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A character in this play calls another a “painted maypole” and accuses her of exploiting “her tall personage,”before the other character declares that “though she be but little, she is fierce.” A weaver in this play claims that “my chief humor is for a Tyrant” such as “Ercles” (“ER-cleez”) while (10[1])Snug is told to act as a lion “extempore, for it is nothing but roaring” by Peter Quince. This play ends with a promise that “Robin shall restore amends” in a speech that opens “If we shadows have offended.” The “rude mechanicals” perform (10[1])Pyramus and Thisbe in this play, in (10[1])which Oberon embarrasses (10[1])Titania with Puck’s help. For 10 points, Athenian lovers like Helena and Hermia are tricked by fairies in what Shakespeare comedy? ■END■

ANSWER: A Midsummer Night's Dream
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