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Starveling, Lysander, and Demetrius, Lines 235-265
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Act 5,
Scene 1
Lines 235-265

A performance of lines 235-265 by Starveling, Lysander, and Demetrius in Act 5, Scene 1 of myShakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream.

myShakespeare | Midsummer Night's Dream 5.1 Performance:Starvling, Lysander, Demetrius Lines 235-265

Starveling (as Moonshine)

This lantern doth the hornèd moon present —

Demetrius

He should have worn the horns on his head.

Theseus

He is no crescent, and his horns are invisible
within the circumference.

Starveling (as Moonshine)

This lantern doth the hornèd moon present,
Myself the man i' the moon do seem to be —

Theseus

This is the greatest error of all the rest. The man
should be put into the lantern. How is it else the
"man i' the moon"?

Demetrius

He dares not come there for the candle; for
you see it is already in snuff.

Hippolyta

I am aweary of this moon. Would he would
change.

Theseus

It appears by his small light of discretion that he
is in the wane. But yet in courtesy, in all reason, we
must stay the time.

Lysander

Proceed, Moon.

Starveling (as Moonshine)

All that I have to say is to tell you that the
lantern is the moon, I the man in the moon, this thorn
bush my thorn bush, and this dog my dog.

Demetrius

Why, all these should be in the lantern for all
these are in the moon. But silence; here comes Thisbe.
[Enter Flute as Thisbe]

Flute (as Thisbe)

This is old Ninny's tomb. Where is my love?

Snug (as Lion)

[Roaring] Ooooo.
[Thisbe drops her cloak and runs off]

Demetrius

Well roared, Lion.

Theseus

Well run, Thisbe.

Hippolyta

Well shone, Moon. Truly, the moon shines
with a good grace.
[Lion chews Thisbe’s cloak]

Theseus

Well moused, Lion.

Demetrius

And then came Pyramus.
[Enter Bottom as Pyramus]

Lysander

And so the lion vanished.