Renaissance Drama — Topics · seed 42

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Shakespeare, William, published 1623 · comedy · Adult Professional;Professional · other editions of this work: 385 (1600) · other edition — not in the analysis

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Metadata

TitleA Midsummer Night's Dream
AuthorShakespeare, William
Publication year (edition)1623
Genre (British Drama)comedy
Genre group (comparison)comedy — from the British Drama label · Annals: comedy
Play typeAdult Professional;Professional
Work / edition / TCP / DEEPwork 170 · edition 387 · TCP A11954 · DEEP 5081.08
Edition roleOther edition — placed after the fit, excluded from the main statistics; its chunks carry the topic they were placed in, for browsing
First performance / composition (Annals)1596 [1594-1596]
First performance (BritDrama)1595 [1594-1598]
Company (BritDrama)Lord Chamberlain's (Hunsdon's) Men
Company (Annals)Lord Chamberlain's (Hunsdon's) Men
FormatFolio
Greg170c
Genre (Annals)Comedy
Genre (BritDrama)Comedy
BritDrama no.1012
Title page[HT; N1r] A MIDSOMMER Nights Dreame.
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Topic composition (share of words)

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Chunks in order

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10–65471unassignedNOw fair Hippolita, our nuptial hour Draws on apace: four happy days bring in Another Moon: but oh, me thinks,…
266–132499unassignedEither to dye the death, or to abjure For ever the society of men. Therefore fair Hermia question your desires…
3133–194489unassignedFor aught that ever I could read, Can ever hear by tale or history, The course of true love never did run smoo…
4195–254479unassignedI frown upon him, yet he loves me still. O that your frowns would teach my smiles such skill. I give him curse…
5255–284487unassignedHere is the scroll of every man's name, which is thought fit through all Athens, to play in our Interlude befo…
6285–321476unassignedThat would hang us every mother's son. I grant you friends, if that you should fright the Ladies out of their …
7322–386470unassignedEither I mistake your shape and making quite, Or else you are that shrewd and knavish spirit Called Robin Good…
8387–449477T55 Fairies, fairy queens and enchanted desi0.81The Ploughman lost his sweat, and the green Corn Hath rotten, ere his youth attained a beard: The fold stands …
9450–508483T21 Cupid, Venus and the nymphs0.86That very time I say (but thou couldst not) Flying between the cold Moon and the earth, Cupid all armed; a cer…
10509–572526unassignedYou do impeach your modesty too much, To leave the City, and commit yourself Into the hands of one that loves …
11573–646499T4 Love-longing and the lover's complaint0.73You spotted Snakes with double tongue, Thorny Hedgehogges be not seen, Newts and blind worms do no wrong, Come…
12647–707489T4 Love-longing and the lover's complaint0.86Stay, though thou kill me, sweet Demetrius. I charge thee hence, and do not haunt me thus. O wilt thou darklin…
13708–735485unassignedHelp me Lysander, help me; do thy best To pluck this crawling serpent from my breast. Ay me, for pity; what a …
14736–772473unassignedDoth the Moon shine that night we play our play? A Calendar, a Calendar, look in the Almanac, find out Moonshi…
15773–821474T4 Love-longing and the lover's complaint0.74Why do they run away? This is a knavery of them to make me afeard. O Bottom, thou art changed; What do I see o…
16822–877478unassignedI cry your worship's mercy heartily; I beseech your worship's name. Cobweb. I shall desire you of more acquain…
17878–933470T1 Death, grief and revenge0.86O why rebuke you him that loves you so? Lay breath so bitter on your bitter foe. Now I but chide, but I should…
18934–995463unassignedI go, I go, look how I go, Swifter than arrow from the Tartars bow. Flower of this purple die, Hit with Cupid'…
19996–1056483T4 Love-longing and the lover's complaint0.82You are unkind Demetrius; be not so, For you love Hermia; this you know I know; And here with all good will, w…
201057–1117467T4 Love-longing and the lover's complaint0.85Have you not set Lysander, as in scorn To follow me, and praise my eyes and face? And made your other love, De…
211118–1181473T4 Love-longing and the lover's complaint0.88I, by my life; And never did desire to see thee more. Therefore be out of hope, of question, of doubt; Be cert…
221182–1243487unassignedNow she holds me not, Now follow if thou darest, to try whose right, Of thine or mine is most in Helena. Fello…
231244–1310487unassignedWhere art thou, proud Demetrius? Speak thou now. Here villain, drawn & ready. Where art thou? I will be with t…
241311–1357484T55 Fairies, fairy queens and enchanted desi0.80Ready. Mounsieur Cobweb, good monsieur get your weapons in your hand, & kill me a red hipt humble-Bee, on the …
251358–1424485unassignedBe thou as thou wast wont to be; See as thou wast wont to see. Diane's bud, or Cupid's flower, Hath such force…
261425–1489485unassignedIt is, my Lord. Go bid the huntsmen wake them with their horns. Good morrow friends: Saint Valentine is passed…
271490–1504541unassignedWhen my cue comes, call me, and I will answer. My next is, most fair Pyramus. hay ho. Peter Quince? Flute the …
281505–1561450unassigned'Tis strange my Theseus, that these lovers speak of. More strange than true. I never may believe These antic f…
291562–1622520T9 Theatre talk: prologues, poets and playe0.77A play there is, my Lord, some ten words long, Which is as brief, as I have known a play; But by ten words, my…
301623–1683507unassignedGentles, perchance you wonder at this show, But wonder on, till truth make all things plain. This man is Pyram…
311684–1728514unassignedI see a voice; now will I to the chink, To spy and I can hear my Thisbies face. Thisbie? My Love thou art, my …
321729–1794504unassignedWhy all these should be in the Lantern: for they are in the Moon. But silence, here comes Thisbe. This is old …
331795–1870511unassignedNo Epilogue, I pray you; for your play needs no excuse. Never excuse; for when the players are all dead, there…