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A Midsummer Night’s Dream, IV.1

It was believed that birds chose their mates on Saint Valentine's Day. This is another of the many anachronisms in this play, because Saint Valentine lived many years after the time of Theseus.

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A Midsummer Night’s Dream, IV.1

sand colored

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A Midsummer Night’s Dream, IV.1

pursued, presumably with a lot of barking

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A Midsummer Night’s Dream, IV.1

legendary founder of the city of Thebes

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A Midsummer Night’s Dream, IV.1

unleash the hounds

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A Midsummer Night’s Dream, IV.1

Theseus refers to their observation of May Day. Lysander referred to May Day in Act I, scene 1, line 169.

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A Midsummer Night’s Dream, IV.1

the early part of the day

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A Midsummer Night’s Dream, IV.1

The First Quarto says “prosperitie”. The Second Quarto and the First Folio have “posterity”. Most modern editions go with “prosperity”. That parallels Titania's lines from Act II, scene 1 in which she says “To Theseus must be wedded, and you come / To give their bed joy and prosperity”.

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A Midsummer Night’s Dream, IV.1

call for music to be played

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A Midsummer Night’s Dream, IV.1

Bottom, Lysander, Hermia, Demetrius, and Helena. The folios and First Quarto say “fine”. Modern editions change this to “five”.