Puck, S Performance In A Midsummer Night's Dream

The idea of Puck's character is a lovely one. One can't help but be attracted to him and his innocent, little pranks. He is also known by the name Robin Goodfellow. The audience can only see this ‘Robin Goodfellow' side of Puck when he is trying to fix something he disrupted, hence the name Goodfellow. When compared to Oberon, King of the Fairies and Titania, Queen of the Fairies and the remaining fairies of the play, Puck does not seem to fit in as well.

He does so by alluding to the mythical god of romance as he remarks, “Cupid is a knavish lad, thus to make poor females mad” (III.ii.4... ... middle of paper ... ...e’s assertion that through magic, everything appears to be a dream. Additionally, he places an importance on the mysterious, unrestrained realm of the magical and fantastical world. The entire story consists of conflicts, but it ultimately becomes a happy ending for all, as Puck lifts the spell and each character falls in love with the right person. Works Cited DiYanni, Robert. "Elements of Drama: Character."

William Shakespeare’s play A Midsummer Night’s Dream utilizes the technique of multiple characters playing leading roles. The fairy character Puck stands out as a dominant and leading role in the play. Puck is the best fit for the role of the protagonist because he is mischievous and therefore, has the ability to change the outcome of the play through his schemes and actions. As the protagonist, Puck is responsible for creating the major conflict that occurs between the four lovers throughout the play. This is important because the play focuses on the lives and relationships of the lovers.

Puck's tricks and loyalty makes Oberon's goals and the happiness of the lovers possible. Bottom's foolishness provides for comedy for both the characters in the play and the audience, and it’s his transformation which enables Oberon to obtain the boy from Titania. Puck, Oberon's fool, and Bottom, the fool of the play, both provide comedy and some-what intelligent observations, which make them an important part of A Midsummer Night's Dream.

Puck's tricks and loyalty makes Oberon's goals and the happiness of the lovers possible. Bottom's foolishness provides for comedy for both the characters in the play and the audience, and it’s his transformation which enables Oberon to obtain the boy from Titania. Puck, Oberon's fool, and Bottom, the fool of the play, both provide comedy and some-what intelligent observations, which make them an important part of A Midsummer Night's Dream.

Puck is a mischievous sprite, involved with most magical events in the play. Often playing tricks for his own enjoyment or by his master, Oberon’s, commands, Puck is depicted as a young, deceptive character. When first discovered as Robin Goodfellow, a well known trickster, Puck proudly claims the identity, quickly mentioning his best schemes. Puck says “I am the merry wanderer of the night” (II.i.43). Puck professes his role as a trickster, smiling at the thought of his pranks.

Therefore, the deep meaning of the play is much more intricate than the eye can see, and because of Pucks actions these meanings came out. Overall, the play A Midsummer Night's Dream contains many important features that are represented by Puck. The analysis of every character depends on the actions and characteristics of other characters and Puck helps contribute to the atmosphere of the play. Another key factor of this play were its many feelings toward a comical relief and Puck's involvements in making mishaps occur. The mood, suggestion, and pattern are all carefully weaved together in the play, with Puck being a symbol or a facilitator for nearly every one of them.

These in turn bring a different name, imagery and their concept and view of the ideals of spirits and magic. Puck is a familiar character throughout European folklore. Therefore, the audience would be familiar with him and his character. This means Puck is a very versatile character as he has many different persona; he could be played as an evil and sadistically malevolent person 'frights the maiden of the villagery' (2:1:40); or a happy jester type persona, just looking to entertain 'merry wanderer of the night'; or a childish spirit 'merry wanderer of the night' this shows Puck lacks direction. 'Wanderer' meaning to go from place to place without a settled destination or special purpose.

Wild contrasts, such as the implicit comparison between the rough, earthy craftsmen and the delicate, graceful fairies, dominate A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” (Jon Agera) I think the name "Puck," suits the fairy because he enjoys playing jokes and pranking humans. “In fact, “Pouk” was a typical medieval term for the devil. Sometimes Puck was pictured as a frightening creature with the head of an ass, or as a queer little figure, long and grotesque, or as a rough, hairy creature, or as the representation of the Greek god Pan.” (Dr.Ratan Bhattacharjee). Even though he may not be evil, he sure is mischievous. He reminds people that fairies aren’t just here for wishes and confetti dust.

Shakespeare creates Oberon to show the how fun and delirious the fairy world is. Oberon’s character sets the magical plotline of this play, although he might have caused confusion, his intentions were good and at the end he happened to be responsible for everyone’s happiness. Puck Oberon’s sidekick happens to have a very important part in the play as well. He lets the audience know that in the fairy world its not always rainbows and butterflies. Puck brings a little darkness to the fairy world, he alway is very funny.