearts!			Accompany your hearts!

LYSANDER. More than to us			Lysander. More than for us

Wait in your royal walks, your board, your bed!			Wait in your royal walks, your board, your bed!

THESEUS. Come now; what masques, what dances shall we have,			Thesus. Come on now; What dances we will have, what we should have

To wear away this long age of three hours			Wear out the wear of this long age of three hours

Between our after-supper and bed-time?			Between our After-Supper and the sleep time?

Where is our usual manager of mirth?			Where is our usual Mirth manager?

What revels are in hand? Is there no play			Which revels are in the hand? Is there no game?

To ease the anguish of a torturing hour?			To make the agony of a torture lesson easier?

Call Philostrate.			Call philostrates.

PHILOSTRATE. Here, mighty Theseus.			Philostrate. Here is a lot of this.

THESEUS. Say, what abridgment have you for this evening?			Thesus. Do you say what short -term abbreviation do you have for this evening?

What masque? what music? How shall we beguile			Which masque? Which music? How should we seduce?

The lazy time, if not with some delight?			The lazy time, if not with a little joy?

PHILOSTRATE. There is a brief how many sports are ripe;			Philostrate. There is a short how many sports are ripe.

Make choice of which your Highness will see first.			Make the choice that will see your sovereignty first.

[Giving a paper]			[Give a paper]

THESEUS. 'The battle with the Centaurs, to be sung			Thesus. 'The struggle with the centaurs, to be sung

By an Athenian eunuch to the harp.'			From an Athenian eunuch to the harp. '

We'll none of that: that have I told my love,			We don't get any of it: I told my love

In glory of my kinsman Hercules.			In the glory of my related Hercules.

The riot of the tipsy Bacchanals,			The uprising of the tipsy Bacchanals,

Tearing the Thracian singer in their rage.'			Torn the Thracian singer in her anger. '

That is an old device, and it was play'd			This is an old device and it was played

When I from Thebes came last a conqueror.			When I last came from Theben.

The thrice three Muses mourning for the death			The three times three muses mourn for death

Of Learning, late deceas'd in beggary.'			Of learning, invented late in begging. '

That is some satire, keen and critical,			This is a satire, sharp and critical,

Not sorting with a nuptial ceremony.			Not sorting with a wedding ceremony.

A tedious brief scene of young Pyramus			A tedious short scene of the young pyramus

And his love Thisby; very tragical mirth.'			And his love thisby; very tragic joy. '

Merry and tragical! tedious and brief!			Happy and tragic! Boring and short!

That is hot ice and wondrous strange snow.			This is hot ice cream and wonderfully strange snow.

How shall we find the concord of this discord?			How should we find the concord of this discord?

PHILOSTRATE. A play there is, my lord, some ten words long,			Philostrate. A piece is there, my Lord, a few ten words long,

Which is as brief as I have known a play;			This is as short as I knew a piece;

But by ten words, my lord, it is too long,			But with ten words, my lord, it's too long, is too long,

Which makes it tedious; for in all the play			What makes it tedious; Because in the whole piece

There is not one word apt, one player fitted.			There is no word, a player who is adapted.

And tragical, my noble lord, it is;			And tragic, my noble gentleman, it is;

For Pyramus therein doth kill himself.			They kill themselves for pyramus.

Which when I saw rehears'd, I must confess,			What when I saw the rehearsals, I have to confess

Made mine eyes water; but more merry tears			Made my eyes water; But more happy tears

The passion of loud laughter never shed.			The passion of the loud laugh never shed.

THESEUS. What are they that do play it?			Thesus. What do it play?

PHILOSTRATE. Hard-handed men that work in Athens here,			Philostrate. Hard -handed men who work here in Athens,

Which never labour'd in their minds till now;			What has never worked in their heads so far;

And now have toil'd their unbreathed memories			And now their unchanged memories have worked

With this same play against your nuptial.			With the same game against your wedding.

THESEUS. And we will hear it.			Thesus. And we will hear it.

PHILOSTRATE. No, my noble lord,			Philostrate. No, my noble gentleman,

It is not for you. I have heard it over,			It's not for you. I heard it about

And it is nothing, nothing in the world;			And it's nothing, nothing in the world;

Unless you can find sport in their intents,			Unless you can find sports in your intentions

Extremely stretch'd and conn'd with cruel pain,			Extremely stretched and connected with gruesome pain,

To do you service.			To operate.

