Miko: annotations

Bottom, Lysander, Hermia, Demetrius, and Helena. The folios and First Quarto say “fine”. Modern editions change this to “five”.

Some modern editions indicate that Oberon and Titania dance after these lines. Others indicate (somewhat unclearly) that they somehow rock the ground like one would rock a baby carriage. No explicit stage direction is given in either the First Quarto or the First Folio.

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This stage direction indicates to play soft (“still”) music.

Oberon mentioned in Act II, scene 1, lines 187-188 that he had an herb that could remove the magic qualities of the flower's love juice.

Oberon will later use this unnamed herb to remove the spell from Lysander's and Titania's eyes.

Oberon referred to this flower in Act II, scene 1, lines 187-188 when he said “And ere I take this charm from off her sight / (As I can take it with another herb)”.

Change Bottom's head back to that of a human.

Oberon is saying that the flowers on Bottom's head were crying because of the disgrace of being in his garland.

Pearls from the east, e.g. India, were considered superior to pearls found in the seas around Europe.