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Magic, the supernatural or unexplained, serves as an aid in William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer’s Night Dream
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"Magic's role in the play" By Aasha Kotecha Magic, the supernatural or unexplained, serves as an aid in William Shakespeare's A Midsummer's Night Dream. For example, since Oberon uses a supernatural flower, and in his description of it to Puck he noted it's magical function, The juice of it on sleeping eye-lids laid / Will make a man or woman madly dote / Upon the next live creatures it sees (Act II Scene i), he wins Titania's favour. Even though Oberon himself is one of the many magical characters in the play, he uses Cupid's flower to aid him. Titania's "good turn" would not have happened at all if not for Cupid's love-stained flower. Secondly, given that Oberon has magical powers, he uses them to turn Bottom's dense head into that of an ass, and Bottom's retinue notices immediately, Flute: O Bottom, thou art changed! What do I see on thee?... Quince:...
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