Read the extract below and answer questions 46 to 50.
If we offend, it is with our good will.
That you should think, we come not to offend,
But with good will. To show our simple skill,
That is the true beginning of our end.
Consider then, we come but in despite.
We do not come, as minding to content you,
Our true intent is.
(Act V, Scene One, Lines 108-114)
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The extract is from Act V, Scene 1 of A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare. It is spoken by Peter Quince, the director of the group of amateur actors (the "mechanicals") who perform the play Pyramus and Thisbe before Theseus, Hippolyta, and their guests. Quince is addressing the duke and his court, trying to explain that the actors mean no harm and are simply presenting their play. The lines contain comedic mistakes (e.g., "That is the true beginning of our end") due to Quince's poor grasp of words, which adds to the humour.
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