A Midsummer Night's Dream - Bottom and Puck. Who is the protagonist?

Love was very important to the Shakespearean audience. There is not a play written by Shakespeare that does not contain some form of a love relationship. These plays usually end happily, however in the case of “Macbeth”, the relationship that carries this important function, that is love, is conveyed in a way most peculiar. Instead of the average “happily ever after” ending an audience would expect, Shakespeare offers the audience, a villainous duo. One would expect that their relationship is an average husband and wife relationship, but there are many similarities and differences in the relationship which makes it even more enjoyable for the audience to watch the course of it.

Undoubtedly, the most obvious theme in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet is that of love and he presents this complex human emotion in many different ways. In the play Love is dominant and the most important theme, but the main focus is romantic love, in particular the intense passion that arises at the first sight between Romeo and Juliet. Shakespeare portrays love as a violent, overpowering attraction that overrides all other values. Love is forceful enough to disregard all other aspects that people stand for, ie. the surname that makes juliet how she is expected to be and behave.

Setting in the city of Athens, a wedding is soon to approach by Theseus, duke of Athens, and Hippolyta, queen of the Amazons. The story, however, mainly centers around a set of troublesome lovers whose triangle of love causes misfortune throughout the play. Though the play focuses around the problematic lovers, Puck definitely stands as a central troublemaker between them. Puck, otherwise known as Robin Goodfellow, is a mischievous pixie who finds pleasure in playing jokes on others. “I am that merry wanderer of the night.” (2.1.29) Puck answers to a fairy a=when asked who he may be. Although, his joyous, whimsical and charismatic personality sets the atmosphere of the play. Requested by Oberon, king of the fairies, Puck collects a magical

The most egregious deviation from the Great Chain of Being in A Midsummer’s Night Dream is Titania’s magically-coerced courtship of Bottom. Titania, Queen of the fairies and analogous to Mother Nature, sits near the top of the hierarchy of life. Bottom, a weaver, resides much lower on the spectrum within the lowest class of men. The schemes of Oberon and Puck lead to a comical and wholly unnatural relationship between the fairy queen and the fool with an ass’ head:

In 'Romeo and Juliet', Shakespeare portrays different aspects and types of love in many ways. The obvious love is the fateful love between Romeo and Juliet although the play also displays platonic love, maternal love and aspects of adolescent love.

Puck, one of the main characters in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, exclaims, “Lord, what fools these mortals be” (III.ii.117)! In this quote, he is speaking to Oberon, his master, about the silliness that he sees displayed by Helena, Hermia, Lysander, and Demetrius due to the petty squabbles that continue to take place between them. However, while Puck laughs on in amusement about the stupidity of the mortals, he fails to acknowledge his role in that matter. Puck is the clear root of all problems in A Midsummer Night’s Dream because he causes the disagreements and confusion between the lovers and he fails to show remorse or regret following his wrong doings.

In A Midsummer Night's Dream, playwright William Shakespeare creates in Bottom, Oberon, and Puck unique characters that represent different aspects of him. Like Bottom, Shakespeare aspires to rise socially; Bottom has high aims and, however slightly, interacts with a queen. Through Bottom, Shakespeare mocks these pretensions within himself. Shakespeare also resembles King Oberon, controlling the magic we see on the stage. Unseen, he and Oberon pull the strings that control what the characters act and say. Finally, Shakespeare is like Puck, standing back from the other characters, acutely aware of their weaknesses and mocks them, relishing in mischief at their expense. With these three characters and some play-within-a-play enchantment,

Normally when people think of the play Romeo and Juliet, they think of love as it’s central component; Star crossed lovers who meet a tragic end because of a family fude. Not only is this play an investigation into the nature of true or not so true love, it's so much more. Shakespeare plays around with the idea of loyalty. Different kinds of loyalty are pited against each other from friends and family to love and the state. Different characters have to decide where their loyalties lie, and what happens when people's loyalties are different or not strong enough, or perhaps even too strong.

Although Puck and Bottom may stand out as two of the main characters they aren't involved in the main conflict. Helena, who is desperately in love with Demetrius, may be the most drawn out character. Helena is he one lover who thinks more about the nature of love than the actual thing. She is extremely unsure about herself and thinks about her appearance a lot and

In the play A Midsummer Night’s dream by William Shakespeare, the readers learned about two lovers who run away to the forest, a fairy king and queen who are fighting over an Indian boy, and actors who are trying to entertain the duke and the duchess. A fairy named Puck tampered with relationships and caused confusion, anger, and sadness. Although there are many options on this play the one that stood out the most is how important of a role Puck played in the play. The first key idea is that Puck puts the flower juice on Lysander's eye making him fall in love with Helena. The second key idea is that Puck changes Bottom’s head into a donkey and how Demetrius falls in love, and the third key idea is how Puck changes Bottom’s head back into a human head.

As the play progresses it is clear to see that Nick is truly the butt of the joke, in every form. His humor and foolishness is evident when the play within the play occurs. Bottom is concerned with scaring the women as the part of the lion is being played, saying, “…you must name his name, and half his face must / be seen through the lions neck, and he must / speak, saying ‘…if you think I come / hither as a lion… I am no such thing’ (III.i.31-33, 36-38)”. This quote shows Bottom’s comedic nature in being overly concerned about frightening the women, along with his foolish ideas of prevention. In the same nature of foolishness Bottom speaks to another scene in the play within the play of a man being killed.

Although there is no definitive protagonist, Puck stands out as a character who steers the direction of the plot and gives movement to the actions that occur throughout the story. His

In studying Puck's contribution to the drama, you should consider the general account of his mischief at the start of Act 2, his and Oberon's dealings with the young lovers and Bottom in the woods, and his part in the blessing of the three couples at the end of Act 5. In all of these Puck is at pains to explain to the audience what he is doing, and to take the spectator into his confidence. He can be seen as a superior counterpart to Philostrate, a master of revels in the fairy world. Puck:

One question with which people struggle is about love’s authenticity. Is it love or is it just attraction? Margaret Anderson said that “In real love you want the other person’s good. In romantic love, you want the other person.” So is Shakespeare’s most famous play about real love or simply an attraction? In the story Romeo is portrayed as a confused love stricken boy while Juliet is not. The chance of her experiencing true love was limited by inexperience, age, vulnerability, and focus on Romeos looks.

The beauty of love is what this passage focuses on, it shows us the love that two young lovers have towards each other. Even though they both know that their love is forbidden, they still love each other deeply. Shakespeare’s writing skills helps the audience connect with the characters with