Today’s Totally Random
Lines
Robin
Starveling the tailor.
Peter Quince
A
Midsummer Night’s Dream Act I Scene ii, Line 54
This is Peter Quince taking roll call in the
scene where we meet the actors of the play within the play. Quince is assigning
roles as he goes, and Robin Starveling is assigned the role of Thisby’s mother.
The scenes with these actors is by far my favorite
part of Midsummer Night’s Dream. And of course, who doesn’t like Bottom?
Quince is one of the few Shakespearean characters
named Peter. Naturally I would notice this. And in fact, I don’t think Quince’s
first name comes up much. It does in the next line when Robin Starveling
answers Here, Peter Quince. However, in the cast of characters and throughout
the script, Peter Quince is noted simply as Quince or Quince, a carpenter.
Though on quick perusal I can see that Peter Quince is used at least five times
in this scene, mostly as the players answer roll call.
I know that there are other Peter’s throughout
Will’s plays, but not too many. Naturally, I always notice Peters when I run
into them.
I went through grammar school and high school with
a kid named Peter McGuinness. I always felt a kindredship with him, and I always
felt that it was mutual because we shared the same name. We were never close
friends, but we were always friends.
I can’t think of any Peters that I currently know
and deal with. Except of course Walker Peter.
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