The Only Use of
melancholy
in
A Midsummer Night's Dream
- THESEUS Go, Philostrate, Stir up the Athenian youth to merriments; Awake the pert and nimble spirit of mirth; Turn melancholy forth to funerals—The pale companion is not for our pomp.†
Scene 1.1melancholy = a sad feeling or manner
Definition:
a sad feeling or manner -- sometimes thoughtfully sad