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SCENE II . The Same . A Room in a Cottage Enter Quince , Snug , Bottom , Flute , Snout and Starveling . QUINCE . Is all our company here ? BOTTOM . You were best to call them generally , man by man , according to the scrip . QUINCE . Here is the scroll of every man’s name , which is thought fit through all Athens , to play in our interlude before the Duke and Duchess , on his wedding - day at night . BOTTOM . First , good Peter Quince , say what the play treats on ; then read the names of the actors ; and so grow to a point . QUINCE . Marry , our play is The most lamentable comedy and most cruel death of Pyramus and Thisbe . BOTTOM . A very good piece of work , I assure you , and a merry . Now , good Peter Quince , call forth your actors by the scroll . Masters , spread yourselves . QUINCE . Answer , as I call you . Nick Bottom , the weaver . BOTTOM . Ready . Name what part I am for , and proceed . QUINCE . You , Nick Bottom , are set down for Pyramus . BOTTOM . What is Pyramus — a lover , or a tyrant ? QUINCE . A lover , that kills himself most gallantly for love . BOTTOM . That will ask some tears in the true performing of it . If I do it , let the audience look to their eyes . I will move storms ; I will condole in some measure . To the rest — yet my chief humour is for a tyrant . I could play Ercles rarely , or a part to tear a cat in , to make all split . The raging rocks And shivering shocks Shall break the locks Of prison gates , And Phibbus ’ car Shall shine from far , And make and mar The foolish Fates . This was lofty . Now name the rest of the players . This is Ercles ’ vein , a tyrant’s vein ; a lover is more condoling . QUINCE . Francis Flute , the bellows - mender . FLUTE . Here , Peter Quince . QUINCE . Flute , you must take Thisbe on you . FLUTE . What is Thisbe ? A wandering knight ? QUINCE . It is the lady that Pyramus must love . FLUTE . Nay , faith , let not me play a woman . I have a beard coming . QUINCE . That’s all one . You shall play it in a mask , and you may speak as small as you will . BOTTOM . And I may hide my face , let me play Thisbe too . I’ll speak in a monstrous little voice ; ‘ Thisne , Thisne ! ’ — ‘ Ah , Pyramus , my lover dear ! thy Thisbe dear ! and lady dear ! ’ QUINCE . No , no , you must play Pyramus ; and , Flute , you Thisbe . BOTTOM . Well , proceed . QUINCE . Robin Starveling , the tailor . STARVELING . Here , Peter Quince . QUINCE . Robin Starveling , you must play Thisbe’s mother . Tom Snout , the tinker . SNOUT Here , Peter Quince . QUINCE . You , Pyramus ’ father ; myself , Thisbe’s father ; Snug , the joiner , you , the lion’s part . And , I hope here is a play fitted . SNUG Have you the lion’s part written ? Pray you , if it be , give it me , for I am slow of study . QUINCE . You may do it extempore , for it is nothing but roaring .
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