Puck the Jester

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This paper examines how Puck's character is instrumental to the success of "A Midsummer Nights Dream" and how Puck is the device that turns a play that could have been a tragedy into a comedy. It discusses how Puck plays the role of curator navigating us through the tricky parts of the play and how he controls the action in the woods near Athens, by using magical powers, mischievous spells and by purposely disobeying the orders of Oberon.

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"Puck, having received his orders from Oberon begins to set the plan in motion, but Puck the practical trickster adds his own magical spice to the orders he had received. After Oberon told Puck to anoint the man in Athenian clothing Oberon leaves the floor open for Puck to make a blunder of the situation. When Puck states, "Through the forest have I gone, But Athenian found I none..." it seems that Puck is getting aggravated by not finding the man, and in his haste he anoints the eyes of Lysander instead and actually sets the plot of the play in motion. When Puck sees Lysander lying on the ground he automatically assumes that it is the right man but it is not."

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