THESEUS. I will hear that play;			Thesus. I will hear this game;

For never anything can be amiss			Because nothing can never be right

When simpleness and duty tender it.			If simplicity and obligation exhaust it.

Go, bring them in; and take your places, ladies.			Go, bring it in; And take your places, ladies.

Exit PHILOSTRATE			Leave philostrat

HIPPOLYTA. I love not to see wretchedness o'er-charged,			Hippolyta. I love not to see charged

And duty in his service perishing.			And duty in his service is reduced.

THESEUS. Why, gentle sweet, you shall see no such thing.			Thesus. Why, gently cute, you won't see something like that.

HIPPOLYTA. He says they can do nothing in this kind.			Hippolyta. He says you can't do anything in such a way.

THESEUS. The kinder we, to give them thanks for nothing.			Thesus. The more friendly we to thank you for nothing.

Our sport shall be to take what they mistake;			Our sport should be what you confuse;

And what poor duty cannot do, noble respect			And what bad duty cannot, noble respect

Takes it in might, not merit.			It takes it into power, not deserved.

Where I have come, great clerks have purposed			Where I came, great employees have handled

To greet me with premeditated welcomes;			To greet me with intentional greets;

Where I have seen them shiver and look pale,			Where I looked her and looked pale, looked pale,

Make periods in the midst of sentences,			Make periods in the middle of sentences,

Throttle their practis'd accent in their fears,			Throttle your exercise accent in your fears,

And, in conclusion, dumbly have broke off,			And finally stupid has broken off,

Not paying me a welcome. Trust me, sweet,			I don't pay any reception. Trust me, sweet,

Out of this silence yet I pick'd a welcome;			However, I was welcome from this silence;

And in the modesty of fearful duty			And in the modesty of the anxious duty

I read as much as from the rattling tongue			I read as much as from the racial tongue

Of saucy and audacious eloquence.			By cheeky and bold eloquence.

Love, therefore, and tongue-tied simplicity			So love and the width of simplicity

In least speak most to my capacity.			Talk to my capacity at least most.



Re-enter PHILOSTRATE			Step back into philostrate



PHILOSTRATE. SO please your Grace, the Prologue is address'd.			Philostrate. So please your grace, the prologue is addressed.

THESEUS. Let him approach. [Flourish of trumpets]			Thesus. Let him approach. [Trompeten thrive]



Enter QUINCE as the PROLOGUE			Enter the Quince as a prologue



PROLOGUE. If we offend, it is with our good will.			PROLOG. If we insult, it is with our good will.

That you should think, we come not to offend,			That you should think, we don't come to insult

But with good will. To show our simple skill,			But with good will. To show our simple skills

That is the true beginning of our end.			That is the real beginning of our end.

Consider then, we come but in despite.			Then keep in mind, but we will come despite.

We do not come, as minding to content you,			We don't come to answer them, to satisfy them,

Our true intent is. All for your delight			Our true intention is. Everything for your joy

We are not here. That you should here repent you,			We are not here. That you should regret here

The actors are at band; and, by their show,			The actors are in the band; And through your show,

You shall know all, that you are like to know,			You will know everything you want to know

THESEUS. This fellow doth not stand upon points.			Thesus. This colleague does not like points.

LYSANDER. He hath rid his prologue like a rough colt; he knows			Lysander. He freed his prologue like a rough stallion foal; he knows

not			Not

the stop. A good moral, my lord: it is not enough to speak,			the stop. A good morality, my gentleman: it is not enough to speak,

but			but

to speak true.			speak true.

HIPPOLYTA. Indeed he hath play'd on this prologue like a child			Hippolyta. In fact, he played this prologue like a child on this prologue

on a			on one

recorder- a sound, but not in government.			Recorder- a sound, but not in the government.

THESEUS. His speech was like a tangled chain; nothing im			Thesus. His speech was like a confused chain; Nothing in

paired,			Paired,

but all disordered. Who is next?			But everyone is disorganized. Who's next?



