..."Tis strange, my Theseus, that these lovers speak of," the king replies: More strange than true. 1 never may believe These antique fables, nor these...imagination all compact. One sees more devils than all hell can hold; That is the madman. The lover, all as frantic, Sees Helen's beauty in a brow of...

...and memorably-ironic, speeches in the whole of Shakespeare is uttered by Theseus in the final act: I never may believe These antique fables, nor these...hell can hold: That is the madman. The lover, all as frantic, Sees Helen's beauty in a brow of Egypt. The poet's eye, in a fine frenzy rolling, Doth...

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...and delight; And there the snake throws her enamelled skin, Weed wide enough to wrap a fairy in. 81 Lovers and madmen have such seething brains, Such...hell can hold: That is the madman. The lover, all as frantic, Sees Helen's beauty in a brow of Egypt. The poet's eye, in a fine frenzy rolling, Doth...

...Theseus, that these lovers JL speak of. THESEUS. More strange than true: I never may believe These antick when it is dark: I am the drudge, and toil in your...Go; I'll to dinner; hie you to the cell. JULIET. Hie as frantic, Sees Helen's beauty in a brow of Egypt: The poet's eye, in a fine frenzy rolling, [heaven;...

...Philostrate, attendants.') HIPPOLYTA. It's strange, good Theseus, what these lovers speak of. THESEU& More strange than true; I never may believe These...hell can hold, That is, the madman. The lover, all as frantic, Sees Helen's beauty in a brow of Egypt The poet's eye, in a fine frenzy rolling, Doth glance...

...passage has stood as blank verse ever since. This is the New Arden version of the mislined verses:5 Lovers and madmen have such seething brains, Such...hell can hold; That is the madman: the lover, all as frantic. Sees Helen's beauty in a brow of Egypt: The poet's eye, in a fine frenzy rolling, Doth...

...duke of Athens, Theseus, makes a grand speech, More strange than true. 1 never may believe These antic fables nor these fairy toys. Lovers and madmen have...hell can hold: That is the madman. The lover, all as frantic. Sees Helen's beauty in a brow of Egypt. The poet's eye, in a fine frenzy rolling, Doth...

...include a lion, a wall, the moon and a lantern. This makes it Theseus on the midsummer night's dream / never may believe These antique fables, nor these...hell can hold. That is the madman. The lover, all as frantic , Sees Helen's beauty in a brow of Egypt. The poet's eye, in a fine frenzy rolling, Doth...

...ambivalent relations between 'reason' and 'fantasy', articulated in Theseus's famous speech THESEUS I never may believe These antique fables, nor these...hell can hold. That is the madman. The lover, all as frantic, Sees Helen's beauty in a brow of Egypt. The poet's eye, in a fine frenzy rolling, Doth...