The following are the quotes that show Oberon giving instructions to Puck in Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream."
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Quotation 1 (Act 2 Scene 1, Lines 154-157)</h2>
"Fetch me that flower. The herb I showed thee once.
The juice of it on sleeping eyelids laid
Will make or man or woman madly dote
Upon the next live creature that it sees."
<h3>Translation into modern language</h3>
Bring me that flower. I showed it to you once.
If you put the juice of this flower on somebody's eyelids while they are sleeping,
They will fall deeply in love
With the first person they see.
<h2>Quote 2 (Act 2 Scene 1, Lines 247-254)</h2>
"A sweet Athenian lady is in love
With a disdainful youth. Anoint his eyes.
But do it when the next thing he espies
May be the lady. Thou shalt know the man
By the Athenian garments he hath on.
Effect it with some care, that he may prove
More fond on her than she upon her love."
<h3>Translation into modern language</h3>
A sweet Athenian lady is in love
With a young man who turns her down. Put the juice of this flower on his eyes.
But make sure that the first thing he sees is the lady. You will recognize the man
Because of his Athenian clothes.
Do it carefully, so that he loves her
More than she loves him.