Enter, with a trumpet before them, as in dumb show,			Enter with a trumpet in front of them, as in the stupid show,

PYRAMUS and THISBY, WALL, MOONSHINE, and LION			Pyramus and thisby, wall, moonlight and lion



PROLOGUE. Gentles, perchance you wonder at this show;			PROLOG. Lord, you sit on this show;

But wonder on, till truth make all things plain.			But be surprised until the truth makes all things clear.

This man is Pyramus, if you would know;			This man is pyramus if you know it;

This beauteous lady Thisby is certain.			This beautiful woman Thisby is safe.

This man, with lime and rough-cast, doth present			This man with lime and rough cast is available

Wall, that vile Wall which did these lovers sunder;			Wall, this hideous wall that tore these lovers;

And through Walls chink, poor souls, they are content			And through walls chink, poor souls, they are satisfied

To whisper. At the which let no man wonder.			Whisper. With what no one was surprised.

This man, with lanthorn, dog, and bush of thorn,			This man, with Lanthorn, dog and Bush from Thorn,

Presenteth Moonshine; for, if you will know,			Presents moonlight; Because if you know

By moonshine did these lovers think no scorn			Haven't these lovers quote from Moonshine?

To meet at Ninus' tomb, there, there to woo.			To meet in the Ninus' grave there, there to advertise.

This grisly beast, which Lion hight by name,			This gruesome animal, the lion called Hight Hight Hight,

The trusty Thisby, coming first by night,			The trustworthy Thisby who comes first at night,

Did scare away, or rather did affright;			Has frightened or rather affected;

And as she fled, her mantle she did fall;			And when she fled, her coat fell;

Which Lion vile with bloody mouth did stain.			Which lion colored with a bloody mouth.

Anon comes Pyramus, sweet youth and tall,			Anon comes pyramus, sweet youth and tall,

And finds his trusty Thisby's mantle slain;			And finds his trustworthy coat of this coat killed;

Whereat with blade, with bloody blameful blade,			Where with blade, with a bloody guild blade,

He bravely broach'd his boiling bloody breast;			He brave his boiling bloody chest brave;

And Thisby, tarrying in mulberry shade,			And thisby who spend in the mulberry shadow,

His dagger drew, and died. For all the rest,			His dagger pulled and died. For all others,

Let Lion, Moonshine, Wall, and lovers twain,			Leave the lion, moonlight, wall and lover two,

At large discourse while here they do remain.			If you have a big discourse, you stay here.

Exeunt PROLOGUE, PYRAMUS, THISBY,			Prolog, PYRAMUS, Thisbby,

LION, and MOONSHINE			Lion and moonlight

THESEUS. I wonder if the lion be to speak.			Thesus. I wonder if the lion should speak.

DEMETRIUS. No wonder, my lord: one lion may, when many asses			Demetrius. No wonder, my gentleman: a lion can, if a lot of asses

do.			also.

WALL. In this same interlude it doth befall			WALL. It doesn't work in the same interlude

That I, one Snout by name, present a wall;			That I presented a wall, a snout with name;

And such a wall as I would have you think			And such a wall that I would think of it

That had in it a crannied hole or chink,			That had a distributed hole or a crack,

Through which the lovers, Pyramus and Thisby,			Through the lovers, pyramus and thisby,

Did whisper often very secretly.			Often whispered very secretly.

This loam, this rough-cast, and this stone, doth show			This clay, this rough caste and this stone that shows shows

That I am that same wall; the truth is so;			That I am the same wall; The truth is so;

And this the cranny is, right and sinister,			And that's the winst, right and scary,

Through which the fearful lovers are to whisper.			Through which the anxious lovers should whisper.

THESEUS. Would you desire lime and hair to speak better?			Thesus. Would you ask yourself to speak better?

DEMETRIUS. It is the wittiest partition that ever I heard			Demetrius. It is the funniest partition I've ever heard

discourse, my lord.			Discourse, sir.



Enter PYRAMUS			Enter Pyramus



THESEUS. Pyramus draws near the wall; silence.			Thesus. Pyramus runs near the wall; Be silent.

PYRAMUS. O grim-look'd night! O night with hue so black!			Pyramus. O dark night! O night with color so black!

O night, which ever art when day is not!			O night, what art is ever when the day is not!

