![]() ![]() But there are two other tricky parts of the play: one is that we need to have the moon shine in the room, because, as you know, Pyramus and Thisbe meet by moonlight. Let him say his name and tell everyone clearly that he’s Snug the joiner. I’m a man just like all other men.” That’s it. And if you think I’ve come here as a real lion, I’d be risking my life. Your lives are worth as much to me as my own life. And then he should say something like “ladies,” or “beautiful ladies, I would wish you,” or “I would request you,” or “I would ask you not to be afraid, not to tremble in fear. No, you should tell everyone his name, and make it so that the audience can see half of Snug’s face through the lion’s neck. SnoutĪnother prologue could tell everyone that he’s not really a lion. There’s no scarier animal than a lion, so we should figure something out. If we - God help us - put a lion onstage in front of a bunch of ladies, it would be terrible. Won’t the ladies also be afraid of the lion? Starveling We’ll have a prologue, and we’ll write it in common meter. To assure them even more, tell them that I am not really Pyramus - I’m Bottom the weaver. Write a prologue for me to perform, and make sure it says that we won’t hurt anyone with our swords, and that Pyramus is not really killed. I think we should take out all the parts with killing Bottom What do you think we should do about that? Snout First, Pyramus has to draw a sword to kill himself, and the ladies in the audience won’t like it. There are some parts of Pyramus and Thisbe that just won’t work. What is it, Bottom, my good friend? Bottom This grass here will be our stage, and this stand of trees will be backstage, and we’ll rehearse the play just as we plan to perform it for the Duke. This is the perfect place for our rehearsal. ![]()
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