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Mustard-seed
Mustard-seed
A Midsummer Night’s Dream Act III, Scene i, Line 91
Mustard-seed is answering when Bottom asks him
his name. Bottom is meeting the four fairies of Titania right here. He’s met
Cobweb and Peas-blossom. I’m not sure if we get to know the name of the fourth
one. In any event, here is Bottom’s reply to Mustard-seed.
Good Master Mustard-seed, I know your patience well: that same cowardly, giant-like ox-beef hath devour’d many a gentleman of your house: I promise you your kindred hath made my eyes water ere now. I desire you more acquaintance, good Master Mustard-seed. He has something quirky like that to say to Cobweb and Peas-blossom, and of all of them he desires more acquaintance. And the fourth fairy - what happened to him? I guess that’s a mystery for the ages. Wait, I just looked ahead. It’s Moth; but he doesn’t get to talk in this scene. Well, so much about the mystery. Moth is the name of the fourth fairy. I guess we’ll have to find something else to wonder about. That shouldn’t be hard.