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 \nThe.Thanks,good Egeus:what's the news with thee?Ege.Full of vexation come I,with complaintAgainst my child,my daughter Hermia.Stand fortr:,Demetrius.My noble lord,This man hath my consent to marry her.  \nStand forth,Lysander:and,my gracious duke,This man hath bewitch'd the bosom of my child:Thou,thou,Lysander,thou hast given her rhymesAnd interchanged love-tokens with my child:Thou hast by moonlight at her window sungWith feigning voice verses of feigning love,And stolen the impression of her fantasy  \nWith bracelets of thy hair,rings,gauds,conceits,Knacks,trifles,nosegays,sweetmeats,messengersOf strong prevailment in unharden'd youth:  \nWith cunning hast thou filch’d my daughter's heart,Turn'd her obedience,which is due to me,To stubborn harshness:and,my gracious duke,Be it so she will not here before your graceConsent to marry with Demetrius,I beg the ancient privilege of Atbens,As she is mine,I may dispose of her:Which shall be either to this gentlemanOr to her death,according to our lawImmediately provided in that case.  \nThe.What say you,Hermia?be advised,fair maid:To you your father should be as a god;  \nOne that composed your beauties,yea,and oneTo whom you are but as a form in waxBy him imprinted,and within his power50  \n30  \n40  \nScene r]A MIDSUMMER-NIGHT'S DREAM  \nTo leave the figure,or disfigure it.  \nDemetrius is a worthy gentleman.  \nHer.So is Lysander.  \nThe.In himself he is;  \nBut in this kind,wanting your father's voice,The other must be held the worthier.  \nHer.I would my father look'd but with my eyes.  \nThe.Rather your eyes must with his judgment look,  \nHer.I do entreat your grace to pardon me.I know not by what power I am made bold,Nor how it may concern my modesty,  \nIn such a presence here to plead my thoughts;But I beseech your grace that I may knowThe worst that may befall me in this case,If I refuse to wed Demetrius.  \nThe.E","cbCaio1FJ18Jw2ZU","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaio1FJ18Jw2ZU","pdf",2357248,76,"English","# Dramatis Personae\n## Main characters\n# Act I\n## Scene I - Athens","[{\"question\":\"What is the central conflict introduced at the start of Act I, Scene I?\",\"answer\":\"Hermia faces her father's demand that she marry Demetrius, with punishment if she refuses. 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