A Midsummer Night's Dream

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A Midsummer Night's Dream

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Comedy and Power
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Thesius gt Hippolita
THESIUS Hippolyta, I wooed thee with my
sword, And won thy love doing thee
injuries.
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Egeus gt Hermia
EGEUS I beg you the ancient privilege of
Athens          As she is mine, I may
dispose of her          Which shhll be either
to this gentleman          Or to her death,
according to our law          Immediately
provided in that case.
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Thesius gt craftmen
QUINCE But masters, here are your parts, and I
am to entreat you, request you, and desire
you to con them by tomorrow night, and meet me
in the palace wood, a mile without the town,
by moonlight there will we rehearse, for if we
meet in the city we shall be dogged with
company, and our devices known. At the Dukes
oak we meet.
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Thesius gt Egeus
THESEUS Fair lovers, you are fortunately
met. Of this discourse we more will hear
anon. Egeus, I will overbear your will
For in the temple, by and by, with us These
couples shall eternally be knit.
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What the play demonstrates is that state and
patriarchal power is enforced not only
physically, by law and punishment, but by
aesthetic means. - Elloit Krieger
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The Merchant of Venice Comedy and Utopia
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Portia's two obstacles. Her father's
will Antonio
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ANTONIO If I might but see you at my death
notwithstasnding, use your pleasure, -
if your love do not
persuade you to come, let not my letter.
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BASSANIO Antonio, I am married to a wife,
Which is as dear to me as life itself,
But life itself, my wife, and all the world,
Are not with me esteem'd above thy life.
I would lose all, ay sacrifice them all
Here to this devil, to deliver you.
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Portia's riddle the ring cross
dressing the wealth
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PORTIA I give them with this ring,
Which when you part from, lose or give
away, Let it presage the ruin of your
love, And be my vantage to exclaim on
you.
vantageopportunity exclaim ondenounce
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PORTIA Myself, and what is mine, to you and yours
Is now converted. But now I was the lord Of
this fair mansion, master of my servants, Queen
o'er myself and even now, but now. This house,
these servants, and this same myself Are yours,
-my loard's!-
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Portia's Utopia equality
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PORTIA If you had known the virture of the
ring, Or half her worthiness that gave the
ring, Or your own honour to contain the
ring, You would not then have parted with the
ring