Shakespeare's Comedy of A Midsummer-night's DreamHarper, 1883 - 195 pages |
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Page 14
... , except that Theseus and Hippolyta are characters in both , and that Philostrate is the assumed name of Arcite in the tale , while his own . it is the name of the Master 14 A MIDSUMMER - NIGHT'S DREAM . THE SOURCES OF THE PLOT.
... , except that Theseus and Hippolyta are characters in both , and that Philostrate is the assumed name of Arcite in the tale , while his own . it is the name of the Master 14 A MIDSUMMER - NIGHT'S DREAM . THE SOURCES OF THE PLOT.
Page 21
... Hippolyta , Oberon and Titania's quarrel , the flight of the two pair of lovers , and the theatri- cal manœuvres of the mechanics - are so lightly and happily interwoven that they seem necessary to each other for the formation of a ...
... Hippolyta , Oberon and Titania's quarrel , the flight of the two pair of lovers , and the theatri- cal manœuvres of the mechanics - are so lightly and happily interwoven that they seem necessary to each other for the formation of a ...
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... Hippolyta's description of a chase , or Theseus ' answer ? The two last are as heroical and spirited as the others are full of luscious tenderness . The reading of the play is like wandering in a grove by moonlight ; the descrip- tions ...
... Hippolyta's description of a chase , or Theseus ' answer ? The two last are as heroical and spirited as the others are full of luscious tenderness . The reading of the play is like wandering in a grove by moonlight ; the descrip- tions ...
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... Hippolyta speaks scornfully of the tragedy in which Bottom holds so conspicuous a part , Theseus answers that the best of this kind [ scenic performances ] are but shadows , and the worst no worse if imagination amend them . She answers ...
... Hippolyta speaks scornfully of the tragedy in which Bottom holds so conspicuous a part , Theseus answers that the best of this kind [ scenic performances ] are but shadows , and the worst no worse if imagination amend them . She answers ...
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... and brings into one human feeling the supernature , the caprice and gross mischance , the serious drift of life . A EYMH @EO EENK ΔΗΣ AR Do 9630 COIN OF ATHENS . HIPPOLYTA . A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM . DRAMATIS PERSONE . INTRODUCTION 39.
... and brings into one human feeling the supernature , the caprice and gross mischance , the serious drift of life . A EYMH @EO EENK ΔΗΣ AR Do 9630 COIN OF ATHENS . HIPPOLYTA . A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM . DRAMATIS PERSONE . INTRODUCTION 39.
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