O night, O night, alack, alack, alack,			O Sue, o still, alack, alack, alack,

I fear my Thisby's promise is forgot!			I'm afraid, my Thisby's promise is forgotten!

And thou, O wall, O sweet, O lovely wall,			And you, oh wall, o sweet, ohige wall,

That stand'st between her father's ground and mine;			That stands between that and my father and mine;

Thou wall, O wall, O sweet and lovely wall,			You wall, oh wall, oh sweet and beautiful wall,

Show me thy chink, to blink through with mine eyne.			Show me your crack to blend through my eyne.

[WALL holds up his fingers]			[Wall holds his fingers up]

Thanks, courteous wall. Jove shield thee well for this!			Thanks, polite wall. Jove Shield you good for that!

But what see what see I? No Thisby do I see.			But what do I see? No, do I see?

O wicked wall, through whom I see no bliss,			O bad wall through which I don't see bliss,

Curs'd he thy stones for thus deceiving me!			He escaped your stones because he deceived me so much!

THESEUS. The wall, methinks, being sensible, should curse			Thesus. The wall, the process, should be sensible, should curse

again.			again.

PYRAMUS. No, in truth, sir, he should not. Deceiving me is			Pyramus. No, in truth, sir, he shouldn't. To be wrong

Thisby's			Thisbys

cue. She is to enter now, and I am to spy her through the			Keyword. It should now enter and I should spy on it

wall.			Mauer.

You shall see it will fall pat as I told you; yonder she			You will see that it will fall, as I told you; Adores them

comes.			comes.



Enter THISBY			Enter thisby



THISBY. O wall, full often hast thou beard my moans,			Thisby. O wall, fully often you have my moan,

For parting my fair Pyramus and me!			For the part of my fair pyramus and me!

My cherry lips have often kiss'd thy stones,			My cherry locks often kissed your stones

Thy stones with lime and hair knit up in thee.			Your stones with lime and hair knit in you.

PYRAMUS. I see a voice; now will I to the chink,			Pyramus. I see a voice; Now I'm going to be chink

To spy an I can hear my Thisby's face.			To spy on, I can hear the face of my thisbys.

Thisby!			Thisby!

THISBY. My love! thou art my love, I think.			Thisby. My beloved! You are my love, I think.

PYRAMUS. Think what thou wilt, I am thy lover's grace;			Pyramus. Think about what you want, I am the grace of your lover;

And like Limander am I trusty still.			And like Limander I am still trustworthy.

THISBY. And I like Helen, till the Fates me kill.			Thisby. And I like Helen until fate kill me.

PYRAMUS. Not Shafalus to Procrus was so true.			Pyramus. No Shafalus to the representative was so true.

THISBY. As Shafalus to Procrus, I to you.			Thisby. As Shafalus for the representative, I to you.

PYRAMUS. O, kiss me through the hole of this vile wall.			Pyramus. O, kiss me through the hole of this hideous wall.

THISBY. I kiss the wall's hole, not your lips at all.			Thisby. I kiss the hole of the wall, not your lips.

PYRAMUS. Wilt thou at Ninny's tomb meet me straightway?			Pyramus. Do you want to meet me directly in Ninny's grave?

THISBY. Tide life, tide death, I come without delay.			Thisby. Tide life, tides death, I come immediately.

Exeunt PYRAMUS and THISBY			Leave Pyramus and ThisBy

WALL. Thus have I, Wall, my part discharged so;			WALL. So I, wall, have released my part;

And, being done, thus Wall away doth go. Exit WALL			And when you're done, go away. Output wall

THESEUS. Now is the moon used between the two neighbours.			Thesus. Now the moon is used between the two neighbors.

DEMETRIUS. No remedy, my lord, when walls are so wilful to hear			Demetrius. No means, my Lord, when walls can be heard so deliberately

without warning.			without warning.

HIPPOLYTA. This is the silliest stuff that ever I heard.			Hippolyta. This is the stupidest stuff I've ever heard.

THESEUS. The best in this kind are but shadows; and the worst			Thesus. The best in this kind are only shadows; and the worst

are			are

no worse, if imagination amend them.			Not worse if the imagination change you.

HIPPOLYTA. It must be your imagination then, and not theirs.			Hippolyta. Then it has to be your imagination and not yours.

