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Theseus, Lines 111-126
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Act 1,
Scene 1
Lines 111-126

A preformance of lines 111-126 by Theseus in Act 1, Scene 1 of myShakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream.

Midsummer Night's Dream 1.1 Performance: Theseus Lines 111-126

Theseus

I must confess that I have heard so much,
And with Demetrius thought to have spoke thereof,
But, being overfull of self-affairs,
My mind did lose it. But, Demetrius, come,
And come, Egeus; you shall go with me.
I have some private schooling for you both.
For you, fair Hermia, look you arm yourself
To fit your fancies to your father's will,
Or else the law of Athens yields you up —
Which by no means we may extenuate —
To death or to a vow of single life.
Come, my Hippolyta. What cheer, my love?
Demetrius and Egeus, go along;
I must employ you in some business
Against our nuptial, and confer with you
Of something nearly that concerns yourselves.