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Samantha Nestory

Samantha Nestory. Nikki Kertyzak. Act 3, Scene 2 Lines 296 - 333 Her . O me! You juggler, you cankerblossom , You thief of love! What, have you come by night , And stol’n my love’s heart from him ? Hel . Fine, i ’ faith. Have you no modesty, no maiden shame ,

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Samantha Nestory

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  1. Samantha Nestory Nikki Kertyzak

  2. Act 3, Scene 2 Lines 296 - 333 Her. O me! You juggler, you cankerblossom, You thief of love! What, have you come by night, And stol’nmy love’s heart from him? Hel. Fine, i’ faith. Have you no modesty, no maiden shame, No touch of bashfulness? What, will you tear Impatient answers from my gentle tongue? Fie, fie, you counterfeit, you puppet, you. Her. Puppet? why so? I, that way goes the game. Now I perceive that she hath made compare Between our statures, she hath urged her height, And with her personage, her tall personage, Her height, forsooth, she hath prevailed with him. And are you grown so high in his esteem, Because I am so dwarfish, and so low? How low am I, thou paintedmaypole? Speak! How low am I? I am not yet so low, But that my nails can reach unto thine eyes. Hel. I pray you though you mock me, gentlemen, Let her not hurt me; I was never curst: I have no gift at all inshrewishness; I am a right maid for my cowardice; Let her not strike me: you perhaps may think, Because she is something lower then my self, That I can match her. Her. “Lower?” Hark again! Hel. Good Hermia, do not be so bitter with me, I evermore did love you Hermia, Did ever keep your counsels, never wronged you, Save that, in love unto Demetrius, I told him of your stealth unto this wood. He followed you, for love I followed him, But he hathchid me hence, and threatened me To strike me, spurn me, nay, to kill me too; And now, so you will let me quiet go, To Athens will I bear my folly back, And follow you no further. Let me go. You see how simple and how fond I am.

  3. Discussion Questions • How is the word “puppet” important in this passage? What does it say about the characters? • How are the portrayals of Hermia and Helena similar and/or different, especially with regards to their self-images? • What is importance of these similar or contrasting images? • How do these images relate to the references to height? • Which of the works that we have discussed do you think this passage relates to the most? Why? • How does the manipulation alluded to in this passage compare to the manipulation in The Tempest?

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