Quince

‘Ninus’ tomb’, man! – Why, you must not speak that yet; that you answer to Pyramus. You speak all your part at once, cues and al . Pyramus, enter – your cue is past. It is

‘never tire’.

FLUTE

O –

( As Thisbe)

As true as truest horse, that yet would never tire.

Enter [ Puck, and] Bottom with the ass head [ on]

BOTTOM ( as Pyramus)

If I were fair, fair Thisbe, I were only thine.

90

QUINCE

86

O monstrous! O strange! We are haunted! Pray, masters, fly, masters! Help!

ãoer

Exeunt Quince, Snug, Flute, Snout and Starveling e v

PUCK

oite d

I’ll follow you: I’ll lead you about a round, a n Through bog, through bush, through brake, through briar; e um

Sometime a horse I’ll be, sometime a hound, o d

A hog, a headless bear, sometime a fire, Sonh

And neigh, and bark, and grunt, and roar, and burn, Like horse, hound, hog, bear, fire at every turn.

Exit

BOTTOM

Why do they run away? This is a knavery of them to make me afeard.

100

Enter Snout

SNOUT

O Bottom, thou art changed. What do I see on thee?

BOTTOM

What do you see? You see an ass head of your own, do you?

CUNHA