English
It is no secret that William Shakespeare is one of the greatest poets and playwrights of the world. Virtually every his line of is riddled with melody and meaning. However, there are lines that are particularly touching and memorable.
These are lines from the play "Midsummer Night's Dream" in Act III scene II. It is a replica of Puck, who, referring to Oberon, said:
For night's swift dragons cut the clouds full fast,
And yonder shines Aurora's harbinger;
At whose approach, ghosts, wandering here and there (Shakespeare 38).
Perhaps, this is not a place in the play, which is then quoted, but that is what attracted me to these words. It's just a jester’s appeal to his master, and the lines are not fraught with special wisdom. However, they create a sense of contact with the world of magic and sorcery, to which Oberon and Puck both belong. Night dragons, which is mentioned in the lines is the very night that Puck compares with a living being, and thereby making it physical and tangible. It visualizes the speed with which Puck and his “fairy lord” Oberon should act. The adjectives “fairy” and “swift” create a sense of lightness and gaiety with which the jester of the king of the fairies did everything tonight. The same feeling is awakened by the rhyme “haste” – “fast.” These words are spoken quickly, so both the meaning and sounding fit together. In addition, the shine of the star Aurora, as well as ghosts roaming everywhere, complete the picture, and it clearly appears before my eyes.
Summing up, the lines that I chose can be a perfect example of Shakespeare's genius. Every word there reflects the cheerful and easy spirit that pervades this dreamlike play.
Works Cited
Shakespeare, William. A Midsummer Night’s Dream. The Pennsylvania State University. Web. 12 Mar. 2016.
