“… for aught that I could ever read,
Could ever hear by tale or history,
The course of true love never did run smooth.”
(Midsummer Night’s Dream act 1, sc. 1)
Tips for Use. If you are a third party witnessing a quarrel between two lovers, deliver the lines as a way to indicate that the strength of true love is not to be measured by trivial disagreements. If you are a direct party in the quarrel adapt the lines to the situation.
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In the Play. Obstacles have arisen preventing Hermia to marry Lysander.
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