For she hath blessed and attractive eyes. Act 1, Scene 2: Athens.QUINCE'S house. Act 2, Scene 2 of Shakespeare's A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM, with notes and line numbers. Dramatis Personae ... Oberon’s magical scheme in a sense places him in the role of playwright, thus further emphasizing the theme of the play within a play. ACT II. Methought a serpent eat my heart away, I could play Ercles rarely, or a part to tear a cat in, to make all split. For lying so, Hermia, I do not lie. So I, being young, till now ripe not to reason; A wood near Athens. ACT 2. A Midsummer Night’s Dream in Modern English, Modern A Midsummer Night’s Dream Act 1, Scene 1, A Midsummer Night’s Dream text Act 1, Scene 1, Modern A Midsummer Night’s Dream Act 1, Scene 2, A Midsummer Night’s Dream text Act 1, Scene 2, Modern A Midsummer Night’s Dream Act 2, Scene 1, A Midsummer Night’s Dream text Act 2, Scene 1, Modern A Midsummer Night’s Dream Act 2, Scene 2, A Midsummer Night’s Dream text Act 2, Scene 2, Modern A Midsummer Night’s Dream Act 3, Scene 1, A Midsummer Night’s Dream text Act 3, Scene 1, Modern A Midsummer Night’s Dream Act 3, Scene 2, A Midsummer Night’s Dream text Act 3, Scene 2, Modern A Midsummer Night’s Dream Act 4, Scene 1, A Midsummer Night’s Dream text Act 4, Scene 1, Modern A Midsummer Night’s Dream Act 4, Scene 2, A Midsummer Night’s Dream text Act 4, Scene 2, Modern A Midsummer Night’s Dream Act 5, Scene 1, A Midsummer Night’s Dream text Act 5, Scene 1, Shakespeare’s plays translated to modern English >>, A Midsummer Night’s Dream Original Text: Act 1, Scene 1, A Midsummer Night’s Dream Original Text: Act 1, Scene 2, A Midsummer Night’s Dream Original Text: Act 2, Scene 1, A Midsummer Night’s Dream Original Text: Act 3, Scene 1, A Midsummer Night’s Dream Original Text: Act 3, Scene 2, A Midsummer Night’s Dream Original Text: Act 4, Scene 1, A Midsummer Night’s Dream Original Text: Act 4, Scene 2, A Midsummer Night’s Dream Original Text: Act 5, Scene 1, https://www.nosweatshakespeare.com/midsummer-nights-dream-play/text-act-2-scene-2/. In A Midsummer Night’s Dream, residents of Athens mix with fairies from a local forest, with comic results. What wicked and dissembling glass of mine In Another part of the Wood Titiania falls asleep to fairy’s singing, then Oberon sneaks up when the other fairies leave, putting a few drops of the liquid on her eyes. As they discuss some concerns about how the audience will react to the play, Puck appears and spies on the rehearsal, invisible to the actors. [Awaking] And run through fire I will for thy sweet sake. Love takes the meaning in love’s conference. And to speak troth, I have forgot our way: So far be distant; and good night, sweet friend. Hermia, however, loves Lysander. Nay, good Lysander; for my sake, my dear. Browse, download & customise over 15,000 free lesson resources for teachers Sing me now asleep; That I did never, no, nor never can, Hermia insists that Lysander lie a little away from her for decency’s sake. lord! Oberon then orders Robin to fetch Helena while he anoints the eyes of the sleeping Demetrius. Becomes a virtuous bachelor and a maid, English. Edit. Stay, though thou kill me, sweet Demetrius. Wake when some vile thing is near. The Folger edition goes so far as to put "human" in the text, then define it as "humane". Save. No; I do repent Lysander and Hermia appear in that part of the wood at that time. What though he love your Hermia? Synopsis: Robin Goodfellow reports to Oberon about Titania and Bottom. When they leave, Oberon sneaks up on his Queen and pours the love-juice into her eyes. Weeds of Athens he doth wear: Then to your offices and let me rest. 4 Create BACK; NEXT ; A side-by-side translation of Act 2, Scene 2 of A Midsummer Night's Dream from the original Shakespeare into modern …