No Fear Shakespeare
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
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Act 2, Scene 1, Page 10
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There sleeps Titania sometime of the night,
Lulled in these flowers with dances and delight.
And there the snake throws her enameled skin,
Weed wide enough to wrap a fairy in.
And with the juice of this I’ll streak her eyes
And make her full of hateful fantasies.
(gives ROBIN
some of the flower)
Take thou some of it and seek through this grove:
A sweet Athenian lady is in love
With a disdainful youth. Anoint his eyes.
But do it when the next thing he espies
May be the lady. Thou shalt know the man
By the Athenian garments he hath on.
Effect it with some care, that he may prove
More fond on her than she upon her love.
And look thou meet me ere the first cock crow.
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Titania sleeps there
sometimes at night, lulled to sleep among the flowers by dances and
other delights. Snakes shed their skin there, and the shed skin is
wide enough to wrap a fairy in. I’ll put the juice of
this flower on Titania’s eyes, and fill her with horrible
delusions and desires. (he gives
ROBIN part of the flower) You take
some of it too, and look around in this part of the forest. A sweet
Athenian lady is in love with a young man who wants nothing to do
with her. Put some of this flower’s juice on his eyes,
and make sure to do it in such a way that the next thing he sees
will be the lady. You’ll be able to tell it’s
him because he’s wearing Athenian clothes. Do it
carefully, so that he’ll end up loving her more than she
loves him. And then make sure to meet me before the
rooster’s first crow at dawn.
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ROBIN
Fear not, my lord. Your servant shall do so.
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ROBIN
Don’t worry, sir. I’m at your
service.
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Exeunt severally |
They all exit, separately. |
