Miko: annotations

Aug 2, 2021

This line is repeated twice in the First Folio. That is generally regarded as a printer's error. The line is only printed once in modern editions.

Jul 13, 2021

In the First Quarto this character is an exclamation point. In the First Folio it is a question mark.

Jul 9, 2021

A general purpose term of praise, usually used when speaking to a social inferior.

Jul 9, 2021

The First Quarto has “hoary”; the First Folio has “hoared”. Either way, it's a simile comparing frost to hair that is gray with age.

Jul 8, 2021

His oaths of love for Helena rained down like a hail storm, but when he fell in love with Hermia, that love was like heat that melted the hail.

Jul 8, 2021

in jest

Jul 8, 2021

stayed temporarily

Jul 8, 2021

When they saw Bottom, they flew away like birds that hear gun fire.

Jul 8, 2021

The ass was commonly used as a symbol of stupidity.

Jul 7, 2021

crying