You have her father’s love, Demetrius;Let me have Hermia’s: do you marry him.
Scornful Lysander! true, he hath my love. And she is mine, and all my right of herI do estate unto Demetrius.
But, being over-full of self-affairs, My mind did lose it. But, Demetrius, come;And come, Egeus; you shall go with me,I have some private schooling for you both.
Francis Flute, the bellows-mender.
Flute, you must take Thisby on you.
That’s all one: you shall play it in a mask, andyou may speak as small as you will.
Here, Peter Quince.
What is Thisby? a wandering knight?
Nay, faith, let me not play a woman; I have abeard coming.
An I may hide my face, let me play Thisby too,I’ll speak in a monstrous little voice.
No, no; you must play Pyramus: and, Flute, you Thisby.
Robin Starveling, the tailor.
Robin Starveling, you must play Thisby’smother. Tom Snout, the tinker.
Here, Peter Quince.
Here, Peter Quince.
Have you the lion’s part written? give it me, for I am slow of study.