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Oberon, the King of the fairies, and Titania, his queen, have met in the woods outside of Athens. They are estranged as Titania refuses to hand over her Indian changeling to Oberon. The couple also accuse each other of having amorous feelings for Theseus and Hippolyta respectively. They are hostile and angry with each other, each of them refusing to back down. At the end of the scene, Oberon is left seething.
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OBERON
Ill met by moonlight, proud Titania.
TITANIA
What, jealous Oberon! Fairies, skip hence;
I have forsworn his bed and company.
OBERON
Tarry, rash wanton: am not I thy lord?
TITANIA
Then I must be thy lady; but I know
When thou hast stol'n away from fairy-land,
And in the shape of Corin sat all day,
Playing on pipes of corn, and
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