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Shakespeare - A Midsummer Nights Dream: Oberon often describes Puck as a, 'mad spirit,'(act 3:2). In what ways does his reputation and behaviour support that description?
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Claire Wightman Miss Beeson Shakespeare A Midsummer Nights Dream: Oberon often describes Puck as a, `mad spirit,'(act 3:2). In what ways does his reputation and behaviour support that description? A Midsummer Nights dream is a play written in the late fifteenth century by Shakespeare for a nobleman's wedding. However this was not just any wedding it was one, which Queen Elizabeth the first would be attending. Consequently we could say that the play was `tailor written,' for its purpose; It is nothing solemn nor serious but a romance with a touch of magic and comedy so an over emphasis on love would not offend the virgin queen. This is why Puck became the perfect, `tool' for Shakespeare. Puck, a traditional character in English folklore also commonly known as, `Robin Goodfellow' was thought of as a mischievous spirit, a cunning shape shifter who was a practical joker. At heart, however...
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