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  1. May 2020
    1. like Thessalian bulls

      Bull wrestling was a favorite pastime in Thessaly, wherein young warriors or nobles would leap from a horse onto a bull, bringing it down by roping up the horns.

    2. The object and the pleasure of mine eye

      Here is yet another reference to the eyes. This time, however, we see Demetrius' true perception of what is pleasurable.

    3. This hateful imperfection of her eyes

      So much of this play seems to hinge on people's perception of the events around them, so it's no wonder that Shakespeare keeps on referencing character's eyes (see 8 lines above this).

    4. I have a reasonable good ear in music.

      Bottom claiming to have a good ear, while in a donkey head, and after Titania' has complemented his ears, is rather comical.