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Puck, also known as Robin Goodfellow, is a character in William Shakespeare's play A Midsummer Night's Dream, based on the ancient figure of Puck found in English mythology.. Puck is a clever, mischievous fairy, sprite, or jester.He is the first of the main fairy characters to appear, and creates the drama of the human lovers' story by splitting up a young couple lost in an enchanted forest. The king doth keep his revels here to-night: Heigh-ho! This is likely the most memorable image of "A Midsummer Night’s Dream," and it demonstrates that while Puck is harmless, … seen, man's hand is not able to taste, his tongue
It is interesting to consider that Puck is regularly thought to be a male character based solely on actions and attitudes during the play. And, as I am an honest Puck, If we have unearnéd luck Now to 'scape the serpent's tongue, We will make amends ere long; Else the Puck a liar call: So, good night unto you all. Verse- intercut He apologizes to the audience for any "misunderstanding," which re-establishes him as a likable, good character (although not exactly a heroic one). God's my life, stolen
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this dream: it shall be called Bottom's Dream,
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because it hath no bottom; and I will sing it in the
More strange than true: I never may believe As his “hobgoblin” reputation suggests, Puck is fun-loving and quick-witted. PUCK If we shadows have offended, Think but this, and all is mended, That you have but slumber'd here While these visions did appear. hence, and left me asleep! latter end of a play, before the duke:
is no man can tell what.
Verse he will offer to say what methought I had. Else the Puck a liar call. Puck is a character in Shakespeare’s play, A Midsummer Night’s Dream.His name is Robin Goodfellow but he’s known as Puck in the play. My mistress with a monster is in love. Prose Flute, the bellows-mender! However, since Puck is prone to making unfortunate mistakes, he smears the love potion on Lysander’s eyelids instead of Demetrius’s, which leads to unintended results.The mistake was made without malice, but it was still an error, and Puck never really accepts responsibility for it. Verse This time he successfully smears the love potion on the eyes of Lysander, who thus falls back in love with Hermia.The lovers are made to believe that the entire affair was a dream, and in the final passage of the play, Puck encourages the audience to think the same. Through the forest have I gone. vision. If we shadows have offended, So good night unto you all. about to expound this dream. The forest is magically plunged into darkness and Puck imitates the voices of the lovers to lead them astray. Ladies and gentlemen, don’t get upset with me. Verse Now, until the break of day, Making it easier to find monologues since 1997. He is one of the fairies who inhabit the forest, and is the servant of the Fairy King, Oberon.. That very time I saw, but thou couldst not, Thanks to this mischievous nature, he triggers many of the play’s most memorable events.Although Puck is usually played by a male actor, it's worth noting that nowhere in the play is the audience told the character's gender, and there are no gendered pronouns used to reference Puck.
say what dream it was: man is but an ass, if he go
No more yielding but a dream, Gentles, do not reprehend: If you pardon, we will mend. Methought I was--there
The A Midsummer Night’s Dream monologues below are extracts from the full modern A Midsummer Night’s Dream ebook, along with a modern English translation.Reading through the original A Midsummer Night’s Dream monologue followed by a modern version and should help you to understand what each A Midsummer Night’s Dream monologue is about: ROBIN. Verse