Miko: annotations

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Mar 2, 2019

A Midsummer Night’s Dream, I.1

“Immediately” could mean “without delay” or it could mean “expressly”.

Mar 2, 2019

A Midsummer Night’s Dream, I.1

“Faining voice” means to sing lovingly; “faining” love could mean sincere love, or it could mean "feigning" love, i.e. fake love.

Mar 1, 2019

A Midsummer Night’s Dream, I.1

sweets such as candy or cakes

Mar 1, 2019

A Midsummer Night’s Dream, I.1

a public festivity, usually to celebrate a victory

Mar 1, 2019

A Midsummer Night’s Dream, I.1

ceremonies

Mar 1, 2019

A Midsummer Night’s Dream, I.1

Egeus refers to laws in ancient Greece that gave a father power to have his children put to death. Those laws were enacted by Solon, a Greek statesman and lawmaker around 594 BC, many years after Theseus would have lived.

Mar 1, 2019

A Midsummer Night’s Dream, I.1

Theseus went to war with the Amazons and captured Hippolyta, their queen.

Mar 1, 2019

A Midsummer Night’s Dream, I.1

Knick-knacks, trinkets, possibly also with the connotation of trickery.

Mar 1, 2019

A Midsummer Night’s Dream, I.1

trinkets

Mar 1, 2019

A Midsummer Night’s Dream, I.1

melancholy or lacking in spirit