Shakespeare, William · published 1600 · first performed or written 1596 [1594-1596] (Annals) comedy · Lord Chamberlain's (Hunsdon's) Men unassigned nearest T9 Theatre talk: prologues, poets and playe · 487 words
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Doth the Moon shine, that night, we play our Play? A Calendar, a Calendar: look in the Almanac: find out Moonshine, find out Moonshine. Yes: it doth shine that night. Why then, may you leave a casement of the great chamber window (where we play) open; and the Moon may shine in at the casement. I: or else, one must come in, with a bush of thorns, & a lantern, and say he comes to disfigure, or to present the person of Moonshine. Then, there is another thing; we must have a wall in the great chamber: for Pyramus & Thisbe (says the story) did talk through the chink of a wall. You can never bring in a wall. What say you Bottom? Some man or other must present wall: and let him have some plaster, or some lome, or some rough cast, about him, to signify wall; or let him hold his fingers thus: and through that cranny, shall Pyramus and Thisbe whisper. If that may be, than all is well. Come, sit down every mother's son, and rehearse your parts. Pyramus, you begin: when you have spoken your speech, enter into that Brake, and so every one according to his cue. What hempen homespunnes have we swagging here, So near the Cradle of the Fairy Queen? What, a play toward? I'll be an Auditor, An Actor to perhaps, If I see cause. Speak Pyramus: Thysby stand forth. Thisbe the flowers of odious savours sweet. Odours, odorous. Odours savours sweet. So hath thy breath, my dearest Thisbe dear. But hark, a voice: stay thou but here a while, And by and by I will to thee appear. A stranger Pyramus, then ere played here. Must I speak now? I marry must you. For you must understand, he goes but to see a noise, that he heard, and is to come again. Most radiant Pyramus, most lily white of hew, Of colour like the redrose, on triumphant briar, Most brisky Iwenall, and eke most lovely Iewe, As true as truest horse, that yet would never tire, I'll meet thee Pyramus, at Ninnies tomb. Ninus tomb, man. Why? you must not speak That yet. That you answer to Pyramus. You speak All your part at once, cues, and, all. Pyramus, enter: your cue is past: It is; never tyre. O, as true as truest horse, that yet would never tire. If I were fair, Thysby, I were only thine. O monstrous! O strange! We are haunted. Pray masters: fly masters: help. I'll follow you: I'll lead you about a Round, Through bog, through bush, through brake, through briar: Sometime a horse I'll be, sometime a hound, A hog, a headelesse Bear, sometime a fire, And neigh, and bark, and grunt, and roar, and burn, Like horse, hound, hog, bear, fire, at every turn. Why do they run away? This is a knavery of them to make me afeard.
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Doth the Moone shine, that night, we play our Play? A Calender, a Calender: looke in the Almanack: finde out Moone-shine, finde out Moone-shine. Yes: it doth shine that night. Why then, may you leaue a casement of the great chamber window (where we play) open; and the Moone may shine in at the casement. I: or els, one must come in, with a bush of thorns, & a lātern, and say he comes to disfigure, or to present the person of Moone-shine. Then, there is another thing; we must haue a wal in the great chāber: for Pyramus & Thisby (saies the story) did talke through the chinke of a wall. You can neuer bring in a wal. What say you Bottom? Some man or other must present wall: and let him haue some plaster, or som lome, or some rough cast, about him, to signifie wall; or let him holde his fingers thus: and through that crany, shall Pyramus and Thisby whisper. If that may be, then all is well. Come, sit downe euery mothers sonne, and reherse your parts. Pyramus, you beginne: when you haue spoken your speech, enter into that Brake, and so euery one according to his cue. What hempen homespunnes haue we swagging here, So neere the Cradle of the Fairy Queene? What, a play toward? Ile be an Auditor, An Actor to perhappes, If I see cause. Speake Pyramus: Thysby stand forth. Thisby the flowers of odious sauours sweete. Odours, odorous. Odours sauours sweete. So hath thy breath, my dearest Thisby deare. But harke, a voice: stay thou but heere a while, And by and by I will to thee appeare. A stranger Pyramus, then ere played heere. Must I speake now? I marry must you. For you must vnderstād, he goes but to see a noyse, that he heard, and is to come againe. Most radiant Pyramus, most lillie white of hewe, Of colour like the redrose, on triumphant bryer, Most brisky Iuuenall, and eeke most louely Iewe, As true as truest horse, that yet would neuer tyre, Ile meete thee Pyramus, at Ninnies toumbe. Ninus toumbe, man. Why? you must not speake That yet. That you answere to Pyramus. You speake Al your part at once, cues, and, all. Pyramus, enter: your cue is past: It is; neuer tire. O, as true as truest horse, that yet would neuer tyre. If I were faire, Thysby, I were onely thine. O monstrous! O strange! We are haunted. Pray masters: fly masters: helpe. Ile follow you: Ile leade you about a Round, Through bogge, through bush, through brake, through bryer: Sometime a horse Ile be, sometime a hound, A hogge, a headelesse Beare, sometime a fier, And neigh, and barke, and grunt, and rore, and burne, Like horse, hound, hogge, beare, fire, at euery turne. Why doe they runne away? This is a knauery of them to make mee afeard.