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ACT I

SCENE I. Athens. The palace of THESEUS.

Enter THESEUS, HIPPOLYTA, PHILOSTRATE, and Attendants

With duty and desire we follow you.

Exeunt all but LYSANDER and HERMIA

SCENE II. Athens. QUINCE'S house.

Enter QUINCE, SNUG, BOTTOM, FLUTE, SNOUT, and STARVELING

ACT II

SCENE I. A wood near Athens.

Enter, from opposite sides, a Fairy, and PUCK

And here my mistress. Would that he were gone!

Enter, from one side, OBERON, with his train; from the other, TITANIA, with hers

SCENE II. Another part of the wood.

Enter TITANIA, with her train

With half that wish the wisher's eyes be press'd!

They sleep Enter PUCK

ACT III

SCENE I. The wood. TITANIA lying asleep.

Enter QUINCE, SNUG, BOTTOM, FLUTE, SNOUT, and STARVELING

SCENE II. Another part of the wood.

Enter OBERON

ACT IV

SCENE I. The same. LYSANDER, DEMETRIUS, HELENA, and HERMIA

lying asleep.

Enter TITANIA and BOTTOM; PEASEBLOSSOM, COBWEB, MOTH, MUSTARDSEED, and other Fairies attending; OBERON behind unseen

SCENE II. Athens. QUINCE'S house.

Enter QUINCE, FLUTE, SNOUT, and STARVELING

ACT V

SCENE I. Athens. The palace of THESEUS.

Enter THESEUS, HIPPOLYTA, PHILOSTRATE, Lords and Attendants

Let him approach.

Flourish of trumpets Enter QUINCE for the Prologue

[Roaring] Oh--

Thisbe runs off