Typical tales of fancy, romance, and history from Shakespeare's plays; in narrative form, largely in Shakespeare's words, with dialogue passages in the original dramatic text . chantments, and appears in Macbeth as thequeen of the witches. A MIDSUMMER NIGHTS DREAM. 69 Mischievous Puck now comes forward, and, by way of offering excuse for all thequeer actions and entanglements of lovers and fairies and clowns and dukes andqueens, makes this little farewell speech; in which (you will readily understand)all his talk about scaping the serpents tongue, and asking for the hands of his audience, mean
Typical tales of fancy, romance, and history from Shakespeare's plays; in narrative form, largely in Shakespeare's words, with dialogue passages in the original dramatic text . chantments, and appears in Macbeth as thequeen of the witches. A MIDSUMMER NIGHTS DREAM. 69 Mischievous Puck now comes forward, and, by way of offering excuse for all thequeer actions and entanglements of lovers and fairies and clowns and dukes andqueens, makes this little farewell speech; in which (you will readily understand)all his talk about scaping the serpents tongue, and asking for the hands of his audience, means merely that he hopes they will not hiss, but rather clap andapplaud the actors : — If we shadows have offended, Think but this, and all is mended, That you have but slumbered here, While these visions did appear ; And this weak and idle theme, No more yielding but a dream, Gentles, do not reprehend : If you pardon, we will mend. And, as Im an honest Puck, If we have unearned luck Now to scape the serpents tongue We will make amends ere long ; Else the Puck a liar call: So, good night unto you all. Give me your hands, if we be friends, And Robin shall restore
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