Midsummer Night's Dream Quotes:

Thus die I, thus, thus, thus. Now am I dead, Now am I fled; My soul is in the sky: Tongue, lose thy light; Moon take thy flight. Now die, die, die, die, die.

- William Shakespeare

source: "A Midsummer Night's Dream".

topic: Moon, Light, Sky, Mid Summer Nights Dream, Midsummer Night's Dream

And yet,to say the truth, reason and love keep little company together nowadays.

- William Shakespeare

topic: Love, Together, Littles, Mid Summer Nights Dream, Midsummer Night's Dream

The poet's eye, in a fine frenzy rolling, doth glance from heaven to Earth, from Earth to heaven; and as imagination bodies forth the forms of things unknown, the poet's pen turns them to shape, and gives to airy nothing a local habitation and a name; such tricks hath strong imagination.

- William Shakespeare

source: 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' (1595-6) act 5, sc. 1, l. 7

topic: Strong, Eye, Science, Airy, Mid Summer Nights Dream

Ill met by moonlight, proud Titania

- William Shakespeare

source: 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' (1595-6) act 2, sc. 1, l. 60

topic: Proud, Moonlight, Mets, Mid Summer Nights Dream, Midsummer Night's Dream

So we grew together like to a double cherry, seeming parted, but yet an union in partition, two lovely berries molded on one stem.

- William Shakespeare

topic: Sisterhood, Two, Lovely, Mid Summer Nights Dream, Midsummer Night's Dream

O, teach me how you look, and with what art You sway the motion of Demetrius' heart."-Helena

- William Shakespeare

topic: Art, Looks, Midsummer, Mid Summer Nights Dream, Midsummer Night's Dream

Up and down, up and down I will lead them up and down I am feared in field in town Goblin, lead them up and down

- William Shakespeare

source: William Shakespeare (2013). “A Midsummer Night's Dream”, p.121, Callisto Media Inc

topic: Fields, Towns, Midsummer, Mid Summer Nights Dream, Midsummer Night's Dream

And therefore is love said to be a child, Because in choice he is so oft beguil'd

- William Shakespeare

source: William Shakespeare (1833). “The plays and poems of William Shakspeare”, p.128

topic: Children, Love You, Choices, Mid Summer Nights Dream, Midsummer Night's Dream

One sees more devils than vast hell can hold

- William Shakespeare

source: 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' (1595-6) act 5, sc. 1, l. 7

topic: Halloween, Devil, Hell, Mid Summer Nights Dream, Midsummer Night's Dream

Such tricks hath strong imagination, That, if it would but apprehend some joy, It comprehends some bringer of that joy; Or in the night, imagining some fear, How easy is a bush supposed a bear!

- William Shakespeare

source: 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' (1595-6) act 5, sc. 1, l. 7

topic: Strong, Night, Imagination, Mid Summer Nights Dream, Midsummer Night's Dream

Quote: What angel wakes me from my flowery bed?

- William Shakespeare

source: 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' (1595-6) act 3, sc. 1, l. [131]

topic: Angel, Bed, Midsummer, Mid Summer Nights Dream, Midsummer Night's Dream

Four days will quickly steep themselves in nights; Four nights will quickly dream away the time; And then the moon, like to a silver bow new bent in heaven, shall behold the night of our solemnities.

- William Shakespeare

source: William Shakespeare, Phill Evans (2009). “A Midsummer Night's Dream: In Full Colour, Cartoon, Illustrated Format”, p.1, Shakespeare Comic Books

topic: Dream, Moon, Night, Mid Summer Nights Dream, Midsummer Night's Dream

Yet mark'd I where the bolt of Cupid fell: It fell upon a little western flower, Before milk-white, now purple with love's wound, And maidens call it love-in-idleness.

- William Shakespeare

source: 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' (1595-6) act 2, sc. 1, l. 161

topic: Flower, Purple, White, Mid Summer Nights Dream, Midsummer Night's Dream

Ay me! for aught that ever I could read, could ever hear by tale or history, the course of true love never did run smooth.

