| “…but I will aggravate my voice so, that I will roar as gently as any __________.” | sucking dove |
| “We will meet; and there we may rehearse most __________ and courageously.” | obscenely |
| “…let me play Thisbe too. I’ll speak in a __________ little voice.” | monstrous |
| “Masters, spread __________.” | yourselves |
| “for there is not a more fearful __________ than your lion living;” | wildfowl |
| “and he himself must speak through, saying thus, or to the same __________.” | defect |
| “Thisbe, the flowers of __________ savors sweet-“ | odious |
| “And, most dear actors, eat no onions nor garlic, for we are to utter sweet __________;” | breath |
| “Wilt though at __________ tomb meet me straightway?” | Ninny’s |
| “Since lion vile here hath __________ my dear;” | deflowered |
| “Sweet Moon, I thank thee for thy __________ beams;” | sunny |
| “For, by thy (Moon’s) gracious, __________, glittering gleams,” | golden |
| “I __________ a voice; now will I chink, to spy and I can __________ my Thisbe’s face.” | see, hear |
| “Yea, and the best person too; and he is very __________ for a sweet voice.” | paramour |
| “The eye of man hath not __________.” | heard |
| “…the ear of man hath not __________.” | seen |
| “…man’s hand is not able to __________.” | taste |
Malapropisms from A Midsummer Night’s Dream
July 24, 2019