No Fear Shakespeare
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Get this No Fear to go!
Act 2, Scene 2, Page 2
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Beetles black, approach not
near.
Worm nor snail, do no
offense.
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Black beetles, don’t
come near.
Worms and snails,
don’t be bad.
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FAIRIES
(sing)
Philomel, with melody
Sing in our sweet
lullaby.
Lulla, lulla, lullaby, lulla,
lulla, lullaby.
Never harm
Nor spell nor charm
Come our lovely lady
nigh.
So good night, with
lullaby.
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FAIRIES
(singing)
Nightingale,
melodiously
Sing our sweet lullaby.
Lulla, lulla, lullaby, lulla,
lulla, lullaby.
Let no harm
Or spell or charm
Come near our lovely
lady.
Say good night with a
lullaby.
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TITANIA sleeps |
TITANIA falls
asleep. |
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SECOND FAIRY
Hence, away! Now all is well.
One aloof stand sentinel.
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SECOND FAIRY
Okay, let’s go! Everything’s fine now. One
of us will stay and stand guard.
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Exeunt FAIRIES
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The FAIRIES
exit. |
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Enter OBERON
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OBERON enters. |
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OBERON
(squeezing flower juice on TITANIA
’s eyelids)
What thou seest when thou dost wake,
Do it for thy true love take.
Love and languish for his sake.
Be it ounce or cat or bear,
Pard or boar with bristled hair,
In thy eye that shall appear,
When thou wakest, it is thy dear.
Wake when some vile thing is near.
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OBERON
(he squeezes flower juice on
TITANIA ’s eyelids)
Whatever you see first when you wake up, think of it as your true
love. Love him and yearn for him, even if he’s a lynx, a
cat, a bear, a leopard, or a wild boar. Whatever’s there
when you wake up will be dear to you. Wake up when something nasty
is nearby.
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Exit OBERON
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OBERON exits. |
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Enter LYSANDER and
HERMIA
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LYSANDER and HERMIA
enter. |
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LYSANDER
Fair love, you faint with wandering in the wood.
And to speak troth, I have forgot our way.
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LYSANDER
My love, you look like you’re about to faint from
wandering in the woods for so long, and to tell you the truth,
I’ve gotten us lost.
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