THESEUS. If we imagine no worse of them than they of			Thesus. If we don't imagine it worse than you

themselves,			itself,

they may pass for excellent men. Here come two noble beasts			You can come by for excellent men. Here are two noble beasts

in, a			in one

man and a lion.			Man and a lion.



Enter LION and MOONSHINE			Enter the lion and moonlight



LION. You, ladies, you, whose gentle hearts do fear			LION. You, ladies, you, whose gentle hearts fear

The smallest monstrous mouse that creeps on floor,			The smallest monstrous mouse crawling on the floor,

May now, perchance, both quake and tremble here,			Can't revitalize and tremble here,

When lion rough in wildest rage doth roar.			When the lion is rough in the wildest anger, roar.

Then know that I as Snug the joiner am			Then I know that I am the carpenter

A lion fell, nor else no lion's dam;			A lion fell, no lion congestion yet;

For, if I should as lion come in strife			Because if I should argue as a lion

Into this place, 'twere pity on my life.			In this place 'Twere pity with my life.

THESEUS. A very gentle beast, and of a good conscience.			Thesus. A very gentle animal and of a clear conscience.

DEMETRIUS. The very best at a beast, my lord, that e'er I saw.			Demetrius. The best in an animal, my master I saw.

LYSANDER. This lion is a very fox for his valour.			Lysander. This lion is a very fox for his bravery.

THESEUS. True; and a goose for his discretion.			Thesus. TRUE; And a goose for his discretion.

DEMETRIUS. Not so, my lord; for his valour cannot carry his			Demetrius. Not so, sir; Because his bravery cannot wear his

discretion, and the fox carries the goose.			Discretion, and the fox wears the goose.

THESEUS. His discretion, I am sure, cannot carry his valour;			Thesus. I am sure that his discretion cannot carry his bravery;

for			to the

the goose carries not the fox. It is well. Leave it to his			The goose does not wear the fox. It is good. Leave it to his

discretion, and let us listen to the Moon.			Discretion and let us listen to the moon.

MOONSHINE. This lanthorn doth the horned moon present-			Moonlight. This lanthorn is the horned moon.

DEMETRIUS. He should have worn the horns on his head.			Demetrius. He should have carried the horns on his head.

THESEUS. He is no crescent, and his horns are invisible within			Thesus. He is not a crescent moon and his horns are invisible within

the			the

circumference.			Scope.

MOONSHINE. This lanthorn doth the horned moon present;			Moonlight. This lanthorn is the horned moon;

Myself the Man i' th' Moon do seem to be.			I myself, the man I seem to be the moon, seems to be.

THESEUS. This is the greatest error of all the rest; the man			Thesus. This is the biggest mistake of everyone else; the man

should			should

be put into the lantern. How is it else the man i' th' moon?			be placed in the lantern. How else is it the man I the moon '""?

DEMETRIUS. He dares not come there for the candle; for, you			Demetrius. He doesn't dare for the candle; Because you

see, it			Do you see it

is already in snuff.			Is already in snuff.

HIPPOLYTA. I am aweary of this moon. Would he would change!			Hippolyta. I am bobbin from this moon. He would change!

THESEUS. It appears, by his small light of discretion, that he			Thesus. It seems with its little light of discretion that he

is			is

in the wane; but yet, in courtesy, in all reason, we must			in the offset; But we have to go to courtesy

stay			stay

the time.			the time.

LYSANDER. Proceed, Moon.			Lysander. Go on, moon.

MOON. All that I have to say is to tell you that the lanthorn			MOON. Everything I have to say is to tell you that the Lanthorn

is			is

the moon; I, the Man i' th' Moon; this thorn-bush, my			the moon; I, the man I am the moon 'moon; This Dornbush, mine

thorn-bush;			Dornenbusch;

and this dog, my dog.			And this dog, my dog.

DEMETRIUS. Why, all these should be in the lantern; for all			Demetrius. Why should all of this be in the lantern; for all

these			this

are in the moon. But silence; here comes Thisby.			are in the moon. But silence; Here comes thisby.



Re-enter THISBY			Enter Thatby again



THISBY. This is old Ninny's tomb. Where is my love?			Thisby. This is the grave of Old Ninny. Where is my Love?

