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94 DEMETRIUS: Helena! You gorgeous 106 HERMIA: I—you—wait, what?
thing! Perfect in every way! Allow me 107 (Helena looks at her friend, astonished.)
to kiss your beautiful hand. 108 HELENA: Hermia! You’re in on this,
95 (For a moment, Helena just looks at him too? All three of you are conspiring
like he’s crazy. And then . . . ) against me? I can’t believe you would
96 HELENA: Is this a joke to you?! Are do this, after everything we’ve shared.
my feelings worth so little? You two We’re best friends—no—more like
have banded together to humiliate me sisters! We’ve been close for so long,
for sport! You call yourselves men, and now you’re going to throw away
treating a lady this way? I know you what we have just to help these jerks
both love Hermia! play a prank on me? Women
97 LYSANDER: You’re right on one count. everywhere would disapprove.
Demetrius, we all know you love 109 HERMIA: What are you talking about?
Hermia. Well, she is yours—I give her I’m not doing anything to you!
up to you. Now you must give up your 110 HELENA: Oh, please. You put
claim to Helena, who is my true love. Lysander up to this! You told him to
98 DEMETRIUS: Keep Hermia, I want call me beautiful. And then you sent
Helena. She’s my true love! I barely your other love—my ex-boyfriend who
even remember who Hermia is. can’t stand the sight of me—to woo me
99 LYSANDER: Don’t believe him, with words like “gorgeous” and
Helena. He lies. “perfect”! Who says those things to
100 DEMETRIUS: You don’t understand a someone they hate? Demetrius and
thing, you—Oh, look! Here comes Lysander wouldn’t do this unless you
Hermia, your love. asked them to! You are the one who is
101 (Hermia enters, scratched up from running beloved, not me. You should feel sorry
through the forest in terror.) for me, not hate me.
102 HERMIA: Is that you, Lysander? Oh 111 HERMIA: Helena, truly, I have no idea
thank goodness! I thought I heard your what you’re talking about.
voice. Why did you leave me like that? 112 HELENA: Fine. Keep pretending.
103 LYSANDER: Love sent me off in Mock me as soon as my back is turned.
another direction. I had to heed its call. See if I care. This is a prank for the
104 HERMIA: Love? I don’t understand. history books! I’m leaving. Goodbye to
105 LYSANDER: I had to find my beloved all of you.
Helena, who shines like a star in the
heavens! I no longer want you, Hermia.
It’s Helena I love.
conspiring Conspiring is teaming up with
someone to make a plan against someone else.
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