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In the forest, two fairies, one a servant of Titania, the other a servant of Oberon, come across each other.
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| I do wander everywhere I serve the fairy queen to dew her orbs upon the green. Farewell, thou lob of spirits. I’ll be gone. Our queen and all our elves come here anon. | |
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| The king doth keep his revels here tonight. Take heed the queen come not within his sight. | |
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Titania has taken a little Indian boy as her attendant, and the boy is so beautiful that Oberon wishes to make him his knight. The fairy also recognizes Oberon’s servant as Robin Goodfellow, or Puck
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| Oberon is passing fell and wrath because that she, as her attendant hath a lovely boy stolen from an Indian king. She never had so sweet a changeling. | |
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| Either I mistake your shape and making quite, or else you are that shrewd and knavish sprite called Robin Goodfellow. Are not you he that frights the maidens of the villagery. | |
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Obernon and Titania both enter from opposite sides of the forest, and their past together is introduced.
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| Ill met by moonlight, proud Titania. l---------------l Tarry, rash wanton. Am not I thy lord? | |
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| What, jealous Oberon?—Fairies, skip hence.I have forsworn his bed and company. l------------l Then I must be thy lady. But I know when thou hast stolen away from Fairyland. | |
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