MSND Act 1 Scene 2
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- This is a list of the names of all the men who are good enough to act in the play we’re going to perform for the duke and duchess on their wedding night.
- You should call their names generally, one person at a time, in the order in which their names appear on this piece of paper.
- All right. Our play is called A Very Tragic Comedy About the Horrible Deaths of Pyramus and Thisbe
- Let me tell you, it’s a great piece of work, and very funny. Now, Peter Quince, call the names of the actors on the list.
- First, Peter Quince, tell us what the play is about, then read the names of the actors,
- You, Nick Bottom, have been cast as Pyramus, A lover who kills himself very nobly for love
- Answer when I call your name. Nick Bottom?
- Here. Tell me which part I’m going to play.
- Flute, you’ll be playing the role of Thisbe, the lady Pyramus is in love with
- No, come on, don’t make me play a woman. I’m growing a beard
- Robin Starveling, you’re going to play Thisbe’s mother.—Tom Snout, you'll play Pyramus's father. I'll play Thisbe's father myself
- Snug, the cabinetmaker, you’ll play the part of the lion. gentlemen, here are your scripts, Please learn them by tomorrow and meet me in the duke’s forest a mile outside of town
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