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Apr 8, 2019

A Midsummer Night’s Dream, V.1

The goose was a symbol of foolishness.

Apr 8, 2019

A Midsummer Night’s Dream, V.1

Snug is smart, brave.

Apr 7, 2019

A Midsummer Night’s Dream, V.1

“Dam” is a contemptuous term for a mother. It was common to use this term to refer to something that brings about evil.

Apr 7, 2019

A Midsummer Night’s Dream, V.1

This phrase could have one or both of two meanings. 1) A fierce lion - “fell” means fierce or savage. 2) Wearing a lion costume - “fell” is a term for an animal skin.

Apr 7, 2019

A Midsummer Night’s Dream, V.1

There is irony here that Snug says ladies are so frightful, even though the audience includes Hippolyta, the Amazon warrior queen.

Apr 7, 2019

A Midsummer Night’s Dream, V.1

The First Quarto reads “knit now againe”.

Apr 7, 2019

A Midsummer Night’s Dream, V.1

curse back

Apr 7, 2019

A Midsummer Night’s Dream, V.1

Capable of feeling. Perhaps Pyramus hit the wall.

Apr 7, 2019

A Midsummer Night’s Dream, V.1

Some modern editions change this question mark to an exclamation point.

Apr 7, 2019

A Midsummer Night’s Dream, V.1

The First Quarto and First Folio have this word as “and”. Some modern texts change it to “an”. In either case it means “if”.