“Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind, And therefore is winged Cupid painted blind.”
Work
Escaping to Athenian court to marry, Hermia and Lysander take refuge in a nearby wood. There, too, are Helena and Demetrius and the King and Queen of the fairies, Oberon and Titania. Oberon orchestrates a series of mischievous and magical tricks by which love is transformed, misplaced, deceived, revealed and, finally, restored. This edition of the text includes notes, a glossary and an introduction.
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William Shakespeare
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“Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind, And therefore is winged Cupid painted blind.”
“Lovers and madmen have such seething brains, Such shaping fantasies, that apprehend More than cool reason ever comprehends. The lunatic, the lover and the poet Are of imagination all compact...”
“Though she be but little, she is fierce!”
“Four days will quickly steep themselves in nights; Four nights will quickly dream away the time.”
“Lord, what fools these mortals be!”
“I’ll follow thee and make a heaven of hell, To die upon the hand I love so well.”
“Why should you think that I should woo in scorn? Scorn and derision never come in tears: Look, when I vow, I weep; and vows so born, In their nativity all truth appears. How can these things...”
“And yet,to say the truth, reason and love keep little company together nowadays.”
“My soul is in the sky.”
“The course of true love never did run smooth.”