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Helena, Lines 129-140
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Act 2,
Scene 2
Lines 129-140

A performance of lines 129-140 by Helena in Act 2, Scene 2 of myShakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream.

myShakespeare | Midsummer Night's Dream 2.2 Performance: Helena Lines 129-140

Helena

Wherefore was I to this keen mockery born?
When at your hands did I deserve this scorn?
Is't not enough, is't not enough, young man,
That I did never — no, nor never can —
Deserve a sweet look from Demetrius' eye,
But you must flout my insufficiency?
Good troth, you do me wrong — good sooth, you do —
In such disdainful manner me to woo.
But fare you well. Perforce, I must confess
I thought you lord of more true gentleness.
O, that a lady of one man refused,
Should of another therefore be abused!