- William Shakespeare

source: 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' (1595-6) act 1, sc. 1, l. 132

topic: Love, Running, Smooth Sailing, Mid Summer Nights Dream, Midsummer Night's Dream

Never anything can be amiss, when simpleness and duty tender it.

- William Shakespeare

source: 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' (1595-6) act 5, sc. 1, l. 82

topic: Simplicity, Midsummer, Duty, Mid Summer Nights Dream, Midsummer Night's Dream

Things base and vile, holding no quantity, Love can transpose to form and dignity. Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind, And therefore is winged Cupid painted blind. Nor hath Love's mind of any judgment taste; Wings and no eyes figure unheedy haste.

- William Shakespeare

source: William Shakespeare (1833). “The plays and poems of William Shakspeare”, p.128

topic: Dream, Eye, Wings, Mid Summer Nights Dream, Midsummer Night's Dream

Cupid is a knavish lad, Thus to make poor females mad.

- William Shakespeare

source: "The Works of Shakespeare: Carefully Prepared from the Earliest and More Modern Editions".

topic: Dream, Mad, Cupid, Mid Summer Nights Dream, Midsummer Night's Dream

I sat upon a promontory, And heard a mermaid, on a dolphin's back, Uttering such dulcet and harmonious breath, That the rude sea grew civil at her song; And certain stars shot madly from their spheres, To hear the sea-maid's music.

- William Shakespeare

source: 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' (1595-6) act 2, sc. 1, l. 149

topic: Song, Stars, Sea, Mid Summer Nights Dream, Midsummer Night's Dream

The lunatic, the lover, and the poet, are of imagination all compact.

- William Shakespeare

topic: Love You, Carpe Diem, Imagination, Mid Summer Nights Dream, Midsummer Night's Dream

Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind, And therefore is winged Cupid painted blind.

- William Shakespeare

topic: Love, Life, Relationship, Say I Love You, Marriage And Love Inspirational

So quick bright things come to confusion.​​​​​​

- William Shakespeare

topic: Confusion, Spleen, Mid Summer Nights Dream, Midsummer Night's Dream, Midsummer Nights Dream

I know a place where the wild thyme blows, where oxlips and the nodding violet grows.

- William Shakespeare

source: 1595 Oberon. A Midsummer Night's Dream, act 2, sc.1, l.249-52.

topic: Summer, Dream, Flower, Thyme, Inspirational Flower

The eye of man hath not heard, the ear of man hath not seen, man's hand is not able to taste, his tongue to conceive, nor his heart to report, what my dream was.

- William Shakespeare

source: 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' (1595-6) act 4, sc. 1, l. [218]

topic: Dream, Halloween, Heart, Mid Summer Nights Dream, Midsummer Night's Dream

If we shadows have offended, Think but this, and all is mended, That you have but slumbered here While these visions did appear. And this weak and idle theme, No more yielding but a dream, Gentles, do not reprehend: If you pardon, we will mend: And, as I am an honest Puck, If we have unearned luck Now to 'scape the serpent's tongue, We will make amends ere long; Else the Puck a liar call; So, good night unto you all. Give me your hands, if we be friends, And Robin shall restore amends.

- William Shakespeare

source: 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' (1595-6) act 5, sc. 2, l. 54

topic: Good Night, Dream, Liars, Mid Summer Nights Dream, Midsummer Night's Dream

Lord, what fools these mortals be!

- William Shakespeare

source: 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' (1595-6) act 3, sc. 2, l. 115

topic: Summer, Dream, Stupid People, Mid Summer Nights Dream, Midsummer Night's Dream

I have had a most rare vision. I have had a dream, past the wit of man to say what dream it was.

- William Shakespeare

topic: Dream, Men, Past, Mid Summer Nights Dream, Midsummer Night's Dream

All's well that ends well.

- John Heywood

source: John Heywood (1867). “The proverbs and epigrams of John Heywood: with an app. of variations”, p.21

topic: Wisdom, Finishing, Ends, Life Wisdom, Spanish Proverb

They do not love that do not show their love. The course of true love never did run smooth. Love is a familiar. Love is a devil. There is no evil angel but Love.

