... Titania would fall in love with a human, but rather a "thing- or beast -- he recites a spell that describes some of love objects he has in mind for her: "ounce [lynx], or cat, or bear, Pard [leopard] or boar with bristled hair."" As Oberon leaves the sleeping Titania, the eloping Athenian couple, Lysander and Hermia, arrive in almost exactly the same part of ... . The two women, who remember their "schooldays' friendship, childhood innocence- spent like "two lovely berries moulded on one stem,"" both have tremendously hurt feelings, and come close to beginning a serious cat fight. (Helen...

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