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The song has solo parts for the four young Athenians and is in the style of classic musical theatre.
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Song 6: 'Love Rectangle' - Vocal
HERMIA: Love! This simply cannot be,
I was sure Lysander was my destiny,
Sleeping by the tree, didn’t think he’d flee,
This whole thing seems peculiar to me…
LYSANDER: Love! Oh, what an awkward thing,
Thought that Hermia would wear my wedding ring,
But I’m realising that was just a fling,
So now I'll fight for Helena. ALL: Ding ding!
ALL: We’re caught in a sort of a love rectangle,
Four, where there should be two and two.
Love is a stressy messy tangle,
LOVERS: What on earth are we gonna do?
ALL: Feelings are fraught and our hopes are mangled,
Tempers are getting hot,
Who can help us untie the knot?
HELENA: Love! I’ll never understand,
All I wanted was Demetrius’s hand,
And Lysander’s grand, I’m just not a fan,
This really isn’t turning out as planned!
DEMETRIUS: Love! I’ve gotta make her mine,
Fairest Helena, my goddess, nymph, divine!
Hearts are on the line, darling, don’t decline
Demetrius will be forever thine.
ALL: We’re caught in a sort of a love rectangle,
Four, where there should be two and two.
Love is a stressy messy tangle,
LOVERS: What on earth are we gonna do?
ALL: Feelings are fraught and our hopes are mangled,
Tempers are getting hot,
Who can help us untie the knot?
LYSANDER: Demetrius loves not you.
HELENA: Do you have to mock me, too?
DEMETRIUS: Lysander, get you gone!
HERMIA: What the heck is going on?!
ALL: We’re caught in a sort of a love rectangle
Why can’t you see from a different angle?
Sort it or somebody might get strangled,
Step up and fight, or you’re gonna get…
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Synopsis
Puck leads Helena to Demetrius, whereupon Lysander appears and restates his love for Helena. When Demetrius, who is sleeping close by, wakes up and sees Helena, he too falls madly in love with her under the influence of the magic flower. Helena thinks that she is now being made fun of by both Lysander and Demetrius.
Hermia arrives and Helena accuses her of being in on the joke as well. Hermia also thinks Lysander is mocking Helena; when she asks him to stop, Lysander turns on her. Hermia then turns on Helena, thinking that she has seduced Lysander with her height.
All four lovers almost come to blows, at which point Oberon appears and freezes them where they stand. He's furious and commands Puck to lead the lovers through the forest until they all fall asleep and then to charm Lysander’s eyes so that he might fall in love with Hermia again. Puck summons a thick fog and prepares to lead the lovers their separate ways through the wood.
Resources
A Midsummer Night's Dream - A Musical for Schools
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Love Rectangle - Lyrics
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Love Rectangle - Music. document
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Song 6: 'Love Rectangle' - Instrumental
HERMIA: Love! This simply cannot be,
I was sure Lysander was my destiny,
Sleeping by the tree, didn’t think he’d flee,
This whole thing seems peculiar to me…
LYSANDER: Love! Oh, what an awkward thing,
Thought that Hermia would wear my wedding ring,
But I’m realising that was just a fling,
So now I'll fight for Helena. ALL: Ding ding!
ALL: We’re caught in a sort of a love rectangle,
Four, where there should be two and two.
Love is a stressy messy tangle,
LOVERS: What on earth are we gonna do?
ALL: Feelings are fraught and our hopes are mangled,
Tempers are getting hot,
Who can help us untie the knot?
HELENA: Love! I’ll never understand,
All I wanted was Demetrius’s hand,
And Lysander’s grand, I’m just not a fan,
This really isn’t turning out as planned!
DEMETRIUS: Love! I’ve gotta make her mine,
Fairest Helena, my goddess, nymph, divine!
Hearts are on the line, darling, don’t decline
Demetrius will be forever thine.
ALL: We’re caught in a sort of a love rectangle,
Four, where there should be two and two.
Love is a stressy messy tangle,
LOVERS: What on earth are we gonna do?
ALL: Feelings are fraught and our hopes are mangled,
Tempers are getting hot,
Who can help us untie the knot?
LYSANDER: Demetrius loves not you.
HELENA: Do you have to mock me, too?
DEMETRIUS: Lysander, get you gone!
HERMIA: What the heck is going on?!
ALL: We’re caught in a sort of a love rectangle
Why can’t you see from a different angle?
Sort it or somebody might get strangled,
Step up and fight, or you’re gonna get…
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More songs from A Midsummer Night's Dream
5. The Man of My Dreams
A comic love song for Titania and Bottom - now transformed into a donkey.
7. By the Morning Light
The lovers are reunited in the morning and the action moves towards a party.
8. What a Lovely Midsummer Night
'If we shadows have offended ...' A stirring finale, with snatches from some earlier songs.
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