- William Shakespeare

topic: Love, Running, Angel, Most Memorable, Mid Summer Nights Dream

I am that merry wanderer of the night.

- William Shakespeare

source: William Shakespeare (1833). “The plays and poems of William Shakspeare”, p.129

topic: Night, Dead Poets Society, Midsummer, Mid Summer Nights Dream, Midsummer Night's Dream

O, when she's angry, she is keen and shrewd! She was a vixen when she went to school; And though she be but little, she is fierce.

- William Shakespeare

topic: Halloween, School, Littles, Inspirational Baby, Mid Summer Nights Dream

I know a bank where the wild thyme blows, Where oxlips and the nodding violet grows, Quite over-canopied with luscious woodbine, With sweet musk-roses and with eglantine.

- William Shakespeare

topic: Sweet, Flower, Blow, Thyme, Inspirational Flower

All is well that ends well

- Emily Rodda

source: Emily Rodda (2008). “The Key to Rondo”, p.332, Scholastic Inc.

topic: Ends, Wells, Spanish Proverb, Meaning Well, Merchant Of Venice

Are you sure/That we are awake? It seems to me/That yet we sleep, we dream

- William Shakespeare

topic: Good Night, Dream, Halloween, Mid Summer Nights Dream, Midsummer Night's Dream

But earthlier happy is the rose distill'd Than that which withering on the virgin thorn Grows, lives, and dies in single blessedness.

- William Shakespeare

source: 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' (1595-6) act 1, sc. 1, l. 67

topic: Life, Flower, Rose, Mid Summer Nights Dream, Midsummer Night's Dream

Lovers and madmen have such seething brains Such shaping fantasies, that apprehend More than cool reason ever comprehends.

- William Shakespeare

source: 1595 Theseus. A Midsummer Night's Dream, act 5, sc.1, l.4-6.

topic: Brain, Lovers, Fantasy, Mid Summer Nights Dream, Midsummer Night's Dream

To you your father should be as a god; One that composed your beauties, yea, and one To whom you are but as a form in wax, By him imprinted, and within his power To leave the figure or disfigure it.

- William Shakespeare

source: William Shakespeare (2013). “A Midsummer Night's Dream”, p.8, Callisto Media Inc

topic: Dad, Father, Form, Mid Summer Nights Dream, Midsummer Night's Dream

A lion among ladies is a most dreadful thing.

- William Shakespeare

topic: Lions, Mid Summer Nights Dream, Midsummer Night's Dream, Midsummer Nights Dream, Midsummer

A tragedy is a tragedy, and at the bottom, all tragedies are stupid. Give me a choice and I'll take A Midsummer Night's Dream over Hamlet every time. Any fool with steady hands and a working set of lungs can build up a house of cards and then blow it down, but it takes a genius to make people laugh.

- Stephen King

topic: Dream, Stupid, Blow, Midsummer Night's Dream, Steady Hands

Thus have I, Wall, my part discharged so; And, being done, thus Wall away doth go.

- William Shakespeare

source: William Shakespeare, William Harness, William Gilmore Simms (1842). “The Complete Works of William Shakspeare”, p.165

topic: Wall, Done, Being Done, Midsummer Night's Dream

If you expect me to believe that a lawyer wrote A Midsummer Night's Dream, I must be dafter than I look.

- Jasper Fforde

source: Jasper Fforde (2013). “The Thursday Next Collection 1-3: The Eyre Affair, Lost in a Good Book, The Well of Lost Plots”, p.37, Hachette UK

topic: Dream, Believe, Night, Midsummer Night's Dream

I'd love to play Puck in 'A Midsummer Night's Dream.'

- Daniel Radcliffe

topic: Dream, Night, Play, Midsummer Night's Dream

We will meet; and there we may rehearse most obscenely and courageously.

- William Shakespeare

source: "Shakespeare's Comedy of A Midsummer-night's Dream".

topic: Dream, Night, May, Midsummer Night's Dream

I am better off with vegetables at the bottom of my garden than with all the fairies of the Midsummer Night's Dream.

- Dorothy L. Sayers

topic: Dream, Night, Garden, Midsummer Night's Dream