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Puck, the vivacious fairy, henchman for Oberon, and narrator in Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream. Notorious for his mischievous deeds, Puck makes witty, fanciful asides that serve to guide the play and its outrageous action. Although belief in fairy creatures was strong in medieval England,
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Nick Bottom. A type of fairy called a "puck," Puck is Oberon's faithful servant, but is also mischievous and enjoys nothing more than playing tricks and causing trouble. He has all sorts of magical abilities, from changing shape, to turning invisible, to assuming different people's voices, to transforming a man's head into an ass's head.
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A Hollywood Dream. The 1990s were a good decade for Shakespeare on screen. Kenneth Branagh earned critical acclaim with his 1989 adaptation of Henry V and followed that up with well-regarded versions of Much Ado About Nothing (1993) and Hamlet (1996). If not as critically acclaimed as Branagh's melancholy Dane, action film star Mel Gibson's 1990 turn as Hamlet also did well at the box office.
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Speeches (Lines) for Puck. in "Midsummer Night's Dream". How now, spirit! whither wander you? Take heed the queen come not within his sight;. I am that merry wanderer of the night.. I remember. In forty minutes. Ay, there it is. Fear not, my lord, your servant shall do so.
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Who is Puck?Puck is a major character in William Shakespeare's famous comedy, A Midsummer Night's Dream.Puck is one of the fairy spirits who lives in the woods where most of the play's action.
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At the end of A Midsumme Night's Dream, William Shakespeare (via Puck), with a nod and a wink, addresses the audience to tell them that the play has been a s.
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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. / And this weak and idle theme, / No more yielding but a dream, / Gentles, do not reprehend: / If you pardon we will mend. / Else the Puck a liar call. / Give me your hands, if we be friends, / And Robin.
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Next: A Midsummer Night's Dream, Act 3, Scene 2 Explanatory Notes for Act 3, Scene 1 From A Midsummer Night's Dream.Ed. K. Deighton. London: Macmillan & Co. 2. Pat, pat, in the very nick of time; cp. Haml. iii. 3. 73, "Now might I do it pat." Skeat says, "This can hardly be other than the same word as pat, a tap..But the sense is clearly due to an extraordinary confusion with Du. pas, pat.
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Puck, or Robin Goodfellow, is a character in William Shakespeare 's play, A Midsummer Night's Dream . Based on the Puck of English mythology and the púca of Celtic mythology, [1] [2] Puck is a mischievous fairy, sprite, or jester. He is the first of the main fairy characters to appear, and he significantly influences events in the play.
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Character Analysis Puck. Oberon's jester and lieutenant, Puck is a powerful supernatural creature, capable of circling the globe in 40 minutes or of enshrouding unsuspecting mortals in a deep fog. Also known as Robin Goodfellow, Puck would have been familiar to a sixteenth-century English audience, who would have recognized him as a common.
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Though there is little character development in A Midsummer Night's Dream and no true protagonist, critics generally point to Puck as the most important character in the play. The mischievous, quick-witted sprite sets many of the play's events in motion with his magic, by means of both deliberate pranks on the human characters (transforming Bottom's head into that of an ass) and.
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Important quotes by Puck in A Midsummer Night's Dream.. SparkNotes Plus subscription is $4.99/month or $24.99/year as selected above. The free trial period is the first 7 days of your subscription.
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And hang a pearl in every cowslip's ear. Farewell, thou lob of spirits; I'll be gone: Our queen and all our elves come here anon. Puck. The king doth keep his revels here to-night: Take heed the queen come not within his sight; For Oberon is passing fell and wrath, Because that she as her attendant hath.
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From: A Midsummer Night's Dream. Casting type notes: Puck, or Robin Goodfellow, is a cheeky sprite who causes trouble (accidentally and on purpose) all through A Midsummer Night's Dream.The character is referred to as a 'he', but it is common for Puck to be played by actors of all ages and genders.
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By Dr Oliver Tearle (Loughborough University) 'If We Shadows Have Offended' is the opening line of Puck's closing speech from Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream.In summary, the speech sees Puck (also known as Robin Goodfellow) seeking forgiveness from the audience if the fairies (including Puck himself) have 'offended' any of the audience with their antics.
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Puck, also known as Robin Goodfellow, is a mischievous and playful character in William Shakespeare's play, A Midsummer Night's Dream. This enchanting comedy, first performed in the late 16th century, follows the adventures of four young lovers and a group of amateur actors who get caught up in the magical world of fairies.