Miko: annotations

wait

someone who is rebellious

If Hermia's attractiveness to Demetrius were contagious like sickness, Helena would want to catch it.

like you or changed into you

surpassingly

perform

speak in a high pitched voice

forswear

their origin

The word “corn” at that time referred to any grain, but especially barley. Grains grow a “beard” at maturation. The song “John Barleycorn”, which is about harvesting barley and making alcohol with it, includes the line “Then Barleycorn he got a beard, And so became a man.”