LION. [Roaring] O- [THISBY runs off]			LION. [Roaring] O- [Thisby runs from]

DEMETRIUS. Well roar'd, Lion.			Demetrius. Well brewed, lion.

THESEUS. Well run, Thisby.			Theseus. Gut run, thisby.

HIPPOLYTA. Well shone, Moon. Truly, the moon shines with a good			Hippolyta. Well lit, moon. Really, the moon seems with a good one

grace. [The LION tears THISBY'S Mantle, and exit]			Gracefulness. [The lion tears Thisby's coat and exit]

THESEUS. Well mous'd, Lion.			Thesus. Well mouse, lion.



Re-enter PYRAMUS			Enter Pyramus Again



DEMETRIUS. And then came Pyramus.			Demetrius. Und dann kam pyramus.

LYSANDER. And so the lion vanish'd.			Lysander. And so the lion disappeared.

PYRAMUS. Sweet Moon, I thank thee for thy sunny beams;			Pyramus. Sweet moon, thank you for your sunny bars;

I thank thee, Moon, for shining now so bright;			I thank you, the moon, that you have now closed so brightly.

For, by thy gracious golden, glittering gleams,			Because through your gracious golden, glittering shimmer,

I trust to take of truest Thisby sight.			I trust that the truth can be seen.

But stay, O spite!			But stay, o despite!

But mark, poor knight,			But Mark, poor knight,

What dreadful dole is here!			What a terrible dole is here!

Eyes, do you see?			Eyes, do you see

How can it he?			How can he?

O dainty duck! O dear!			O decorative duck! O prefer!

Thy mantle good,			Your coat good

What! stain'd with blood?			What! colored with blood?

Approach, ye Furies fell.			Approach, her furies fell.

O Fates! come, come;			O Fattion! Come, come;

Cut thread and thrum;			Cut thread and thrum;

Quail, crush, conclude, and quell.			Quail, crushing, finally and source.

THESEUS. This passion, and the death of a dear friend, would go			Thesus. This passion and the death of a dear friend would go

near to make a man look sad.			Nearby to make a man look sad.

HIPPOLYTA. Beshrew my heart, but I pity the man.			Hippolyta. My heart, but I feel sorry for the man.

PYRAMUS. O wherefore, Nature, didst thou lions frame?			Pyramus. O Why, nature, do you have frame?

Since lion vile hath here deflower'd my dear;			Since Lion Vile flowed here, my dear;

Which is- no, no- which was the fairest dame			Which is no, no- that was the most beautiful lady

That liv'd, that lov'd, that lik'd, that look'd with cheer.			That lived, that was loved, that would look with jubilation.

Come, tears, confound;			Come on, tears, confused;

Out, sword, and wound			From, sword and wound

The pap of Pyramus;			Der Pap des Pyramus;

Ay, that left pap,			Ay, that left Pap,

Where heart doth hop. [Stabs himself]			Where heart jumps. [Stitch yourself]

Thus die I, thus, thus, thus.			That's how I die.

Now am I dead,			Now I'm dead

Now am I fled;			Now I've fled;

My soul is in the sky.			My soul is in the sky.

Tongue, lose thy light;			Tongue losing your light;

Moon, take thy flight. [Exit MOONSHINE]			Moon, take your flight. [Exit moonlight]

Now die, die, die, die, die. [Dies]			Now the, the, the, the. [This]

DEMETRIUS. No die, but an ace, for him; for he is but one.			Demetrius. None die, but an ace for him; Because he is just one.

LYSANDER. Less than an ace, man; for he is dead; he is nothing.			Lysander. Less than an ace, man; Because he is dead; He is nothing.

THESEUS. With the help of a surgeon he might yet recover and			Thesus. With the help of a surgeon he could still recover and

yet			still

prove an ass.			prove an ass.

HIPPOLYTA. How chance Moonshine is gone before Thisby comes			Hippolyta. How random moonlight is before Thisby comes

back			the back

and finds her lover?			And find your lover?



Re-enter THISBY			Enter Thatby again



THESEUS. She will find him by starlight. Here she comes; and			Thesus. She will find him with Starlight. Here she comes; and

her			she

passion ends the play.			Passion ends the piece.

