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What is the meaning of a peck of provender in shakespeares midsummer's night dream?
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∙ 9y ago
A peck is a dry measurement of 16 pints, and four pecks make a bushel, but it's unlikely that Bottom is being precise when he says he could munch a peck of provender. He would just like to have a quantity of 'provender'. ie., corn or hay, and he goes on to specify that what he wants are oats, a cereal customarily fed to horses. Provender is usually the word applied to dry food given to animals.
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∙ 9y ago
In Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream," a "peck of provender" is a measurement of food for animals, specifically referring to a quantity of dried food for horses or livestock. It is used figuratively in the dialogue between Demetrius and Helena as a metaphor for love, describing the amount of affection that Demetrius has for Helena as being small and insignificant.
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What are shakespeares love stories?
Well i do not no for sure but i think romeo and julliet and a midsummers night dream although this may be classed a s a comedy
Who is titania in midsummers nights dream?
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Who were the lovers in A Midsummers Night's Dream?
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What type of shakespearean play is a midsummers nights dream?
Comedy
Who is the author of the play 'a midsummers nights dream'?
William Shakespeare.
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the woods
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Hermia.
Is a midsummers nights dream a tragedy?
No. It is more about love and romance, but also comedic.
Who is Lysanders lover in A Midsummers Night dream written by William Shakespeare?
Hermia
What country was a midsummers night dream?
Midsummer Night's Dream was set in Ancient Greece, specifically in the city of Athens.
How did William shakespeares career start?
He had a dream
Was a midsummers night dream popular to go and see?
Yes, it always has been and still is.
