Lysander Quotes in A Midsummer Night's Dream (1999)

Lysander: The course of true love never did run smooth.

Lysander: Hermia, the course of true love never did run smooth.

Demetrius, in Love with Hermia: Lysander, yield your crazed title to my certain right.

Lysander: You have her father's love, Demetrius. Let me have Hermia's. You marry him.

Lysander: Helena, I love you, by my life I do!

Demetrius, in Love with Hermia: I say I love you more than he can do!

Lysander: If you say so, withdraw, and prove it too.

Demetrius, in Love with Hermia: Come!

Lysander: Come!

Demetrius, in Love with Hermia: Quick!

Lysander: Quick!

Demetrius, in Love with Hermia: Come quick!

Lysander: Quick, come!

[They draw swords]

Starveling - the Tailor: [Precariously gets up onto a chair, holding up a lantern to speak as the moon, and a thorn bush tied to a dog's collar in his other hand; all cheer as he manages to stand on the chair] This lantern doth the horned moon present; Myself the man...

Theseus - Duke of Athens: He should have worn horns on his head.

Starveling - the Tailor: This lantern doth the horned moon present; Myself the man i' the moon do seem to be. This do...

Theseus - Duke of Athens: This is the greatest error of all the rest: the man should be put into the lantern.

Starveling - the Tailor: This lan...

Theseus - Duke of Athens: How is it else the man i' the moon?

Starveling - the Tailor: This lantern doth...

Hippolyta - Queen of the Amazons - Betrothed to Theseus: I am so weary of this moon: would he would change!

Starveling - the Tailor: [Near tears] This lantern...

Lysander: Proceed, Moon.

Starveling - the Tailor: [sighs, then speaks very quickly] All that I have to say, is, to tell you that the lantern is the moon; I, the man in the moon; this thorn-bush, my thorn-bush; and this dog, my dog.

Lysander: The course of true love never did run smooth.