HIPPOLYTA. Methinks she should not use a long one for such a			Hippolyta. I shouldn't use a long one for such a long

Pyramus; I hope she will be brief.			Pyramus; I hope it will be short.

DEMETRIUS. A mote will turn the balance, which Pyramus, which			Demetrius. A MOTE turns the balance, which pyramus, which

Thisby, is the better- he for a man, God warrant us: She for			Thisby is the better one for a man, God justifies us: she for

a			a

woman, God bless us!			Woman, God bless us!

LYSANDER. She hath spied him already with those sweet eyes.			Lysander. She has already spied on him with these sweet eyes.

DEMETRIUS. And thus she moans, videlicet:-			Demetrius. And so she moans, namely: -

THISBY. Asleep, my love?			Thisby. Sleep, my love?

What, dead, my dove?			What, dead, my pigeon?

O Pyramus, arise,			OH PYRAMUS, Entstehen,

Speak, speak. Quite dumb?			Speak. Pretty stupid?

Dead, dead? A tomb			Dead, dead? Tomb

Must cover thy sweet eyes.			Must cover your sweet eyes.

These lily lips,			This lily lips,

This cherry nose,			This cherry snap,

These yellow cowslip cheeks,			These yellow Kuglip -Wangen,

Are gone, are gone;			Are gone, are gone;

Lovers, make moan;			Lovers, moan;

His eyes were green as leeks.			His eyes were green like leek.

O Sisters Three,			O Sisters three,

Come, come to me,			Come on, come to me

With hands as pale as milk;			With hands as pale as milk;

Lay them in gore,			Place them in Gore

Since you have shore			There you have a shore

With shears his thread of silk.			With scissors his silk thread.

Tongue, not a word.			Tongue, no word.

Come, trusty sword;			Come on, trustworthy sword;

Come, blade, my breast imbrue. [Stabs herself]			Come on, blade, my breastimbrue. [Amazes]

And farewell, friends;			And farewell, friends;

Thus Thisby ends;			This is how Thisby ends;

Adieu, adieu, adieu. [Dies]			Farewell, goodbye, goodbye. [Dies]

THESEUS. Moonshine and Lion are left to bury the dead.			Thesus. Moonlight and lion have to bury the dead.

DEMETRIUS. Ay, and Wall too.			Demetrius. Ay and Wall too.

BOTTOM. [Starting up] No, I assure you; the wall is down that			BOTTOM. [Start] No, I assure you; The wall is below

parted their fathers. Will it please you to see the Epilogue,			shared their fathers. You will like to see the epilogue

or			or

to hear a Bergomask dance between two of our company?			Hear a Bergomasketanz between two of our companies?

THESEUS. No epilogue, I pray you; for your play needs no			Thesus. No epilogue, I pray you; Because your game needs no

excuse.			Excuse me.

Never excuse; for when the players are all dead there need			Never apologize; Because if the players are all dead, it need it

none			none

to be blamed. Marry, if he that writ it had played Pyramus,			be held responsible. Married, if he had written that, Pyramus would have played,

and			and

hang'd himself in Thisby's garter, it would have been a fine			Hanging in Thisby's tights, it would have been a good being

tragedy. And so it is, truly; and very notably discharg'd.			Tragedy. And so it really is; And very above all released.

But			but

come, your Bergomask; let your epilogue alone. [A dance]			Come on, your Bergsenk; Leave your proof alone. [A dance]

The iron tongue of midnight hath told twelve.			The iron tion of midnight was closed.

Lovers, to bed; 'tis almost fairy time.			Lovers, to bed; It is almost the fairy tale.

I fear we shall out-sleep the coming morn,			I'm afraid we will sleep in the next morning

As much as we this night have overwatch'd.			As much as we overlooked that night.

This palpable-gross play hath well beguil'd			This noticeable garden game was well seduced.

The heavy gait of night. Sweet friends, to bed.			The heavy walk of the night. Sweet friends, to bed.

A fortnight hold we this solemnity,			We keep this solemnity for fourteen days

In nightly revels and new jollity. Exeunt			in digtime celebrations and new children. exeunt



Enter PUCK with a broom			Enter puck with a broom



PUCK. Now the hungry lion roars,			PUCK. Now the hungry lion roars,

And the wolf behowls the moon;			And the wolf narrowed the moon;

Whilst the heavy ploughman snores,			While the heavy plugmann snores,

All with weary task fordone.			Everything with tired task fordon.

