LYSANDER,
DEMETRIUS, HELENA, and
HERMIA sleep. Enter TITANIA, Queen of
the Fairies; and BOTTOM, with the ass's head;
and fairies PEASEBLOSSOM, COBWEB,
MOTH, MUSTARDSEED;
OBERON the king behind them, unseen
DEMETRIUS, HELENA,
HERMIA, and LYSANDER are still
sleeping on the stage. TITANIA enters with
BOTTOM, who still has a donkey's head, and
the fairies PEASEBLOSSOM, COBWEB,
MOTH, and MUSTARDSEED.
OBERON enters behind them, unseen by those
onstage.
TITANIA
(to
BOTTOM) Come, sit thee down upon this
flowery bed
While I thy amiable cheeks do coy,
And stick musk roses in thy sleek, smooth head,
And kiss thy fair large ears, my gentle joy.
TITANIA
(to
BOTTOM) Come over here and sit down
on this flowery bed while I caress those lovable cheeks.
I'll put roses on your silky, smooth head and kiss your
big, beautiful ears, my gentle darling.
BOTTOM
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Where's Peaseblossom?
BOTTOM
Where's Peaseblossom?
PEASEBLOSSOM
Ready.
PEASEBLOSSOM
Here.
BOTTOM
Scratch my head, Peaseblossom. Where's Monsieur
Cobweb?
BOTTOM
Scratch my head, Peaseblossom. Where's Monsieur
Cobweb?
COBWEB
Ready.
COBWEB
Here.
BOTTOM
Monsieur Cobweb, good monsieur, get you your weapons in your hand
and kill me a red-hipped humble-bee on the top of a thistle. And,
good monsieur, bring me the honey bag. Do not fret yourself too much
in the action, monsieur. And good monsieur, have a care the honey
bag break not. I would be loath to have you overflown with a honey
bag, signor.
BOTTOM
Monsieur Cobweb, sir, get out your weapons and kill me a striped
bumblebee on a thistle, and bring me its honey. Don't
tire yourself out, monsieur. Oh, and monsieur, be careful not to
break the honey-sac. I'd hate to see you drowned in
honey, sir.
