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LYSANDER This lion is a very fox, for his valor.
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LYSANDER He’s as brave as a fox.
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THESEUS
220True. And a goose for his discretion.
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THESEUS True. And as wise as a goose.
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DEMETRIUS Not so, my lord. For his valor cannot carry his discretion,
and the fox carries the goose.
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DEMETRIUS Oh, that’s not true, my lord. He’s not brave
enough to be wise.
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THESEUS His discretion, I am sure, cannot carry his valor, for the
goose carries not the fox. It is well. Leave it to his discretion,
and let us listen to the moon.
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THESEUS He’s not wise enough to be brave. Anyway, he is what he
is. Let’s listen to the moon.
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MOONSHINE
(played by
STARVELING)
This lanthorn doth the hornèd moon
present—
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MOONSHINE This lantern represents the
horned moonhorned moon = crescent moon horned moon — |
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DEMETRIUS He should have worn the horns on his head.
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THESEUS He is no crescent, and his horns are invisible within the
circumference.
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THESEUS He’s not a crescent moon, so his horns must be
invisible inside the circle.
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MOONSHINE This lanthorn doth the hornèd moon present.
Myself the man i' th' moon do seem to
be—
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MOONSHINE This lantern represents the moon. I myself am playing the man in
the moon—
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THESEUS This is the greatest error of all the rest. The man should be
put into the lanthorn. How is it else the “man
i' th' moon”?
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THESEUS Well then, that’s the biggest mistake of all. The man
should be inside the lantern. How else is he the “man in
the moon”?
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DEMETRIUS
235He dares not come there for the candle. For you see, it is
already in snuff.
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DEMETRIUS He can’t go in there because of the candle.
It’s too hot.
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HIPPOLYTA I am aweary of this moon. Would he would change!
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HIPPOLYTA I’m tired of this moon. I wish he’d wax or
wane off the stage.
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THESEUS It appears by his small light of discretion, that he is in the
wane. But yet, in courtesy, in all reason, we must stay the
time.
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THESEUS It seems like he’s waning, but out of politeness
we’ll have to wait and see.
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