Give me your neaf, Monsieur Mustardseed. Pray you,
leave your courtesy, good monsieur.
BOTTOM
Give me your first, Mr. Mustardseed. Please, stop bowing, good
sir.
MUSTARDSEED
What's your will?
MUSTARDSEED
What would you like me to do?
BOTTOM
15
Nothing, good monsieur, but to help Cavalery Cobweb to scratch. I
must to the barber's, monsieur, for methinks I am
marvelous hairy about the face. And I am such a tender ass, if my
hair do but tickle me, I must scratch.
BOTTOM
Nothing, good sir, except to help Sir Cobweb scratch my head. I
should go to the barber's, monsieur, because I think
I'm getting really hairy around the face. And
I'm such a sensitive ass that if my hair even tickles me
a little, I need to scratch.
TITANIA
What, wilt thou hear some music, my sweet love?
TITANIA
Would you like to hear some music, my sweet love?
BOTTOM
I have a reasonable good ear in music. Let's have the
tongs and the bones.
BOTTOM
I have a pretty good ear for music. Let's hear someone
play the triangle and the sticks.
TITANIA
Or say, sweet love, what thou desirest to eat.
TITANIA
Or tell me, my sweet love, what you'd like to
eat.
BOTTOM
Truly, a peck of provender. I could munch your good dry oats.
Methinks I have a great desire to a bottle of hay. Good hay, sweet
hay, hath no fellow.
BOTTOM
Actually, I'd like a few pounds of grass.
I'd like to munch on some good dry oats. Or maybe
I've got a hankering for a bundle of hay.
There's nothing like good hay, really sweet hay.
TITANIA
20
I have a venturous fairy that shall seek
The squirrel's hoard and fetch thee new nuts.
TITANIA
I have an adventurous fairy who'll go seek out the
squirrel's secret stash and get you some fresh
nuts.
BOTTOM
I had rather have a handful or two of dried peas. But, I pray you,
let none of your people stir me. I have an exposition of sleep come
upon me.
BOTTOM
I'd rather have a handful or two of dried peas. But
please don't let any of your people wake me up. I really
want to sleep now.
TITANIA
Sleep thou, and I will wind thee in my arms.
Fairies, be gone, and be all ways away.
TITANIA
Go to sleep, and I will wrap my arms around you. Fairies, go away.
Run off in all directions.
