A Midsummer Night's Dream 2.2 Performance: Helena Lines 129-140

The transcript explores themes of unrequited love, feelings of inadequacy, and the emotional turmoil of being scorned. The speaker questions whether they deserved the disdain they received and reflects on their unreciprocated affection for Demetrius. They express feelings of insufficiency and address the disdainful manner in which they are treated. The speaker confesses their thoughts on the true nature of gentleness and the abuse they feel from being rejected by one and mistreated by another.

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