Now the wasted brands do glow,			Now the wasted brands are shining,

Whilst the screech-owl, screeching loud,			While the circular chief loud, loud,

Puts the wretch that lies in woe			Put the misery that lies in Weh

In remembrance of a shroud.			In memory of a bowl.

Now it is the time of night			Now it's the time of night

That the graves, all gaping wide,			That the graves, all gaping, wide,

Every one lets forth his sprite,			Everyone leaves out their sprite

In the church-way paths to glide.			On the church trails for gliding.

And we fairies, that do run			And we fairy who run

By the triple Hecate's team			Through the team of the Triple Hecate

From the presence of the sun,			From the presence of the sun,

Following darkness like a dream,			Darkness follow like a dream

Now are frolic. Not a mouse			Now are frolicking. No mouse

Shall disturb this hallowed house.			Should disturb this holy house.

I am sent with broom before,			I am already sent with brooms

To sweep the dust behind the door.			To sweep the dust behind the door.



Enter OBERON and TITANIA, with all their train			Enter Oberon and Titania with all your train



OBERON. Through the house give glimmering light,			Oberon. Through the house shimmering light,

By the dead and drowsy fire;			Through the dead and sleepy fire;

Every elf and fairy sprite			Every eleven and fairy sprite

Hop as light as bird from brier;			Bump as light as bird from Brier;

And this ditty, after me,			And the ditty after me

Sing and dance it trippingly.			Sing and dance it stumbling.

TITANIA. First, rehearse your song by rote,			Titania. First rehearse your song from Rote,

To each word a warbling note;			A warlike note for every word;

Hand in hand, with fairy grace,			Hand in hand, with fairy mercy,

Will we sing, and bless this place.			Will we sing and bless this place?



[OBERON leading, the FAIRIES sing and dance]			[Oberon leadership, the fairies sing and dance]



OBERON. Now, until the break of day,			Oberon. Well, until the daily newspaper,

Through this house each fairy stray.			Stray fairies through this house.

To the best bride-bed will we,			The best bridal bed we will

Which by us shall blessed be;			What should be blessed by us;

And the issue there create			And create the problem there

Ever shall be fortunate.			Be ever happy.

So shall all the couples three			So all couples will three

Ever true in loving be;			Always be true in love;

And the blots of Nature's hand			And the blots of nature

Shall not in their issue stand;			Should not be in their issue;

Never mole, hare-lip, nor scar,			Never mole, hare-lip or scar.

Nor mark prodigious, such as are			Still a brand mighty, how are

Despised in nativity,			Despised in crib,

Shall upon their children be.			Should be on their children.

With this field-dew consecrate,			With this field-to-consecration,

Every fairy take his gait,			Every fairy takes its course

And each several chamber bless,			And each several chamber blessed

Through this palace, with sweet peace;			Through this palace with sweet peace;

And the owner of it blest			And the owner of IT Blest

Ever shall in safety rest.			Always rest to safety.

Trip away; make no stay;			Stumble; Do not stay;

Meet me all by break of day. Exeunt all but PUCK			Meet me all through a day break. Exeunt all out of puck

PUCK. If we shadows have offended,			PUCK. If we have insulted shadows

Think but this, and all is mended,			But think that and everything is repaired

That you have but slumb'red here			That you have reduced here

While these visions did appear.			While these visions appeared.

And this weak and idle theme,			And this weak and idle topic,

No more yielding but a dream,			No longer give in, but a dream,

Gentles, do not reprehend.			Lord, don't take over.

If you pardon, we will mend.			If you apologize, we will repair ourselves.

And, as I am an honest Puck,			And how I am an honest puck

If we have unearned luck			If we are undeserved happiness

Now to scape the serpent's tongue,			Well to prevent the tongue of the snake,

We will make amends ere long;			We will do well again for a long time;

Else the Puck a liar call.			Otherwise the puck a liar.

So, good night unto you all.			So good night you all.

Give me your hands, if we be friends,			Give me your hands when we are friends

And Robin shall restore amends. Exit			And Robin is supposed to restore the reparation. Exit



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